what are YOUR "special skills?"
what are YOUR "special skills?"
#1what are YOUR "special skills?"
Posted: 8/9/08 at 2:23pm
ok so lets talk resumes. what are you special skills???
or if you dont have any good ones, what is the craziest skill you've seen?
gilvisto
Understudy Joined: 8/2/08
#2re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/9/08 at 3:55pmI can guess yours... that's mine. lol.
It's not impossible...
#2re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/9/08 at 8:25pm
My special skills are playing the drumset, conversational in French, and I'm a beginner at playing piano.
"You have two kinds of shows on Broadway – revivals and the same kind of musicals over and over again, all spectacles. You get your tickets for The Lion King a year in advance, and essentially a family... pass on to their children the idea that that's what the theater is – a spectacular musical you see once a year, a stage version of a movie. It has nothing to do with theater at all. It has to do with seeing what is familiar.... I don't think the theatre will die per se, but it's never going to be what it was.... It's a tourist attraction." Stephen Sondheim
Updated On: 8/17/08 at 08:25 PM
PookieBear
Chorus Member Joined: 7/11/08
#3re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/10/08 at 9:01ammy 'special skills' are being a gymnast, ice skater, flutist, pianist and having perfect pitch (THANK YOU GOD. :P)
why yes, i do frequently burst out in song.
i have a very serious medical condition called musical tourettes.
:)
#4re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/10/08 at 11:17amConversational Spanish, conversational Chinese, bassoon, saxophone, Bb/bass clarinet, piano, can twirl a baton, driving a car (seriously, put it on your resume.), can ride a bike, sewing, knitting
-Was that a fart?
-My fault, I fear.
-My fault, I fear.
PeaceFrog
Understudy Joined: 8/6/06
#5re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/10/08 at 11:58am
Gymnastics, scuba diving, horseback, kickboxing, soccer, cheerleading, softball, baseball, mountain biking, manual transmission driver, motorcycling, sailing, period and swing dance, basic guitar, waitressing, conversational German, basic Spanish, certified combatant (unarmed, knife, rapier and dagger), accents and dialects (various Southern, RP, London, Irish, French, German and Russian)
The craziest I've heard of were "chicken sounds" and "belches on cue."
To the OP,
Don't you voice majors have to become IPA proficient? If so, you should put that on your resume under either training or special skills.
#6re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/10/08 at 2:09pm
Mine:
Works very well with children and animals, bicycle riding, singing, basic ballet, conversational in Spanish, Accents: Southern drawl and British
"I told you, NO Rodgers and Hammerstein!"- Bart Simpson
#7re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/10/08 at 2:20pmWOW! thanks peacefrog! i was an opera major for 2 years. and i didnt even think to put that on!
#8re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/10/08 at 9:14pm
Mine are...
Improv, French Horn (9 yrs), RP British Accent,Conversational Spanish, Conversational Sign Language, Swimming, Simple Gymnastings, Simple Diving, Western Horseback Riding, Can play simple tune on almost any instrument, does an excellent phsyco killer girl face
Updated On: 8/10/08 at 09:14 PM
#10re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/10/08 at 10:56pm
Beginner Piano, music composition, improv, intermediate spanish, accents (british, australian, southern, wisconsin), free verse, wrestling, lacrosse, tennis, breathing fire, stage/movie make-up, diva impersonation,martial arts (muay thai & tae kwon do), certified lifeguard, and mimicry... I can perfectly emulate most peoples personality, vocal patterns, mannerisms, and style (actually causes a problem because I adopt other peoples mannerisms like hell and I have to 'unlearn' them)...oh snd 1.5 yrs classical voice
thats a long list...lol what should I put on my resume guys?
