INPUT ARTICLE: Article: It is easier to start with the animal's name as it hears it all the time. Repeat your budgie's name every time you see it and when you bring food. Try to speak in a high-pitched voice and say the name slowly and clearly. Wait until the budgie is old enough. The bird should be at least three months old before it can speak. If you have more than one budgie, stick to the teaching of one name. You don't want to make it too hard at first. Don't forget to reward your budgie. If it doesn't learn quickly, don't punish it. It doesn't understand right or wrong and will just mistrust you. Talented budgies can learn over a thousand words over their lifetime. Once your bird knows its name, target the words you want to teach. Your budgie will eventually make the connection between the words and the objects or actions. When you enter the room, systematically say 'hi coco [or the budgie's name]'. When you feed it, point at the seeds and say 'food'. Look at their corporal language and take advantage. When the bird is in a threatening posture (biting or pecking), say 'Angry'. When the budgie is resting on one leg and looking happy, say 'happy'. Your budgie can also say simple sentences. When your bird eats, say 'coco [or the bird's name] eats'. When it drinks, say 'coco drinks'. Don't teach your bird insults. The budgie will remember it for a long time and might embarrass you in front of your guests. There is nothing funnier than having your bird singing a song. Your budgie can remember simple tunes and will happily delight the whole family. The easiest way to teach a song is to sing it over and over to your bird. Don't try to teach the whole song but just a few seconds. Pick a song you like. Remember that your budgie might sing it for a long time. Record yourself singing a song and play it to your bird when you're away. This is an extremely efficient way to teach a song without having to sing it a thousand times. You can do the same to teach words. The actual recording of a song might not be the best way to teach the bird. The instruments will probably disturb it.

SUMMARY: Teach your budgie its name. Expend its vocabulary. Teach your budgie a song.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The rules of volleyball state that in order to strike the ball over the net, you must be a front row player. It's most effective to strike the ball from the right or left side at a sharp downward angle. Whether you are spiking the ball from the right or left front position, position yourself behind the 10-foot line (attack line), which is the line that is about four steps away from the net. If you have long legs or take bigger steps, and stand further back. If you are right handed, you may have a more powerful spike when you approach from the left side of the court, and vice versa if you are left handed. If you are tall or can jump higher, try starting near the middle. The person playing the center position will set the ball high in your direction, arcing it so that it falls close to the net in a position that makes it easy to spike it to the other side. You'll start your approach after the ball is set. As you practice spiking, make sure you're working with a skilled setter. It should rise and fall in a gentle arc close to the net, putting it in the perfect position for you to go in for the kill. As you practice with your team, you'll want to call to your teammates to let them know you're striking. Many teams come up with codes for each side, so use them if yours does. Face the ball and bend your knees so you're ready to move. If you're right handed, your left foot should be set back from your right foot. If you're left handed, your right foot should be set back from your left foot. As you reach the height of your jump, your arms should swing above your head. Pull back your right elbow (or your left, if you're left-handed) and bend it at a ninety degree angle. Your hand should now be at head level. If the opposing team returns the ball, you'll need to be ready for more action. Drop back from the net and get in your ready position. Keep your eye on the ball the whole time.

SUMMARY: Get into position. Watch the setter. Assume the correct stance. Rear your hand back to strike. Get back into position.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Focus on a healthy lifestyle and diet. There is plenty of room in the modeling world for short people, but there isn't any room for models without work ethic. To keep a high level of work ethic and determination, you'll need to be in good health. Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Exercise at least twice a week. Limit the amount of alcohol and drugs you consume. Consume plenty of vegetables, grains, and eat organically as much as possible. Concentrate on your eyes, and learn how to project different emotions without moving the rest of your face. Follow other models on social media and see the range they can portray. Spend time in front of the mirror practicing different looks and body poses. You should be able to portray an emotion if a photographer asks for it on the spot. Work on developing faces that express some of the quintessential emotions like being happy, sad, frustrated, confused, or awe-struck. Develop subtle and exaggerate versions of each emotion to widen your range as a model. Instead of going to modeling school and spending money, attend a convention full of agents and talent scouts. Do a quick search to find the closest one to you and prepare for the convention. Before going to the convention, bring several copies of both your portfolio and headshot. A credible convention you can attend is ''Faces West''. This is a good convention for an aspiring model without an agent. If you market yourself properly, you find jobs that are seeking small and petite models. Some firms will hire you as a teen model, even if you're 25 years old because of your height and proportions. Some other avenues you can choose are body parts modeling and face/beauty modeling. Evaluate what parts of your body you find the most appealing. For example, if you think you have above average feet, market them. If you are constantly being complemented for your eyes and beauty of your face, market your face as a platform for make-up modeling. Even after working as hard as you can, sometimes your height will truly limit your options. You need to seek out realistic jobs instead of striving for the runway. The runway is not as realistic for a model under 5'6. There is, however, plenty of other types of jobs doing commercial, catalog, and print based modeling. Strive for your goals as a model, but if certain avenues don't pan out, seek out more attainable jobs.

SUMMARY:
Increase the health of your body. Develop a range of faces. Attend a modeling convention. Become discovered as a short model. Be realistic in your pursuits.