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Monday, 3 November 2014

[www.keralites.net] It's Hard to Believe These Images are Real

It's Hard to Believe These Images are Real

It is said that "A picture is worth a thousand words" and such a saying holds water most of the time, but some pictures are even more powerful than others. Many artists resort to using special lenses and even manipulating the pictures with computer programs such as Photoshop, but this collection of 40+ images is 100% real... and truly magnificent.

1. Remains of a shrine after a volcanic eruption (Japan)

2. Good Vibrations Storage Unit by Ferruccio Laviani

3. Every year, when the snow melts, this "man" appears

4. Lucid Stead (California, USA)
(Specially constructed mirror house)

5. Lake Choahu (China)

6. Amazing pavement art

7. When taking the escalator seems like a bad idea...

8. Perfect circles?

Not really...

9. Designer bananas, I guess that's a thing now...

10. Sometimes, you just want your house to stand out...

11. A lone Hibiscus blossoming after a volcanic eruption

12. A montain palace top of a building (Beijing, China)

13. This is not the window from an underwater observatory

14. A selective paint job

15. The ceiling of the Sagrada Familia Basilica (Bacelona, Spain)

16. Extreme close-up of an oil painting

17. Under all of that fur, there's a bunny...

18. Ukranian daredevil "Mustang Wanted"

19. Terraced rice paddies (India)

20. A yacht vacation for seasick people (South Korea)

21. A polka-dot fabric or white bottle-caps?

22. A "Wave Cloud" hits the Florida coast (USA)

23. Matthias "Hellboy" Schlitte - arm wrestling champion

24. An Airbus 380 crossing the German Autobahn

25. A steel-frame made to look like a Subaru Impreza (UK)

26. A giant dust storm hitting the ocean (Australia)

27. Digital projections of Cambodian divine figures

28. The Sea World rollercoaster after hurricane Sandy(NY,USA)

29. Magical underwater moment

30. A globe, caught in a drop of water

31. Now I've seen everything...

32. Mathieu Valbuena (5'4), dwarfed by Marouane Fellaini

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[www.keralites.net] 10 Tips to Control your Speaking Voice

One of the most important components of public speaking is the sound of your voice. It influences the impact of your message, and might even make or break the success of your speech. Fortunately, for many people, good voice quality can be learned.

Instructions :

1. Breathe from your diaphragm - Practice long and controlled exhales. When you speak, use breath to punctuate your point. For example, take a breath at the end of each phrase whether you need to or not. Use that opportunity to pause and let the listeners absorb what you say.

2. Use pitch - Lower pitches generally are more soothing to hear. However, modulating your pitch for emphasis will keep your listeners engaged. Develop your pitch by practicing humming.

3. Moderate your volume - Find out if you speak too loudly or too softly. When you begin speaking, ask your audience how your volume is (each situation is different). Try to stay at the appropriate volume throughout your speech.

4. Moderate your pace - This one is also closely related to breath. If you speak too quickly, people can't keep up. If you speak too slowly, people will lose interest. Record your speech to determine if you need to change your pace. Get feedback from others.

5. Articulate - Try exaggerating your lip movement to reduce mumbling. Practice articulating tongue twisters and extending and exaggerating vowel sounds. Become an expert at articulating tongue twisters as quickly and crisply as possible. Focus on the ones you find difficult.

6. Practice your speech in advance and determine where you want to pause for a breath. For more emphasis, pause for more than one breath. Mark your breathing points in your notes.

7. Loosen up before you begin. Look side to side. Roll your head in half-circles and roll your shoulders back. Shift your rib cage from side to side. Yawn. Stretch. Touch your toes while completely relaxing your upper body, then slowly stand up, one vertebra at a time, raising your head last. Repeat as needed.

8. Posture - Stand up straight and tall to allow full lung capacity and airflow.

9. Record your voice repeatedly using different ways of speaking. Determine which one is most pleasing.

Practice breath control - Take a deep breath, and while you exhale, count to 10 (or recite the months or days of the week). Try gradually increasing your volume as you count, using your abdominal muscles—not your throat—for volume. Don't let your larynx tense up

Junaid Tahir
www.DailyTenMinutes.com