Public Address System & Other Announcers
Make announcements over public address system at sporting or other public events. May act as master of ceremonies or disc jockey at weddings, parties, clubs, or other gathering places.
Also called: Disc Jockey (DJ), Master of Ceremonies (MC), Mobile Disc Jockey (Mobile DJ), Public Address Announcer (PA Announcer)
Knowledge:
- English language
- music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
- multimedia
- telecommunications
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills:
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- speak clearly
- recognize spoken words
- do two or more things at the same time
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
- Independence
Technology:
Music or sound editing software
- Graphic equalizer software
- Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol
Web page creation and editing software
- Atomix Productions VirtualDJ
- Facebook
Education:
no high school diploma/GED
