Tilden’s Principles of Interpretation
Freeman Tilden made some principles to help others do their best to interpret successfully. These principles can be summarized to relate to audience, reveal information about the topic, be a combination of many arts, provoke interest in the topic, and be a part of a greater whole. When interpreting you should:
1. Try to relate to your audience. Consider the age, group make-up, and if they are local or not . By knowing this you can determine how you can relate what you are teaching to their personal experiences. Answer questions that are most commonly asked or questions that may be about the general area, such as what trees are common to that area because you will be seeing a lot of them throughout your interpretation.
2. Next you should reveal information about the topic. Try to do this in an interesting way that your audience will remember, such as using a metaphor or a simile. For example you could compare a ducks feet to swimming flippers and ask you audience how the flippers make a difference. Try to make you audience interested in the topic by telling them something new about something they see everyday, this will help them remember when they see the object you related it to.
3. Interpretation is best when extra art forms are combined with it. This makes it more enjoyable for your audience and more fun for you to present. You could present art forms such as posters, pictures, or even a dance that could encourage your audience to care. Visual speak to most people faster than a speech or even written word, so visuals are the best way to interest people in the topic.
4. The main goal of interpretation is to get you audience’s interest in the topic or as Tilden says interpretation should provoke not instruct. Try to gain your audience’s care and concern by telling them how they can support the topic or how their everyday life can have changes to help the concerns around your topic. Also don’t forget to tell them how the information coincides with their day to day lives.
5. The last principle is “be a part of a greater whole”. This means that although you may be just one part of the project, you should be aware of what your whole team is doing and you should let your team know of what you are doing. Don’t forget to also act as a team with your audience, because in the end you both have the same goal, which is to learn about the topic and find out how you can help.
1. Try to relate to your audience. Consider the age, group make-up, and if they are local or not . By knowing this you can determine how you can relate what you are teaching to their personal experiences. Answer questions that are most commonly asked or questions that may be about the general area, such as what trees are common to that area because you will be seeing a lot of them throughout your interpretation.
2. Next you should reveal information about the topic. Try to do this in an interesting way that your audience will remember, such as using a metaphor or a simile. For example you could compare a ducks feet to swimming flippers and ask you audience how the flippers make a difference. Try to make you audience interested in the topic by telling them something new about something they see everyday, this will help them remember when they see the object you related it to.
3. Interpretation is best when extra art forms are combined with it. This makes it more enjoyable for your audience and more fun for you to present. You could present art forms such as posters, pictures, or even a dance that could encourage your audience to care. Visual speak to most people faster than a speech or even written word, so visuals are the best way to interest people in the topic.
4. The main goal of interpretation is to get you audience’s interest in the topic or as Tilden says interpretation should provoke not instruct. Try to gain your audience’s care and concern by telling them how they can support the topic or how their everyday life can have changes to help the concerns around your topic. Also don’t forget to tell them how the information coincides with their day to day lives.
5. The last principle is “be a part of a greater whole”. This means that although you may be just one part of the project, you should be aware of what your whole team is doing and you should let your team know of what you are doing. Don’t forget to also act as a team with your audience, because in the end you both have the same goal, which is to learn about the topic and find out how you can help.
Good overview of Tilden’s principles
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