Problem: Article: Before standing up and preaching to the people, you should spend a few quiet minutes praying for guidance, clarity, and wisdom. Even if the text you've written has been prayerfully crafted and practiced, you still need to pray for the ability to deliver it well. You should also pray for the hearts and minds of your listeners to remain open to the message. Avoid using academic jargon or other phrasings that some of the congregation won't understand. Speak in simple, conversational terms so that the message will be accessible to everyone who hears it. This doesn't mean that you should water down or simplify the message. The truth you preach should be deep and meaningful, but the words you use to preach it must be understandable to the majority of your audience if you want them to make an impact. Your body language should be engaging. As a general rule, try to appear confident and friendly instead of looking stiff, nervous, or overly-stern. Even if you don't feel confident, you should try to look it. Avoid nervous ticks, the frequent use of nonsense words like "uh" and "um," and other signs of anxiety. If you don't look confident, the message of your sermon might lose credibility. Your manner of speech, movements, and expressions should match with your words. Behave seriously when talking about something serious, but relax when talking about something lighthearted. There might be times when the Holy Spirit legitimately takes you in an unexpected direction, but for the most part, you should stick to the text and points you prepared beforehand. Losing focus in the middle of a sermon can cause it to drag on and seem aimless. When a sermon drifts off course, you may end up losing a good portion of your listeners. At that point, it can be easy to start talking more in an effort to bring them, but additional rambling will usually hurt your cause more than help it. A better option would be to simply remain more concise from that point on. The use of humor and creative illustrations can help a sermon when applied in a supportive nature, but if you rely on these tactics too much, they can actually weaken the overall message. Any humor you use should be relevant to the overall message. It might be used to grab the listener's attention or illustrate a point. It can even be used to relieve tension. You should not, on the other hand, use humor to win approval. It won't do anybody any good if the congregation remembers your joke but forgets the message. After you finish preaching, evaluate how effective you were. Ask for feedback from those who listened to you. Figure out what you did well and where you can improve, then adjust your technique accordingly the next time you preach. Go to other members of your pastoral team or trusted members of the congregation for constructive critiques. Consider asking someone to record you as you preach, then watch the tape shortly after church ends that same day. You'll probably be able to learn a lot just by watching yourself. Accept the fact that you aren't perfect. There will always be room for improvement, especially when you don't have much prior preaching experience.
Summary: Pray before you start. Speak in layman's terms. Be approachable. Stick to the point. Use humor and creative tricks carefully. Learn and improve.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Tip the bucket toward you first, then drag some of the grout toward you and along the side of the bucket. This will give you a "working batch" of grout to use at first. Scrape the float tightly against the bucket to make sure you get a decent amount to work with. A grout float is a flat, handled tool used to apply grout. You can find a grout float at any hardware store. This technique also prevents any grout from spilling onto the floor when you go to take some out of the bucket. first by pressing down on the joints. Position the float at a 45-degree angle along a joint, press the float into the joint, then run it along the line to fill in the joint. Turn the float onto its side to scrape off the large globs of excess grout on your tiles. Repeat this process to fill in all of the grouts you intend to fill on your wall. Just don't allow too much time to pass before you do some cleanup work. Do not apply grout to any expansion joints. These are the gaps at the edge of a floor or wall, and especially at spots exposed to water, such as the edge of a bathtub. It's important to start by grouting your wall tiles instead of your floor tiles, since you'd have to walk on top of your newly grouted floor tiles in order to reach the wall. Use a damp sponge to gently wipe any remaining excess grout off of the surface of the tiles. For best results, clean the sponge after each short swipe. Wipe in a circular motion to most effectively clean the tiles. Press down on the sponge with your index finger as you run it along the grout lines to smooth them out. You don't have to press down too hard; your goal is just to make sure all of your grout lines are at consistent heights and depths. It's fine to use the same sponge that you used in the previous step, so long as it's been thoroughly cleaned first. Stepping aside for half an hour should allow the grout and water on the surface of the tiles to form a dry, easily removed haze. For best results, use a microfiber towel to wipe off this haze. You can also use a cotton towel, but microfiber towels work best for quickly and cleanly removing the haze from the wall. Now that you've completed the tiles on the wall, it's a good time to grout any tiles on the floor that you need to grout as well. The process of grouting the floor will be the same as grouting the wall. Just make sure you're ok with not walking inside this room for 24 hours, since this is how long it will take the grout on the floor to cure.
Summary:
Load your grout float by scraping it against the side of the bucket. Apply the grout to the wall tiles Allow the grout to dry for 20 minutes, then clean the tiles with a sponge. Use a sponge to smooth out any high or uneven grout lines. Let the grout dry for about 30 minutes, then wipe the tiles with a towel. Repeat these steps to grout your floor, if necessary.