what are YOUR "special skills?"

[tinysinger87]

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]

Posted: 8/9/08 at 3:55pm

I can guess yours... that's mine. lol.

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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.

Updated On: 8/17/08 at 08:25 PM

[PookieBear]

Posted: 8/10/08 at 9:01am

my 'special skills' are being a gymnast, ice skater, flutist, pianist and having perfect pitch (THANK YOU GOD. :P)

[Prisoner 24601]

Posted: 8/10/08 at 11:17am

Conversational 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

[PeaceFrog]

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.

[oohshizz146]

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

[tinysinger87]

Posted: 8/10/08 at 2:20pm

WOW! thanks peacefrog! i was an opera major for 2 years. and i didnt even think to put that on!

[ILoveMyDictionary]

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

[bwaywrestler3564]

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?

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 8/11/08 at 10:10am

Beginner piano, flute (9 years), saxophone (6 years), intermediate level jazz, tap dancing, basic ballet, bicycle riding, intermediate Spanish, softball, basketball,

[dalefully]

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]

Posted: 8/12/08 at 10:55am

How will driving a manual transmission help you get a role?

[lovelyspotlight]

Posted: 8/12/08 at 11:14am

Driving manual instead of automatic can definitely help you get roles in film and TV auditions...

[smiles31786]

Posted: 10/2/08 at 5:00pm

Mine are singing up to high E, good with kids, writing, lighting design

[SarahBeth]

Posted: 10/2/08 at 9:44pm

piano, clarinet, violin, voice, basic ballet, modern, sewing, painting, and can make sandwiches at freaky fast speeds.

[blondebaby589]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 4:01pm

Piano, 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

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 10/3/08 at 4:15pm

decent Italian, very basic piano, can read music, various accents/ dialects (particularly British and NY), classical baritone, IPA profficient

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

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."

Updated On: 10/3/08 at 10:33 PM

[cait]

Posted: 10/4/08 at 5:05pm

Sloth impersonation.

[SamanthaisFierce]

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.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 10/4/08 at 9:43pm

Samantha, 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.

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Posted: 10/4/08 at 9:50pm

I'm digging the green sweater that Liam dude is wearing. His impressions are really awesome.

[supportivemom]

Posted: 10/4/08 at 9:52pm

Samantha- Liam is ADORABLE and so talented! Thanks for sharing him with us!

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

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.