Post One. Defining Skills

We are researching the definition of skill so that we understand fully the meaning of the word, and what personal skills we have and need to develop so that we can apply and write about them later on in the project.

Definitions of Skills form various sites...

• A skill is the learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills. For example, in the domain of work, some general skills would include time management, teamwork and leadership, self motivation and others, whereas domain-specific skills would be useful only for a certain job. Skill usually requires certain environmental stimuli and situations to assess the level of skill being shown and used. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skills

• Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experience.
  
• A developed talent or ability.
  http://www.answers.com/topic/skill
  
• Ability and capacity acquired through deliberate, systematic, and sustained effort to smoothly and adaptively carryout complex activities or job functions involving ideas (cognitive skills), things (technical skills), and/or people (interpersonal skills). http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/skill.html

Different types of skill...

Cognitive skills- mental skills in acquiring knowledge. Thought, experience and the senses.

Techniqual skills- Camera/ editing

Interpersonal skills- How you interact with people. Team work, working with others.

My understanding of the term skill...

A skill is the ability to perform a certain task well, achieved through practise and training.