Amazin violinist

Sirena Huang: An 11-year-old's magical violin #TED : http://on.ted.com/pdUI

You rilly need to read this

13 Apps to Inspire Creativity http://www.brit.co/creativity-apps/

Robots wit soul

Guy Hoffman: Robots with "soul" #TED : http://www.ted.com/talks/guy_hoffman_robots_with_soul.html

Healthy tips for the voice

 Some people spend hours at the gym or pounding the pavement to keep their bodies in shape. But beyond singers and actors, who worries much about their voices?
You should, say Norman Hogikyan and colleagues at the University of Michigan Health System.
"Your voice is your ambassador to the outside world," Hogikyan contends. "It portrays your personality and emotions. People make assessments about you based on your voice, so it is very important when you're speaking or singing to think about what people are really hearing. Problems with your voice also can have a tremendous impact on your life."

So therefore to keep your voice in shape, follow the following rules:
1. Drink water to keep your body well hydrated, and avoid alcohol and caffeine. Your vocal cords vibrate very fast, and having a proper water balance helps keep them lubricated. Important note: Foods containing large amounts of water are excellent hydration-conscious snacks, including apples, pears, watermelon, peaches, melons, grapes, plums, bell peppers and applesauce.
2. Don't smoke, or if you already do, quit. Smoking raises the risk of throat cancer tremendously, and inhaling smoke (even secondhand smoke) can irritate the vocal cords.
3. Don't abuse or misuse your voice. Avoid yelling or screaming, and try not to talk loudly in noisy areas. If your throat feels dry or tired, or your voice is getting hoarse, reduce your voice use. The hoarseness is a warning sign that your vocal cords are irritated.
4. Keep your throat and neck muscles relaxed even when singing high notes and low notes. Some singers tilt their heads up when singing high notes and down when singing low notes. "The high notes are on the ceiling and the low notes are on the floor," Rosenberg says. "Over time, you'll pay for that"—not just with strained vocal muscles but also by causing future limits on the vocal range.
5. Pay attention to how you speak every day. Even performers who have good singing habits can cause damage when they speak. Many skilled singers don't continue their healthy habits when they speak; indeed, says Herseth, "many people—including singers—should have much more breath flow when they speak."
6. Don't clear your throat too often. When you clear your throat, it's like slamming your vocal cords together. Doing it too much can injure them and make you hoarse. Try a sip of water or swallow to quench the urge to clear. If you feel like you have to clear your throat a lot, get checked by a doctor for such things as acid reflux disease, or allergy and sinus conditions.
7. When you're sick, spare your voice. Don't talk when you're hoarse due to a cold or infection. Listen to what your voice is telling you.
8. When you have to sing or speak publicly, to large groups or outdoors, think about using amplification to avoid straining your voice
9. Do lip or tongue trills in the morning (try it in the shower or on your drive to work) to facilitate better use of airflow and breath.
10. Perform gentle humming and cooing to warm up your voice in the morning.
11.  Avoid drinking caffeine right before any performance. Caffeine tightens the vocal cords; needless to say, this temporarily hinders your range and endurance. If you need to drink tea, then ensure that it's decaffeinated.
12.  Consider taking voice lessons, even if you have never had a voice problem; voice lessons have been shown to increase vocal efficiency, and decrease the likelihood of developing voice problems.

For more tips visit the following links:
 Texas voice center
voices.yahoo

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The Zenith Bank Interview experience

A lot of people want to get a first hand information of how the zenith bank interview stages looks like, well i have tried my best to keep it simple and straight forward here.

Note that as nothing in life is constant, so also job interviews. The process is majorly the same but questions asked are definitely different. the reason for this differences could be due to urgency of new staff, time factor, your level of experience(for fresh graduate, you probably might not get lots of questions) etc.

first thing you need to know is that zenith bank recruits through its agent PEOPLEPLUS. never make the mistake of thinking you are being invited by zenith bank, trust me i was corrected on that

Stages in the Zenith bank Interview:

1. Chat with HR (Mostly done at the H/O on Ajose Adeogun street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
2. Aptitude test (More often than not, the venue is a zenith bank branch on Sanusi Fafunwa street, just opposite Ajose Adeogun. ) Note that the test is four sessions: Quantitative (maths and logical questions), Comprehension (about 4 or 5 comprehension passages with questions demanding mostly implied answers and very few expressed answers), Sentence Correction(English-concord, parts of speech, etc and Logical Reasoning. total number of questions is 100 and you'll have 2hrs
3. Clearance (before your interview, you'll be cleared based on your submission of photocopy and originals of the following documents: 3 copies of CV, Waec Certificate (Not statement of result), Degree Certificate(s), Birth Certificate, previous employment offer letter(s), Professional certificates, NYSC discharge Certificate
4.  Interview stage (For this stage you will be seeing three interviewers separately. the third interviewer always seem to be the toughest, so be prepared)
5. Interview with the Executive Director (ED)
6. Medicals
7. offer

Only successful candidates will be contacted to move on to the next stage. Always remember be observe etiquette such as knocking before entering the offices (especially the ED office), greeting, wearing a smile, audibility, etc
Try not to rope yourself in by giving unnecessary information cos they wuld be asking you questions from your answers.

*DRESSING: Dress corporately for zenith bank means GET A SUIT!!. this applies to both guys and girls

Some important things you might be asked are on:

• Why should we hire you?
• Tell us about yourself
• Relate the Nigeria economy to your course of study
• how can you describe the Nigeria economy today?
• What is the current inflation rate, interest rate, unemployment rate, exchange rates etc.
• Why do you think you are better? etc

In all, the key to succeeding is Confidence and God. Pray well for favor from God before attending. Well thats about it!! If you need more info, just ask me.