VOICE EXERCISE FOR SONORITY

VOICE  EXERCISE  FOR SONORITY

How lively , spirited and clear your speech is depends on how your vocal organs produce the sound of words .

Here are two exercises to help you develop a deep and sonorous voice .

 Exercise Number 1

Mind you mend my mound.

Many prime ministers mean merely money-making.

Nine nice nuts in a neat green net.

The dragon will come when he hears the drum.

Mamie met a monkey munching melons.

Soon the moon will loom through the misty gloom .

Exercise Number 2

“ When a wind from the lands they had ruined awoke from sleep ,

And the water began to heave and the weather to moan ,

And or ever that evening ended a great gale blew ,

And a wave like the wave that is raised by an earthquake grew ,

Till it smote on their hulls and their sails and their masts and their flags ,

And the whole sea plunged and fell ,

On the shot-shtter’d navy of Spain . ”

VOICE EXERCISE FOR FORWARD QUALITY OF TONE

VOICE  EXERCISE  FOR  FORWARD  QUALITY  OF  TONE

How lively , spirited and clear your speech is depends on how your vocal organs produce the sound of words .

Here is an exercise to help you bring your lips into play  and develop a well-poised voice .

Exercise

Plump puffins perch upon pine palings and pick pink pippins .

Peter Potter pulled a pile of pink and purple poppies .

Bob Becket’s big baby bounces and bawls .

Feathers flying fast fall freely from fluttering festoons .

Theophilus thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb .

Irish shamrocks shine softly through the shadows of the marsh and the shelter of the shrine .

Shell-fish and shrimps should always be fresh .

The view of the valley is extensive and attractive .

Betty bought a bit of butter .The bit of butter Betty bought was bitter . Said Betty : “If I buy a bit of better butter it will make my batter better .” So Betty bought a bit of better butter and her batter was better .

VOICE EXERCISE FOR CONSONANTS

VOICE  EXERCISE  FOR  CONSONANTS

How lively , spirited and clear your speech is depends on how your vocal organs produce the sound of words .

Here are two exercises to help you improve the articulation of consonants . Use your tongue energetically. Be slow and careful when you begin. As you grow comfortable, you may increase the speed of reading .

Exercise  Number  1

Betty bought a bit of butter .

The bit of butter Betty bought was bitter .

So Betty bought a bit of better butter .

Exercise Number 2

Get out of that at once.

In and out and around about.

That is not at all what I want you to do.

Wait a minute or two till it is time to go.

It is just a bit at a time that counts.

What rain! Just hear how it falls Pitter-patter, clitter-clatter on the sooty window-pane .

He sent us a chest of tip-top tea , tied up tight with an old bit of string .

APTITUDE AND ATTITUDE FOR ALTITUDE (Globally Broadcasted Radio-Talk : COPYRIGHT RESERVED )

APTITUDE AND ATTITUDE FOR ALTITUDE

by  S.K.SENGUPTA    

To rise in life , we need to know two points : point A , that is where we are , and point B , that is where we want to reach . If I know that I am in Paris and I want to reach New York , then I can plan my trip . So , once I know what I precisely want to achieve in my life , I can begin to take necessary steps to reach there . I will need tools for my journey , and we all have the same three tools : tool number one is Time , tool number two is Human Endeavour , and tool number three is Resources that include money . We must use our resources wisely , so that with least inputs we can achieve maximum results . For example , let us suppose that a building is standing on seven pillars , and we have to pull it down . Now , for that , we don’t need to pull down all the seven pillars . To be effective , we only need to find out which are the one or two strategic pillars . If we pull down these strategic pillars , the whole building will crash and collapse . Therefore , once we know our goal , we have to find out the central pillars on which our success depends . Then we must focus all our might and attention to pull down these vital pillars . Once we do that , we will hit the bull’s eye . This in brief is the formula to make it big in life !

Now , this recipe for success has two main ingredients . They are Aptitude and Attitude . We need both to succeed , just like we need both our legs to walk . Let us understand each of these thoroughly one-by-one .

