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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Public Address System and Other Announcers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.
Importance*More Info
1.Speech Clarity88
2.Oral Expression78
3.Oral Comprehension66
4.Speech Recognition60
Near Vision60
Written Comprehension60
7.Problem Sensitivity53
Written Expression53
9.Auditory Attention50
Hearing Sensitivity50
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Ability Area Scores

Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
88
59
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
78
59
Cancel newspaper delivery by phoneGive instructions to a lost motoristExplain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
66
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.
60
52
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).
60
55
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond
Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
60
52
Understand signs on the highwayUnderstand an apartment leaseUnderstand an instruction book on repairing missile guidance systems
Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
53
46
Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't workRecognize from the mood of prisoners that a prison riot is likely to occurRecognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms
Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
53
50
Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezerWrite a job recommendation for a subordinateWrite an advanced economics textbook
Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
50
48
Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talkingListen for your flight announcement at a busy airportListen to instructions from a coworker in a noisy saw mill
Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
50
39
Notice when a watch alarm goes offDiagnose what's wrong with a car engine from its soundTune an orchestra