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1 Taking Care of Your Speaking Voice: Tips and Exercises for Teachers by Rosemary Scott Vohs, Western Washington University Tips for general health of throat and larynx: 1. Hydration • Drink plenty of water throughout the day to keep your larynx hydrated. • Have water or herbal tea at hand to sip during extended teaching. • Breathe in steam from tea to moisten larynx. • Suck on hard candy, mints or Slippery Elm lozenges. Avoid menthol. • Avoid milk, or too much caffeinated tea or coffee while speaking. 2. Breathing • Breathe fully from the base of your lungs using diaphragmatic breathing. • Practice exhaling slowly and with control and support. 3. Vocal exercises • Strengthen your voice and improve your vocal inflection and resonance. • Monotone and coarse voices cause stress to larynx and vocal folds. • Good articulation reduces tension and increases projection. • Warm up by humming, singing, stretching and yawning. 4. Posture and movement • Stand tall to improve airflow and effective breathing. • Move around and gesture to relax body, neck and shoulders. 5. Rest your voice • Try to rest your voice before and after speaking. • Alternate your speaking with class activities to give voice brief rests. • Use non-verbal signals to gain student’s attention, avoiding shouting. 6. Avoid damaging actions • Avoid yelling – tightening your throat causes excessive friction to larynx • Reduce extended loud speaking – use a microphone to aid volume. • Don’t try to compete with background noise - move closer to audience. • Avoid prolonged speaking if you have a cold or a sore throat. • Avoid harsh coughing - clear throat gently or sip fluids to sooth throat. • Avoid gargling with alcohol-based mouthwash. • Don’t smoke. Reduce speaking in smoky or dusty environments. Your voice as an instrument: Every instrument has an • energizer • vibrator • resonator • By understanding the elements of your own vocal instrument (and practicing it) you can improve the strength, stamina, flexibility and expression of your voice. • You will also find that your listeners find you more interesting to listen to and subsequently your teaching will be more inspiring and effective. 2 Exercises: 1. Relax the shoulders and body • Hold arms straight out. Swing arms and torso slowly from side to side. • Roll shoulders. Lift them up and down, round and round. • Roll head slowly forward from one shoulder to the other and back. • Tense fists, arms, face, buttocks, legs and toes. Relax. Repeat. • Lift arms above head. Breath in deeply. Exhale slowly while dropping arms. 2. Ease the tension from face and jaw, and open your throat • Stretch your face by lifting eyebrows and opening mouth wide. Scrunch face in by frowning and pursing lips. Repeat. • Yawn, with exaggeration. Say, “Yah, yah, yah ”. • Stretch mouth, with exaggeration by saying, “Eee, ooo, eee, ooo ”. • With wide open mouth and throat, holding vowels, say, “Hellooooo! How are yooooou, todaaaaay?… Iiiii’m fiiiiine!” 3. Breath and project effectively • Stand tall and breath by expanding lower ribs (diaphragmatic breathing) • Say, “Hoo, Ho, Ha, Hey” with diaphragmatic support. Try it at four varied levels of volume: whisper, voiced whisper, comfortable volume, and loud. • Breath in deeply. Exhale for as long as possible Make Fear Your Ally and Adversity Your Teacher Make Fear Your Ally and Adversity Your Teacher By: Joe Tye After leaving Dr Wellington, Charlie had gone back home and worked on his Empowerment Pyramid Workbook Incorporating many of the insights he’d learned from his trip to the Grand Canyon with Mitch Matsui and in his hyper-hypnosis session with Dr Wellington, he was able to achieve a level of clarity previously inaccessible to him Now, on one piece of paper, he had distilled a sense of purpose and direction that could serve as a guide for refining his own memories of the future He picked it up and read it again The first block of the Empowerment Pyramid – IDENTITY – had yielded the biggest surprise His real identity was totally incompatible with being a business consultant and corporate bureaucrat In fact, for as long as he pursued that path, he was destined to eventual failure He now realized that his authentic identity was much more as a crusader and as an entrepreneur He shuddered to realize how badly he had distorted the “real him” to make it fit inside a cubicle at LPI The day he was working on his mission statement to include in the Pyramid’s second block – MISSION – Charlie happened to read a cover article in Fortune magazine called “Finished at 40.” It was about people just like him who, as they approached what should have been their peak earning years, had been let go by their companies Ironically, Charlie