. Using your diaphragm when you speak and sing is essential for actors and singers. Your diaphragm is in the area just underneath your sternum (where your ribs meet). By breathing into your diaphragm and using this breath when you sing your voice will have more power. Breathing into your diaphragm instead of into your chest will also reduce strain on your vocal cords. To practice diaphragmatic breathing, take a breath into your abdomen. You should feel your abdomen expand as you breathe in. Then, release the breath slowly with a hissing sound. Try to keep your shoulders and neck relaxed as you breathe. You can also place your hands on your abdomen as you breathe in. If your hands rise when you take in a breath, then you are breathing into your abdomen. Taking tension out of your jaw will allow you to open your mouth wider when you speak or sing, which may result in a clearer voice. To remove the tension from your jaw, push on your cheeks with the heel of your hands just below the jawline. Draw your hands down toward your chin, then start back at the top massaging your jaw muscles. Allow your mouth to gently open as you draw your hands downward. Practicing your vocal range can also help to improve your voice for singing. To practice your vocal range, place a stirring straw between your lips and start to make a low "oo" sound. Slowly start to increase the pitch of the "oo" sound. Go from the bottom of your vocal range to the top of your vocal range. The air that doesn't fit through the straw presses down on your vocal chords. This exercise is helpful for reducing swelling around the vocal chords. Trilling your lips is also a good way to exercise your voice and give it a clearer sound. With your lips gently closed, blow air through them while making the "uh" sound. Your lips will vibrate together from the air that is released. The air trapped inside your mouth will close your vocal cords, allowing them to gently come together. Humming is an effective way to warm up your voice and to cool it down after using it for a long performance. To start, close your lips and relax your jaw. Inhale through your nose and let the breath out on a hum. Start by making a nasal "mmm," then move the hum down through the lower part of your register. This exercise activates the vibrations in your lips teeth and facial bones. Stretching your tongue can make it easier to articulate your words, which is essential for stage actors. To stretch your tongue, press your tongue against your palate, then stick it out of your mouth. Press it against one cheek, then the other. Place the tip of your tongue behind your bottom lip and fold the rest out of your mouth, then fold your tongue backward with the tip on your palate. Repeat these exercises 10 times in a row. Saying tongue twisters may also improve your ability to speak clearly because it gives you practice enunciating. Tongue twisters will also exercise the muscles in your lips, face, and tongue, which can benefit your voice. Make sure that you exaggerate the sounds of each word that you speak as you say the tongue twisters. Start slowly and progressively speed up your recitation of the phrases. Practice "P" words by reciting "Peter Piper picked a peck of piquant peppers." For "N" and "U" words, try, "You know New York. You need New York. You know you need unique New York." Give your tongue a workout by repeating, "Red leather, yellow leather" over and over. " Saying "hooty gees" will help to relax your larynx and this may improve the quality of your singing voice. Try to say the word "gees" like you are Yogi Bear. As you do, you may feel your larynx drop. Having your larynx in this lowered position gives you more control over your vocal cords, so you might find it easier to hit a higher note after doing this exercise. Repeat this exercise a few times. " Making these vowel sounds will help you to practice singing with your mouth in different positions. Start with one sound and then transition all the way through the ooh, oh, uh, and ah sounds to give your voice a good workout. Doing this may make it easier for you to hit a higher note or to keep your voice stable while you are singing. Repeat this exercise a few times per day. To improve your voice for speaking on a stage and for singing, you will need to exercise it on a regular schedule. Warm your voice before using it extensively, but also practice vocal exercises twice per day for best results. Try setting aside 15 minutes to do vocal exercises when you wake up, or do them while you are getting ready for work or school. Then do them again before you go to bed, such as while you are making dinner or taking a bath.
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One-sentence summary -- Practice breathing into your diaphragm Release your jaw. Breathe through a stirring straw while practicing your vocal range. Trill your lips. Hum. Stretch your tongue for better articulation. Improve your diction with tongue twisters. Ease any tension in your voice by saying "Hooty Gees. Balance your vocal resonance with "ooh-oh-uh-ahs. Exercise your voice twice per day.

Article: Push the blue triangle with a single line beneath it. The door of the disc holder will now be open. The screen will freeze momentarily, which is fine. Take the disc out gently. You may hear a click, which is normal. Close the door to the disc holder by hand. Plug your controller into Slot 1/A, and ensure the memory card is properly inserted into the console. The port is located on the left side of the console, just on top of the controller port. Plug in your PS2 and connect it to your TV. Make sure the proper cables are attached. A red light will appear on the power button at the front of the console. Press the button and the light will turn green. Using a button labeled "Source" or "Input" on your TV remote, go through the inputs until you find one where you can see your PS2's visual. If there is a game in your PS2, the start menu for that game will appear. Make sure it's highlighted in light blue and push the blue "X" button on the right side of your controller to select. The screen will have a grey background, which means you should now be on your browser screen. If your memory card is inserted correctly, it will appear as a little rectangle on the screen. The contents of the memory card will appear once it is selected. It may take a few seconds depending on how full it is. All the data on that PS2 memory card will pop up in rows. Skip this step if the console recognized the card. Using the arrows on the left side of your controller, select data that you want to delete. Use the logo, theme, and name of the game to identify the data you want to remove. Each piece of data is a picture that corresponds with the said game, or configuration data. (For Example, Final Fantasy would have a Chocobo, or Soul Calibur would have the logo and so on). You will slowly see 3D renderings of games that have saved data on the memory card. When there is a white light on a rendering, it means it is selected. Note that if you see the name of the game but the data icon is a blue cube, then the data is corrupted and therefore cannot be deleted or removed. " Once you've selected the data that you want to delete, a screen should appear. It will bring up the icon along with two options: "Copy" and "Delete." Ensure that you are deleting the correct data, as there is no undo button. It may ask you to "Confirm'/'Are you sure." If so, and you are sure, select "Yes." Press "X" and the data will be deleted. If you don't want to delete the data press "O." Make sure to read the foot-note. The data is removed and you have now freed up space on your memory card.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Eject and remove any disc before you turn on the console. Turn on the PS2 console. Select "Browser" from the standard PS2 menu screen. Highlight the memory card and select it by pressing the "X" button. Find the data of the game you want to delete then push the 'X' button. Use the arrows on the controller to highlight and select "Delete. Exit the screen by pressing the triangle.