As a 12-year SEAL and Sniper, I spent the better part of my adult life learning, using, refining and living this skill, yet I find it difficult to put into words "what is it like to be a sniper?". In the Teams, older snipers and team leaders look for more "solitary and quiet" individuals that have focus and a "quiet" about them. Some individuals have a "comfortable knack" and a natural feel for navigating any environment unseen -the training takes this "knack" to a whole new level. An additional skill that is sought-out, honed and refined is something we call "Bubble Compartmentalization" -or the ability to block everything else out for long periods of time, except specific visual and observation skills -basically the ability to sit still, observe and calculate without losing your mind.

Nothing like I would have imagined it to be. It’s an impressive feat, but like all military work, it’s clearly physically and mentally challenging. Not sure that I could do it.

Speech Remedy, a leading provider of adult-focused speech-language-cognitive rehabilitation materials, has launched a mobile iOS version of their successful Confrontational Naming photo card deck. The mobile application is compatible with Apple's iPhone, iPad and iTouch devices. "SR-Naming," is an adult focused interactive app for building receptive and expressive language and word finding skills, now available at the Apple iTunes store.

You Tube videos giving advice on presentation skills.

Some good tips on presenting generally and use of PowerPoint, many of which are applicable to lecturing.

Tags your friends with their skills and interests

Compare your reading speed to the national average.

The winning entry for the Ableton Contest hosted by DJ Tech Tools finds Riccardo Betti treating the Novation Launchpad like his own personal playground. Played completely live, the result is a dubstep creation that features several chopped and stretched samples that produced an entry that blew the rest of the competition away. Whether you’re a fan of the genre of music or not, there’s no denying that Betti has skills.

The European Dictionary of Skills and Competencies (DISCO) provides access to a thesaurus with more than 60,000 skill and competence terms in seven European languages.