found himself feeling distinctly unsympathetic to the complaints of people worried about their big houses and fancy cars, their six-figure paychecks, and their 401(k) plans If they would spend less time whining about the temporary reduction they might have to make in their standard of living and spend more time figuring out how they could make a real contribution, they’d be much happier, he found himself thinking In the long run, they’d probably be a lot richer to boot! These people need a support group, Charlie thought, an organized program that could teach them the skills and give them the courage to let go of the past, to stop worrying about money and status, and to think big, dream big, and achieve big There was, Charlie knew, no such support group Was it possible, he wondered, to build a successful business by creating programs of this type? It would certainly be compatible with his newly discovered sense 1/16 Make Fear Your Ally and Adversity Your Teacher of identity He started writing, and after several drafts, had a mission statement with a solid ring of authenticity: My mission is to build a worldwide organization that gives people tools and resources that will help them create meaning and also create wealth in their lives and in the lives of others Charlie had known he was on the right track when he shared it with Pam and she smiled and gave him a big hug “Create the meaning and the wealth will create itself,” she’d said, with a lot more confidence than Charlie felt at the time But the mission excited him and he spent many subsequent hours working on a vision statement to implement it: What would the world look like if I were becoming the person I am truly meant to be, and enthusiastically pursuing my real mission in life? Just as Dr Wellington had said it would, every time he tried to create a mental picture of his vision for the ideal future, the weeds of doubt began to cover it up Using his new “weedwhacker” was the first real use he put to the tools she’d given him, and he was surprised at how effective it was The images had begun to flow more and more smoothly, one into another In his mind, he saw a whole catalog with the types of products that had been so helpful to him in recent weeks – like The Janitor in Your Attic and the Empowerment Pyramid Workbook Charlie envisioned groups of people meeting every week, all across the country, to support and encourage each other – and periodically, everyone coming together at huge conventions Naturally, with his technical background at LPI, he also saw a big role for Internet-based programs Soon, the vision was growing too fast for the weeds to keep up with it Charlie saw himself leading small groups of inward-explorers into great places like the Grand Canyon, in much the same way Mitch Matsui had led him several months earlier Cross country bike rides, youth programs, entrepreneurship festivals, summer success camps – Charlie smiled to think that Spike would have to add an additional aisle of shelving in the attic just to hold all the new boxes full of ideas The vision was beginning to be a bit overwhelming, but the immediate action steps were becoming crystal clear Charlie would need help, and he would need money So now, he found himself standing outside the door of his bank Earlier in the day, he’d signed a licensing agreement with Dr Wellington to develop a family of products built around The Janitor in Your Attic theme, and had incorporated his company as The Courage Place, Inc at his attorney’s office And several minutes ago, he had ...lessons.lifehack.org http://lessons.lifehack.org/lessons/26?from=26 How to Optimize Gmail to Make it Your Most Effective Business Tool What you will get 22 Steps 6 Videos Subscribe Now! 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Is Organized It’s not hard to use MySpace at a basic level, so this book does not cover the basics It’s highly likely that you already have a basic MySpace profile, and you know how to enter information about yourself, upload photos to your photo album, and so on The aim of this book is to take you to the next level by giving you a few technical skills and some ideas on how to use those skills so that... programming tricks and techniques that will help you differentiate your profile from others, and it provides guidance on design, photography, and content to also make it interesting So what’s the secret that allows MySpace profiles to be customized? The creators of MySpace have allowed “codes” to be inserted into members’ profiles, which means that if you know how, you can alter the standard profile,... of the best MySpace profiles are quite simple, but they have the right balance of technical innovation and good design A big part of the impact of any profile