Corporate trainer to public speaking coach
A corporate trainer already meets 42% of what the public speaking coach role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what a public speaking coach is expected to do is already part of a corporate trainer’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 7 of its required skills as things a corporate trainer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to target group
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- demonstrate when teaching
- give constructive feedback
- provide feedback to performers
What stands in the way is 9 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 public speaking coach role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a corporate trainer 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 7 the public speaking coach role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 missing skills fall into 6 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 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 adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
- still to learn assist students in their learning 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 identify clients' needs optional
- optional, not held protect client interests optional
- 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 learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held conduct research on speech-related topics optional
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 assist students in their learning practise this
- 03 body language study this
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 apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held provide feedback to performers skill
- already held teach public speaking principles skill
- already held adapt training to labour market skill
- already held adult education knowledge
- already held customer service knowledge
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held promote education course skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held historic public speakers optional
- optional, not held motivate supporters 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 identify clients' needs optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- optional, not held protect client interests optional
23 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 apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role coach employees skill
- not needed by the target role communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role conflict management knowledge
- not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
- not needed by the target role deliver online training skill
- not needed by the target role develop a coaching style skill
- not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
- not needed by the target role human resource management knowledge
- not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role marketing management knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- not needed by the target role organisational policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare lesson content skill
- not needed by the target role project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role teach corporate skills skill
- not needed by the target role teach digital literacy skill
- not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role training subject expertise knowledge
- not needed by the target role work with virtual learning environments skill
7 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 learning difficulties optional
Common questions about this move
Can a corporate trainer become a public speaking coach?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A corporate trainer already covers 42% of what a public speaking coach is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 7 of which the public speaking coach role treats as required.
What skills does a corporate trainer need to become a public speaking coach?
9 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by arts and humanities. The single most important is adapt teaching to student's capabilities.
How hard is the move from corporate trainer to public speaking coach?
Its learning distance is 56 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.