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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Radio and Television Announcers. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.
Importance*More Info
1.Oral Expression97
2.Speech Clarity94
3.Oral Comprehension81
4.Written Comprehension72
5.Speech Recognition69
6.Written Expression66
7.Originality63
8.Near Vision60
Information Ordering60
Inductive Reasoning60
* Importance out of 100

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Ability Area Scores

Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
97
61
Cancel newspaper delivery by phoneGive instructions to a lost motoristExplain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
94
70
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
81
59
Understand a television commercialUnderstand a coach's oral instructions for a sportUnderstand a lecture on advanced physics
Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
72
54
Understand signs on the highwayUnderstand an apartment leaseUnderstand an instruction book on repairing missile guidance systems
Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
69
59
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent
Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
66
52
Write a note to remind someone to take food out of the freezerWrite a job recommendation for a subordinateWrite an advanced economics textbook
Originality
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
63
50
Use a credit card to open a locked doorRedesign job tasks to be interesting for employeesInvent a new type of man-made fiber
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
60
48
Read dials on the dashboard of a carRead the fine print of a legal documentDetect minor defects in a diamond
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).
60
46
Put things in numerical orderFollow the correct steps to make changeAssemble a nuclear warhead
Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
60
48
Decide what to wear based on the weather reportDetermine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidenceDiagnose a disease using results of many different lab tests