Mediators should be capable of:

• Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
• Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Most strategists should excel at:

• Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

• Identifying stations, and introducing or closing shows, ad libbing or using memorized or reading scripts.
• Developing story lines for broadcasts.
• Writing and editing video and scripts for broadcasts.
• Maintaining organization of the music library.
• Preparing and delivering news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information while fitting specific time slots.
• Reading news flashes for informing audiences of important events.
• Selecting programs content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as programs specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public.
• Studying background information to preparing for programs or interviews.
• Commenting on music and other matters, such as weather or traffic conditions.
• Interviewing show guests about their lives, their working, or topics of current interest.
• Discussing various topics over the telephone with viewers or listeners.