Let us take Aptitude first . Aptitudes are the potential abilities with which we are born . We can practice , develop and hone these inborn abilities over time . We are naturally good in doing certain things , while we are not really good in doing certain other things . This is true for all of us . This we must recognize and acknowledge for suceess .

A donkey cannot swim like a duck . A zebra cannot fly like a parrot . An elephant cannot run as fast as a cheetah .

A boy , who was a brilliant dancer , was forced to join an engineering course by family and friends . Unable to cope with studies , syllabus , and classes , he began to lose confidence in himself . Finally he failed and went into a serious clinical depression .

M.F.Hussein would not be so good if he were a cricketer . Pandit Ravi Shankar would not be a world-famous economist . Sachin Tendulkar would not be a celebrity if he were a banker .

Let us now look at Attitude . It is a state-of-mind . It makes a man go on and on through break-downs till he achieves a breakthrough . Attitude is how one works and proceeds towards his goal . Attitude is a way of looking at things .

As a story goes , long many years ago , a shoe company sent an employee to an African country . He was supposed to study the market-potential for the company in that country . After a thorough survey the employee reported back  : “ There is no market-potential here . Nobody in this country wears shoes .”

After a gap of a few years , another employee was again sent to the African country by the shoe-company to check whether any market-potential had developed in the meanwhile . The second employee carried out a detailed survey again and reported back : “ I have surveyed very carefully . Nobody here wears shoes , nor do they know anything about it . It is a virgin land for our company . There is no competition . Once we demonstrate the benefits of wearing a shoe to these people , there is a full hundred percent potential for our company to market and sell our foot-wear . ” A difference in attitude could spell the difference between success and failure !

In his celebrated autobiography Babarnama , Mughal Emperor Babar says : “ Wars are not won by weapons , wars are won by indomitable courage . ” Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was working twenty hours a day while he was leading Indian National Army for India’s independence . In those times ,  once he said : “ I must die , so that India may live ! ”

To scale great heights in life , we need both aptitude and attitude . We need to know what we love to do , what we can do well , and what we want to become in our life . Once we have decided that point B of our life , we need to back it up with a bull-dog determination and with full-blooded strategic action . Aptitudes and talents blossom to their full potential under a winning and unyielding attitude !

Wright brothers invented the aeroplane . They knew what they were doing , what they wanted to do , and they knew that they were competent . Besides , they were burning with a passion to achieve that could not be extinguished . Einstein’s aptitude for his work was beyond any question . Moreover , he applied himself ceaselessly and single-mindedly to whatever he was doing . Once he said : “  The stuff that genius is made of is the ability to stake and focus everything that one has on one point . ”

Altitude in life is made of aptitude and attitude . Choose a goal that you would love to attain . Choose an activity that you are good at and that you love to do . Now go all out to acquire the great altitudes of life and the world will be yours . Our aptitudes are God’s gift to us . What we do with that will be our gift to God ! Let us not forget that we are The Almighty’s greatest creation . There is nothing that we cannot do . Great Altitudes are achieved when true aptitudes are backed by ‘never-say-die’ attitude . The greatest weapon on earth is the human soul on fire !

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ARE YOU HAPPILY ASSERTIVE ?

ARE  YOU  HAPPILY  ASSERTIVE  ?

Are you over-assertive ? Are you argumentative ? Do you often lose your temper ? Are you unhappy about it ? Do you often repent your behaviour and feel helpless about it ? Do you want to change ?

Then , please try the following :

o      Let others do the speaking always . Listen to them .

o      Make it a point to speak very little .

o      Ask questions instead of stating your opinions .

Keep these three simple steps in mind every time you interact with people . Gradually , it will become your second nature . It will give you peace of mind , and will release a lot of positive energy to enrich your life and to make you happy .

                                                             

Are you under-assertive ? Do you feel inferior ? Do you feel dominated by others ? Are you unhappy about it ? Do you feel shy and are you losing self-respect ? Do you want to change ?

Then , please try the following :

o       Speak first . Don’t wait for others to speak .

o       Speak more and speak more spontaneously . Don’t wait to think first and then speak .

o       Give your opinions loud and clear , whether others agree or don’t agree .

