Article: . As with anything else, the more you think about what you're doing, the more self-conscious you'll become and the more awkward you'll feel. Your nervousness can then be misinterpreted as dishonesty, and you'll lose ground on the good progress you've made. Typically, making eye contact is more difficult as the person you're talking to is more authoritative or intimidating. Unfortunately, these are also typically the times you'll need to show confidence in order to gain the full attention of your audience, making it more important than ever to relax. If you're going into an important conference or interview, do some breathing exercises beforehand to get your heart rate to slow and let the oxygen relax you. A few big, full, deep breaths can do a lot to calm you down. It's actually physically somewhat difficult to keep your eyes locked on both of another person's eyes. It's more common to actually focus on one, or on a spot on the face, rather than trying to look at both eyes at once. If it helps, try moving back and forth between the two eyes, rather than staying focused on one. Keep focused on one for 10 seconds or so, then switch to the other. Looking at the bridge of the nose, an eyebrow, or just below the eyes will give the illusion of eye contact, without the intimidation of making actual eye contact. The other person won't be able to tell the difference, and you'll be able to focus on more important listening skills to be a good conversationalist. You need to break your gaze every now and then, and it helps to be making another gesture when you do, rather than just looking away because you feel uncomfortable. It's good to break eye contact when you're laughing, or to nod and smile. This looks natural and comfortable, as well as providing you a needed break if necessary. It's one thing to look while you're listening, but it's much more difficult to keep eye contact while you're also trying to think of things to say. Don't be afraid if you have to break your gaze occasionally, but try to keep your face and eyes forward and up as you're talking. Looking up when you're talking is sometimes thought to suggest that you're lying, while looking down is sometimes thought to signify confusion on your part. For this reason, it's usually best to look straight ahead, even if you're feeling uncomfortable and can't keep your eyes making contact. Look at the other person's ear, or chin, or anywhere but up or down.
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Try and relax as much as possible Focus on one eye. Find a nearby spot to fix your gaze. Break your gaze to nod, or make other gestures while listening. Try to keep your eyes focused while you talk as well as listen.
Article: Pour water into the wheelbarrow as soon as you empty out the cement. Submerge your tools in the wheelbarrow. Then, scrub the wheelbarrow and tools with a stiff-bristle brush until it has been completely freed of any cement.
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Clean up your supplies as soon as possible.
Article: Prepare two sponge baking pans measuring 20cm round. Grease the sides and line the base with baking/parchment paper. Cover a wire baking rack with parchment paper. Add the butter, vanilla extract and sugar to the mixing bowl. Beat until the mixture becomes fluffy and light. Beat them into the mixture. Then beat in the milk. Stir in each batch of flour thoroughly. Divide the batter evenly. Bake for 30 minutes. Tip the two halves out onto the wire rack to cool. Turn them over to have the top side facing upward before leaving to cool. Spread the jam over the top of one half once cooled. Place the other half onto the jam covering to sandwich the two together. If you like, whipped cream can also be piped on top of the jam. If wished, you can dust with icing sugar to complete the look. Cut into slices for serving.
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Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Use an electric mixer to beat the ingredients. Add the eggs one at a time. Add the sifted flour, a half amount at a time. Transfer the sponge cake batter to each pan. Place the cake pans into the oven. Remove from the oven. Transfer the base half to a serving plate. Serve.