Pride Makeup

Hey guys! Here's a short video I did with my friend Sarah Miller about someone with a lack of makeup talent getting ready for Pride!

School-Based Talent Shows

School is a great way to discover and show off your talents! You're encouraged to try new things and often find yourself doing things you wouldn't normally do but discover you love! I discovered my ability to do 'voices' through theatre at my school. It's fun and exciting to discover something you can do through something you weren't very certain about. Another way to utilize your school as a way to develop and broadcast your talents is to enter into a school talent show! Even universities sometimes do them! It puts you in a community with other people who want to show off what they can do and allows a large audience of your peers to see how talented YOU can be! Here's just a few examples of people being a part of a school talent show!

So don't be afraid to let your fellow students see what you can do! Whether it's a strictly planned dance routine or being able to fit 100 gummy bears in your mouth, let people see just what you can do and revel in your talent! Encourage your friends too! Be a part of their show and let them help you with yours! Go out their and be a star!

Do you have a unique talent? Do you want it to be highlighted here on What Can YOU Do? Then email me at vinylanderton@gmail.com with a video that showcases your talent and the following questions answered.
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How to showcase your talents!

A lot of people often wonder if their are ways to showcase their abilities with the world and there are! There's tons of ways to show off your amazing abilities! A good way to start is to find out how you want to show your talent.

1. Publish it on social media!

https://www.facebook.com/TalentGroupInc

 Facebook has several groups like the one I've picked if you're wanting to go down a more professional route with sharing your talent!

Youtube is one of the most popular websites for sharing talents! It's quick, easy, and can get your video around to a lot of different people! Try posting a video of your talent and send it to your friends!

2. Enter a talent competition!

There are dozens of talent shows and competitions to be a part of! The video's I've provided just show a couple of those that are televised!

3. Start showing off! Next time you're at a family gathering, offer to show your family that cool trick of yours! Ask your friends about any talents they have and show yours to them! Organize a flash mob and use your talent to help perform in it! The possibilities are endless!

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What Can YOU Do Podcast

Here's the first What Can YOU Do podcast starring Memerey Revels! Do you have a unique talent? Do you want it to be highlighted here on What Can YOU Do? Then email me at vinylanderton@gmail.com with a video that showcases your talent and the following questions answered.
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What IS my Talent?

People often wonder if what they can do IS a talent. what makes something a talent? How can you discover your talent? Here's a little help in finding your unique abilities!

The dictionary defines a talent as: A natural aptitude or skill.

This means your talent could be a number of things! A natural skill for speed skating or being able to hold your breath for elongated periods of time! Realizing your talent can be hard for some and easy for others, it's just about finding what you do well at and can succeed in. Your talent doesn't have to relate to a sport or something you could make a career out of, it's just some kind of skill you have wether that's burping the ABC's or being able to spit water at great distances!

Here's a special video all about finding your talent and how to use it!

!IMPORTANT MESSAGE! Coming up soon I'll be creating a podcast where I interview someone about their unique talent! Want that to be you? Send me an email and see if you can be a part of the podcast!

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Catching Food

Today's talent is very similar to the first talent featured on this blog!

Name: Sarah Miller

Age: 18

Talent: Catching food in my mouth

How did you learn/discover the talent: I was at summer camp when I was 11 and they had a contest to see who could catch the most stuff in their mouth and I entered just for fun and I ended up winning.

What do you call it: Catching food in my mouth

How would you explain it to someone who wants to learn it: It's all in the toss. You have to have a toss that is up and towards your face with enough altitude to give you time to position your mouth underneath the object. Then when you are catching it you have to have your eyes open the whole time, you can't close then until it's in your mouth. Also hold your mouth open enough so that the object doesn't bounce off your teeth.

Sarah Miller is a first year sophomore at Washburn University. She's majoring in Mass Media: Journalism and hopes to enter the media field after graduating. In this video she tosses whoppers into the air and catches them in her mouth!

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Sarah Palin Voice

I thought it was time I told all of you my personal talent!

Name: Vinyl Anderton
Age: 19
Talent: Sarah Palin Impersonation
How did you learn/discover the talent: In 5th grade, during the election, I was an avid Obama supporter. I didn't really understand politics yet but I thought I did. I learned that I could do a pretty good Northern/Alaskan accent and would put my hair up like Palin's and wear glasses and do 'comedy routines' for my family.
What do you call it: Sarah Palin Voice
How would you explain it to someone who wants to learn it: You really just have to search out videos of her or of Northerns and try to really develop a voice that matches theirs. Accents can be hard, and I can't do many, this is one of the few I can pull off well.

