Business coach to public speaking coach
A business coach already meets 22% of what the public speaking coach role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
72.6/ 100
1 How much of what a public speaking coach is expected to do is already part of a business coach’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the public speaking coach role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A public speaking coach role treats 4 of its required skills as things a business coach already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply teaching strategies
- give constructive feedback
- provide feedback to performers
- teach public speaking principles
What stands in the way is 12 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A public speaking coach role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business 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 identify clients' needs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held learning difficulties education
- already held apply teaching strategies communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held give constructive feedback communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the public speaking coach role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
- still to learn adapt teaching to target group required
- still to learn assist students in their learning required
- still to learn demonstrate when teaching required
- still to learn show consideration for student's situation required
- optional, not held coach clients optional
- optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held promote education course optional
- optional, not held protect client interests optional
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
- still to learn body language required
- still to learn breathing techniques required
- still to learn pronunciation techniques required
- still to learn speech techniques required
- optional, not held historic public speakers optional
- still to learn assess students required
- still to learn encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- optional, not held motivate supporters optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- still to learn rhetoric required
- optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
- optional, not held conduct research on speech-related topics optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held customer service optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a public speaking coach role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adapt teaching to student's capabilities practise this
- 02 adapt teaching to target group practise this
- 03 assess students practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held provide feedback to performers skill
- already held teach public speaking principles skill
- already held identify clients' needs skill
- already held learning difficulties knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held adult education optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held historic public speakers optional
- optional, not held customer service optional
- optional, not held motivate supporters optional
- optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
- optional, not held adult education optional
- optional, not held coach clients optional
- optional, not held conduct research on speech-related topics optional
- optional, not held consult students on learning content optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- optional, not held promote education course optional
- optional, not held protect client interests optional
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
17 held skills the public speaking coach role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
- not needed by the target role analyse goal progress skill
- not needed by the target role business knowledge knowledge
- not needed by the target role coach employees skill
- not needed by the target role communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role develop a coaching style skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate clients' progress skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate employees skill
- not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role motivate employees skill
- not needed by the target role organisational learning knowledge
- not needed by the target role organise projects to fill education needs skill
- not needed by the target role teach digital literacy skill
- not needed by the target role teach intercultural communication methods skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in an organised manner skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn body language required
- still to learn breathing techniques required
- still to learn pronunciation techniques required
- still to learn rhetoric required
- still to learn speech techniques required
- optional, not held historic public speakers optional
- optional, not held customer service optional
- optional, not held adult education optional
Other moves recorded from business coach
Common questions about this move
Can a business coach become a public speaking coach?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A business coach already covers 22% of what a public speaking coach is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 4 of which the public speaking coach role treats as required.
What skills does a business coach need to become a public speaking coach?
12 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is adapt teaching to student's capabilities.
How hard is the move from business coach to public speaking coach?
Its learning distance is 72.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.