Keep these three simple steps in mind every time you interact with people . Gradually , it will become your second nature . You will become naturally self-confident and assertive . It will enrich your life and you will be happy with yourself !

DETOX YOURSELF NATURALLY

DETOX YOURSELF NATURALLY

Our bodies are constantly subjected to negative effects from the environment , such as industrial chemicals , pesticides , additives in our foods , secondary smoke , pollutants , or heavy metals .

As such , it is becoming increasingly necessary to internally detoxify to keep our body systems in pristine condition . This chiefly means removal of toxic substances and cleansing of the kidneys and colon , as these are the principal organs involved in the detoxification of chemicals and toxins from our body .

You need immediate detoxification , if you have :

§        Unexplained headaches or back pain .

§        Failing memory .

§        Brittle nails and hair .

§        Frequent allergies .

§        Exposure to cleansing solvents , pesticides , diuretics , and certain drugs etc.

When you detoxify your body , many benefits occur . Liver , kidney and blood purification takes place . Immune system is stimulated . Hormonal system too is enhanced .

Here we need to understand that our bodies are naturally designed to withstand low-level toxic insults . Even in modern days when we are subjected to excessive involuntary toxic intakes , we can detox naturally . Colon cleanses and artificial detoxification processes are neither required nor recommended for a healthy lifestyle .

Anything that helps the natural system of our body to eliminate waste , helps us to detox naturally . Our body merely requires enough fiber and pure water to detox naturally . So to detoxify and eliminate build-up of toxins in our body , we simply need to increase fluids and decrease fats and proteins in our diet . Most of us are chronically dehydrated without even realizing it . If we drink when we feel thirsty , it is already very late . Therefore , we must make a regular and conscientious effort to drink plenty of water to eliminate toxins from our body . A glass of water every two hours is a good rule to go by .

DETOX  PERIODICALLY :

It is a good practice to naturally detox the body thoroughly once in a while . For that , eat an all raw food diet for just one week , and drink plenty of pure water .

Simple . Potent . Natural .

                                                  

HEADING FOR A WIN AT CHESS

HEADING  FOR  A  WIN  AT  CHESS

Opening  Principles  :

             I.      Open with  1P – K4  or  1P – Q4  . This prevents the opponent from controlling the centre . After this move advance pawns only when necessary . While capturing make your pawns move towards centre , and avoid doubling of pawns in a row . The pawn-structure must be strong .

          II.      Next move your knights towards centre . They are the most important pieces in initial game Develop all your pieces , so that there is good co-ordination and as well all pieces are free to move .

       III.      Queen is an important piece which should advance only when initial game is quite developed . Till then it should be used only as a supporting piece . Bishops should be advanced only when the board and their path are relatively free .

      IV.      Carve-out Sicilian Defence with two rocks standing in support to each other . Never lose control of the centre .

Middle Game Principles  :

             I.      Try to think in advance all the several moves to follow .

          II.      Don’t keep any part of your structure weak .

       III.      Keep your knights at centre .

      IV.      The best exchange is queen , rooks , knights and then bishops .

         V.      Find out the weak point in opponent’s structure and attack that wing with full force . Don’t exchange your pieces while attack . You should exchange pieces only when that helps to open your way for aggression .

      VI.      When attacked exchange , and also every defending move becomes necessary . But often a counter-attack on opponent’s weak structure too is helpful .

End Game Principles  :

             I.      In the end-game King becomes very powerful and should be used as a supporting and an attacking piece .

          II.      Pawns also are very important in end-game and should be wisely advanced with supports to queen them .

       III.      Bishops also gain in power in end-game ; hence they should be saved and preserved for this last part of the game .

      IV.      If you are ahead in material you can exchange pieces , so that your remaining pieces can dominate the board . But if you find that these remaining pieces won’t be able to force a mate on your opponent , then don’t go for any exchange .

         V.      If you are behind in material , don’t exchange . But if after exchange , you find that your opponent won’t be able to force a mate on you with remaining pieces , you can go for exchange .

ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND  :

With every move , deeply observe >

Ø     Which path has now opened ;

Ø     Power is relieved over which places and pieces ;

Ø     Which path has been closed now ; and ,

Ø     New power is exerted over which places and pieces .