Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

script writertospeechwriter

A script writer already meets 34% of what the speechwriter role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From script writer
34%
Overlap1
To speechwriter
7 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
61.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.1/ 100

1 Share of the speechwriter role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the script writer 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

Why this move works

A speechwriter role treats 5 of its required skills as things a script writer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • consult information sources
  • copyright legislation
  • develop creative ideas
  • use specific writing techniques
  • writing techniques

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A speechwriter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a script writer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held promote one's writings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage writing administration information skills
  • already held use specific writing techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held writing techniques arts and humanities
  • already held develop creative ideas communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held consult information sources information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the speechwriter role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 5 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held identify customer's needs required
  • required, not held write in conversational tone required
  • required, not held apply grammar and spelling rules required
  • required, not held prepare speeches required
  • optional, not held evaluate writings in response to feedback optional
  • optional, not held practice humour optional
  • optional, not held proofread text optional
  • optional, not held select subject matter optional
02 arts and humanities 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held grammar required
  • required, not held spelling required
  • optional, not held breathing techniques optional
  • optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
  • optional, not held vocal techniques optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform background research on writing subject required
  • optional, not held analyse the comments of selected audiences optional
04 management skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held write to a deadline optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
  • optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
05 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use word processing software optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a speechwriter role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held develop creative ideas skill
  • already held use specific writing techniques skill
  • already held writing techniques knowledge
  • already held manage writing administration skill
  • already held promote one's writings skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse the comments of selected audiences optional
  • optional, not held evaluate writings in response to feedback optional
  • optional, not held practice humour optional
  • optional, not held write to a deadline optional
  • optional, not held breathing techniques optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
  • optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
  • optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
  • optional, not held proofread text optional
  • optional, not held select subject matter optional
  • optional, not held use word processing software optional
  • optional, not held vocal techniques optional
26 held skills the speechwriter role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt a script skill
  • not needed by the target role attend read-through skill
  • not needed by the target role computer equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role consult with editor skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with motion picture producer skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with production director skill
  • not needed by the target role create a shooting script skill
  • not needed by the target role deliver a sales pitch skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role develop script bible skill
  • not needed by the target role familiarise with personal directing styles skill
  • not needed by the target role film production process knowledge
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
  • not needed by the target role literature knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role office software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role screenwriting theories knowledge
  • not needed by the target role study topics skill
  • not needed by the target role summarise stories skill
  • not needed by the target role types of literature genres knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write dialogues skill
  • not needed by the target role write storylines skill
  • not needed by the target role write voice-overs skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held grammar required
  • required, not held spelling required
  • optional, not held breathing techniques optional
  • optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
  • optional, not held vocal techniques optional
Index

Other moves recorded from script writer

Full index of moves from script writer

Note

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.