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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Court Reporters. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Oral Comprehension85
2.Speech Recognition72
3.Near Vision69
Selective Attention69
Oral Expression69
6.Written Comprehension66
7.Written Expression63
8.Information Ordering56
9.Speech Clarity50
Control Precision50
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
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  Level of proficiency needed
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Ability Area Scores

Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
85
57
Understand a television commercialUnderstand a coach's oral instructions for a sportUnderstand a lecture on advanced physics
Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
72
54
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
69
57
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond
Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
69
46
Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearbyMonitor security TV screens for intruders throughout the night shiftStudy a technical manual in a noisy boiler room
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
69
54
Cancel newspaper delivery by phoneGive instructions to a lost motoristExplain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
66
52
Understand signs on the highwayUnderstand an apartment leaseUnderstand an instruction book on repairing missile guidance systems
Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
63
48
Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezerWrite a job recommendation for a subordinateWrite an advanced economics textbook
Information Ordering
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
56
43
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
50
43
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
50
30
Adjust a room light with a dimmer switchAdjust farm tractor controlsDrill a tooth