is its photographs so you must take good photographs in the first place, and know how to use a photo editing package to correct any problems Ⅲ Part IV: MySpace Music (Chapters 30 and 31) looks at how you can use MySpace to build your music career... helps you understand how to create amazing profiles The masters of MySpace — MySpace members with outstanding profiles — also share some of their secrets Those of you involved in music will find invaluable tips from up -and- coming KATHY ROSS ILLUSTRATED BY ELAINE GARVIN Things to Make for Your Doll THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Things to Make for Your Doll J MILLBROOK PRESS • MINNEAPOLIS Things to Make for Your Doll KATHY ROSS ILLUSTRATED BY ELAINE GARVIN To my sweetest little doll, Julianna Copyright © 2003 by Kathy Ross Illustrations copyright © 2003 by Elaine Garvin All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review. Millbrook Press, Inc. A division of Lerner Publishing Group 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 U.S.A. Website address: www.lernerbooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ross, Kathy (Katharine Reynolds), 1948– Things to make for your doll / Kathy Ross; illustrated by Elaine Garvin. p. cm. Summary: Presents twenty projects for making clothing and accessories for dolls, including a bathing suit and beach bag, jewelry, bulletin board, and clothes closet. eISBN: 0-8225-6350-9 1. Doll clothes—Juvenile literature. 2. Dress accessories—Juvenile literature. 3. Doll furniture—Juvenile literature. [1. Dress accessories. 2. Doll clothes. 3. Doll furniture. 4. Handicraft. 5. Sewing.] I. Garvin, Elaine, ill. II. Title. TT175.7.R667 2003 745.592'21—dc21 2002153492 Manufactured in the United States of America 2 3 4 5 6 7 – DP – 11 10 09 08 07 06 Doll Sock Puppets 4 My Doll’s Handprint in Plaster 6 Circle Basket 8 Sock Bathing Suit and Beach Bag 11 Floating Balloon 14 Aquarium and Hermit Crab 16 Box Doll Closet 18 Padded Cover Doll Scrapbook 21 Doll Bulletin Board 24 Craft Stick Hanger 26 Wrapping Paper Hat 28 Bag Elephant Mask 30 Doll’s Jewelry Box 32 Doll Jewelry 34 Mittens and Ear Warmers 37 Doll Treats 38 Un-Stuffed Animal Costume 41 Fairy Crown 42 Doll Hair Snaps 44 Doll-Size Picture Frame 46 Contents 4 Don’t toss out your doll’s odd socks! Use them to make your doll her very own sock puppets. Doll Sock Puppets Here is what you need: doll sock felt scraps small wiggle eyes small pom-poms scissors white craft glue yarn Here is what you do: 1. First you will need to decide what kind of puppet you want to make for your doll. It could be a person puppet or some kind of animal. 2. Cut a 1-inch (2.5-cm) circle for the mouth of the puppet from felt. 5 3. Turn the toe end of the sock in about 1 ⁄2 inch (1.25 cm) to form a puppet mouth. Glue the felt circle inside the mouth. 4. Glue the two wiggle eyes above the mouth. 5. Use a small pom-pom for the nose of the puppet or cut a nose from felt. 6. Add details to the puppet such as yarn hair for a person puppet or long ears cut from felt for a rabbit. Slip a puppet over each hand of your doll and help her put on a puppet show. What fun! Making sock puppets for your doll is just like making sock puppets from your own old socks. Use your imagination and creativity to come up with lots of different puppet designs. 6 Capture the handprint of your special doll friend in plaster. My Doll’s Handprint in Plaster Here is what you need: Here is what you do: 1. Take your doll’s pretty clothes off so you do not get any plaster on them. Cover the doll’s hand with plastic wrap. plaster of Paris one or more 2-inch (5-cm) jar lids poster paints and a paintbrush disposable plastic tub and craft stick for mixing plastic wrap paper clips water and paper towels for cleanup newspaper to work on 6. Let the plaster dry hard overnight. 7. Paint the plaster handprint one or more pretty colors. You might want to try using a loop of ribbon glued to the back for a hanger. You can also display the handprint on a table. If you do this, glue a circle of felt to the back of the lid to keep it from scratching the table surface. 2. Mix some plaster in the disposable container ... least put it to work And I did I made fear my ally. ” 5/16 Make Fear Your Ally and Adversity Your Teacher Charlie had never seen Nick sit still for more than a few minutes, and today was no exception... corner and came back with a laminated card, which he handed to Charlie “Memorize these promises, Charlie, internalize them, make them part 6/16 Make Fear Your Ally and Adversity Your Teacher. .. Without hope, it’s hard to find courage.” 7/16 Make Fear Your Ally and Adversity Your Teacher “You also need energy Courage and energy go hand-in-hand Courage without energy is nothing but good