Skills
Broadcast Announcer Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in broadcast announcers, and how to build and show them.
What skills do broadcast announcers need?
Broadcast Announcers need technical skills such as voice delivery, scriptwriting, and interviewing, plus people skills like personality and quick thinking. They also use tools such as Mixing boards and Microphones.
Technical (hard) skills
- Voice delivery
- Scriptwriting
- Interviewing
- Audio editing
- Board operation
- Social media
People (soft) skills
- Personality
- Quick thinking
- Communication
- Composure
Tools, equipment and technology
- Mixing boards
- Microphones
- Automation software
- Audio editors
- Headphones
- Social media
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how broadcast announcers put their skills to work:
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Voice delivery” and “Scriptwriting.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “personality,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as Broadcasting degree near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our broadcast announcer glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Broadcast Announcer training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.