#11re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/11/08 at 10:10amBeginner piano, flute (9 years), saxophone (6 years), intermediate level jazz, tap dancing, basic ballet, bicycle riding, intermediate Spanish, softball, basketball,
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#12re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/11/08 at 1:13pm
Basic guitar, conversational French, CPR certified, creative and analytical writing, dancing (trained in jazz, tap, and baisc ballet), piano, psychology (member of psi chi), retail, sight singing, typing (average 75 words per minute), works well with children
Dialects: American Southern, Chinese, Cockney, French, German, Indian, Irish, Mexican, RP British, Russian, Scottish, Spanish
Valid passport, valid driver's license
twoladies
Chorus Member Joined: 12/4/07
#13re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/12/08 at 10:55amHow will driving a manual transmission help you get a role?
#14re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 8/12/08 at 11:14amDriving manual instead of automatic can definitely help you get roles in film and TV auditions...
#15re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 10/2/08 at 5:00pmMine are singing up to high E, good with kids, writing, lighting design
#16re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 10/2/08 at 9:44pmpiano, clarinet, violin, voice, basic ballet, modern, sewing, painting, and can make sandwiches at freaky fast speeds.
"I'll show you a laughgasm. I'll gasm all over this stage!"
"Interesting choice"
"Interesting choice"
#17re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 10/3/08 at 4:01pmPiano, Alto Saxophone, Voice, Conversational Spanish and French, Advanced Levels of dance training in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Lyrical, Modern Jazz, Hip hop and Theater dance, Biking, Sewing
www.tinydancer5.tumblr.com
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#18re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 10/3/08 at 4:15pmdecent Italian, very basic piano, can read music, various accents/ dialects (particularly British and NY), classical baritone, IPA profficient
#19re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 10/3/08 at 10:33pm
I was looking at my friend's theatre resume, and listed among special skills was, "Can lick my elbow."
Obviously, I didn't believe him. BUT HE DID IT.
This is supposed to be physically impossible, so maybe it was some David Blaine-esque optical illusion, but I saw the tip of his tongue poke the point of his elbow. He does have an unnaturally long tongue, though, and I know he's broken his arm a couple of times.
Sarah Beth-- I like your sandwich-making talent! ^_^ And you can use that if you ever play Arthur Dent in a production of "Mostly Harmless."
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
Updated On: 10/3/08 at 10:33 PM
#20re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 10/4/08 at 5:05pmSloth impersonation.
"I may be small, but I've got giant plans to shine as brightly as the sun!" (Little Women the Musical)
#21re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 10/4/08 at 6:07pm
My friend Liam does a superb impressions. They're on his special skills and he gets asked to do them all the time. hahaha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAKpBsd9Gws
Seriously. Watch them.
My special skills are Improvisation, Pantomime, Ball Walking (haha), IPA, Extensive Shakespeare training, Sight Reading, Basic Piano, Welsh, British, Irish, Southern, New Jersey, New York, and Boston dialects, Sewing, Typing, Collages.
But seriously, watch his impressions.
#22re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 10/4/08 at 9:43pmSamantha, tell this Liam that he is adorable. I'm sure he knows that by now, but that was the cutest thing I've seen in a long time. I especially liked the "Piazza" bit.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
#23re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 10/4/08 at 9:50pmI'm digging the green sweater that Liam dude is wearing. His impressions are really awesome.
"You have two kinds of shows on Broadway – revivals and the same kind of musicals over and over again, all spectacles. You get your tickets for The Lion King a year in advance, and essentially a family... pass on to their children the idea that that's what the theater is – a spectacular musical you see once a year, a stage version of a movie. It has nothing to do with theater at all. It has to do with seeing what is familiar.... I don't think the theatre will die per se, but it's never going to be what it was.... It's a tourist attraction." Stephen Sondheim
#24re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 10/4/08 at 9:52pmSamantha- Liam is ADORABLE and so talented! Thanks for sharing him with us!
#25re: what are YOUR 'special skills?'
Posted: 10/4/08 at 10:07pm
My special skills are spot-on impersonations of Colm Wikinson and Michael Ball, but unfortunately, I'm a girl, so these will never come in handy. 
Maybe I'm some weird parallel universe reversal of Liam. Except I don't own a rockin' green sweater.
In my pants, she has burst like the music of angels, the light of the sun! --Marius Pantsmercy
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