As far as I'm aware this expression means "(a persons) strong points', but I'm
not sure how とする is being used in this context.

My best guess would be something like "the thing (a person) tries to do best"
or something to that effect, but that doesn't really sound right, and I have
previously read that the 'try to do' usage is only with volitional form verbs?
Anyway I'm not very familiar with とする or ところ (I'm fairly beginner level) so I
don't feel comfortable making a guess about it. Can anyone explain?
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得意とするところ explanation?
I think the 得意とする is a formal/literary version of 得意にする or 得意にしている, which
means "得意と見なす, 得意だと考える or 得意だと[位置]{いち}づける, consider ~~ as your strong point".
I think the ~~とする means "~~と考える, ~~と見なす, to regard something as~~, to consider
something as~~", "位置づける, to rank, to place(?)" or "~~だと[主張]{しゅちょう}する, to claim
that something is~~."  
The ところ is "[部分]{ぶぶん}, part", maybe "the part of you"... So
あなたが(orの)得意とするところは何ですかorどこですか? would literally be like, "What is the part of
you which you consider as your strong point?"
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