I'm currently a freshman Mass Media: Film and Video major at Washburn University. In my free time I still use this voice to develop skits and routines as Palin but due to her no longer being a part of a major political campaign it's harder for people to get the jokes and find her funny so it's mostly just for fun at this point.

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Burpology

Name: Izzy Benner
Age: 18
Talent: Burping
How did you learn/discover the talent: I've always had the ability, and it's something my father is pretty good at too. From a young age I was able to produce loud and horrifying burps and slowly I was able to learn to control it and produce these burps on command.
What do you call it: Burpology
How would you explain it to someone who wants to learn it: You just gotta be born with the power, man. If you really wanna try to learn then just try drinking a lot of carbonated beverages and almost pulling the burp out of your body with your lungs, but be careful because you don't wanna puke.

Izzy Benner is a senior in high school and a part of the IB Diploma program. She's been involved in From Couch to 5K, theatre, volleyball, and other school activities. She avidly burps in her free time and enjoys finding newer and more interesting ways to burp on command. Here's a quick video collection of her burping. Viewer discretion is advised for those who don't like burping.

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Youtube Talents

Youtube is a great place to share your unique and unusual talents! People have been sharing their talents through this video-oriented social media website. I went through the site and tried to find plenty of videos that people with special and spectacular talents have shared. Here's a look at what I found!

A video to TV personality Ellen showing off his unique musical talent involving playing his teeth!
Posted By: HappilyMarriedGamer 

A Michael Jackson Look-Alike with a voice to match! This video was uploaded by a man who's friend has an amazing singing talent and whom he helps perform with by using his own beatboxing talent!
Posted By: AnointedSChannel

Check out this insanely talented artist create a masterpiece with random items and a few cans of spray paint! This street-painter's canvas might look like a blurry mess of colors at first but just watch the magic that happens as he goes on!
Posted By: Ionut Ghit

If you have a unique talent that you've posted on youtube, be sure to leave a comment with a link to your video and maybe it'll be featured in a future post!

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Morghan Walters: Sewing

Name: Morghan Walters
Age: 19
Talent: Sewing/ crafting costumes
How did you learn/discover the talent: I was 12 and begged my mother for a needle and thread every day until she finally gave in and gave me one and from there it took off. But I didn't develop it as a full time hobby till half way through my freshman year were I began we reign wigs and dressing in a different costume every single day.
What do you call it: Cosplay and or costuming from the heart.
How would you explain it to someone who wants to learn it: To learn it you just have to have a dream a character and a whole bunch of scrap fabric.

Interested in sewing and cosplay? Want a chance to show off your work? Go to Planet Comicon on April 28 - 30 in KCMO!



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Sydney Anderson: Didgeridoo

Today's person of interest is: Sydney Anderson
Age: 18
Talent: Didgeridoo playing
How did you learn/discover the talent: I learned how to play after I bought one at the Renaissance Festival.
What do you call it: I call it a way to keep my roommates and neighbors in check if they get noisy.
How would you explain it to someone who wants to learn it: It's what you do with your lips when you wanna sound like a horse.

Sydney Anderson is a freshman at Washburn University and also plays the cello. She's a dedicated student in the music department and recently traveled to Wichita to participate in KMEA and regularly participates in concerts here on campus. It was only recently that she began playing the didgeridoo but she enjoys playing it as often as possible.

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Alyssa Sipe: Whip Cream Trick

Name: Alyssa Sipe

Age: 18

Talenr: Catching whip cream in mouth

How did you learn/discover the talent: My cousins taught me it one Thanksgiving a few years ago

What You Call the Talent: The Really Nifty Whip Cream Trick

How would you explain it to someone who wants to learn it: I was rather camera shy so I didn't demonstrate it too well, but you take some whip cream and you put a little dollop of it on the center of your hand. Then you slap your wrist as you bring your hand forward, which causes it to fly up into the air. If you've got good eye coordination than you can catch it in your mouth.

Hello and Welcome to: What Can YOU Do?

Hey guys! I'm Vinyl Anderton and this is my blog: What Can YOU Do? The point of this blog is to highlight the unique talents of those around me. Can you shoot milk from your tear ducts? Can you balance a chair on your nose? Then I want to interview you! I chose this topic because I like to explore the weird and unusual. I hope to find as many uniquely talented people as I can!