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A public speaking coach already meets 42% of what the corporate trainer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
42%
56.4/ 100
1 Share of the corporate trainer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public speaking coach profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A corporate trainer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a public speaking coach already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- adapt teaching to target group
- adapt training to labour market
- adult education
- apply teaching strategies
- demonstrate when teaching
- give constructive feedback
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A corporate trainer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public speaking coach background worth leading with.
- already held teach public speaking principles communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held provide feedback to performers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held promote education course communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adapt teaching to target group communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held adult education education
- already held adapt training to labour market information skills
All 13 carried skills, including the 8 the corporate trainer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held apply intercultural teaching strategies required
- required, not held coach employees required
- required, not held prepare lesson content required
- required, not held teach corporate skills required
- optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held develop a coaching style optional
- optional, not held teach digital literacy optional
- required, not held assessment processes required
- required, not held curriculum objectives required
- required, not held training subject expertise required
- required, not held monitor developments in field of expertise required
- optional, not held organisational policies optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held financial management optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held marketing management optional
- optional, not held business communication optional
- optional, not held communication optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a corporate trainer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply intercultural teaching strategies skill · cross sector
- 02 assessment processes knowledge · cross sector
- 03 coach employees skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to target group skill
- already held adapt training to labour market skill
- already held adult education knowledge
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held provide feedback to performers skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held customer service knowledge
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held promote education course skill
- already held teach public speaking principles skill
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held organisational policies optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
- optional, not held business communication optional
- optional, not held communication optional
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held develop a coaching style optional
- optional, not held financial management optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
- optional, not held marketing management optional
- optional, not held teach digital literacy optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
19 held skills the corporate trainer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- not needed by the target role assist students in their learning skill
- not needed by the target role body language knowledge
- not needed by the target role breathing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role coach clients skill
- not needed by the target role conduct research on speech-related topics skill
- not needed by the target role consult students on learning content skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- not needed by the target role historic public speakers knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
- not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
- not needed by the target role motivate supporters skill
- not needed by the target role pronunciation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role protect client interests skill
- not needed by the target role rhetoric knowledge
- not needed by the target role show consideration for student's situation skill
- not needed by the target role speech techniques knowledge
13 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held assessment processes required
- required, not held curriculum objectives required
- required, not held training subject expertise required
- optional, not held organisational policies optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held business communication optional
- optional, not held communication optional
- optional, not held conflict management optional
- optional, not held financial management optional
- optional, not held human resource management optional
- optional, not held leadership principles optional
- optional, not held marketing management optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.