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Keep in mind education isn't the junk you are forced to do in school for diplomas and degrees; it's an understanding of the world around you. People who are naturally curious for some reason begin to stop asking questions the moment they hit school. The truly brilliant mind, however, always questions their world and tries to make sense out of it. That is the secret to "genius". Try teaching yourself. You can even learn from your life experiences, sometimes called "unschooling". . Use a few definitions from the dictionary each day, or subscribe to a "word-of-the-day" service online. You can also take the vocabulary tests in Readers Digest or buy a book on increasing your working vocabulary. Read the dictionary one word at a time. This will take you at least a year but you will grow intellectually. . Reading is a productive hobby to have and can help you learn all kinds of new things. You may not always enjoy it, but reading will open up your mind to a variety of new ideas and experiences. Browse whatever books you find interesting and insightful. Many people recommend reading every day. . Cultivate an interest in subjects like current events, interesting facts, funny and inspiring quotations, good books and movies, scientific studies and interesting inventions. Educational television, like PBS, is a great way to learn. Learning to think critically about the world around you by being aware of cause and effect in events will make you much smarter. If you can read much faster than you can speak, it is much more efficient to read a book, or better yet a non-linear electronic document like a wiki than to watch a show for all but the most intellectually demanding or video-dependent learning. Commercial television is particularly bad because its ultimate purpose is to do just enough to keep you at the TV and its ads, not satisfy you so you can do something else. . Find uses for information, rather than just collecting useless trivia. Burying information somewhere deep in your brain is not useful; you have to be able to access it in situations. Think of situations in which a piece of information will make sense. Then share it and watch it grow!

summary: Aim to educate yourself. Work on your vocabulary Read a variety of books Educate yourself about the world around you Make connections

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Read the title and consider it carefully. Consider what it tells you about the poem's subject, tone, and form. What does it suggest to you as a reader? What does it conjure up in your mind? For example, if you are reading a poem called "Sonnet 47," you can determine that the poem is in the sonnet form and is part of a series of numbered sonnets written by the same poet. If you are reading a poem called "One Art," you can deduce that the poem is about an art form, perhaps writing. You should return to the title once you have finished reading the poem to determine its context and to see if you understand it more deeply. Determine if the poem is in the first, second or third person. Consider if the speaker is addressing someone else in the poem. Notice if there is only one speaker or multiple people speaking. Count how many characters are mentioned in the poem. For example, if you were analyzing the poem "Digging" by Seamus Heaney, you may notice the poem is in first person and the speaker is the only person talking in the poem. However, there are three characters in the poem: the speaker, his father, and his grandfather. You may then talk about how Heaney discusses themes like family and individual expression through the inclusion of these three characters in the poem. Outline what is happening in the poem. Describe what the speaker is doing. Discuss what the speaker is observing. Write a short synopsis of what you think happens in the poem. For example, for the poem "Digging" by Seamus Heaney, you may write a synopsis about the speaker sitting at his writing desk with his pen and observing his father digging up potatoes in the backyard. Note where and when the events in the poem are taking place. Check if a time period is mentioned in the poem or a time of day. Look for details on where the speaker is in the poem. For example, if you were looking at the poem "Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday" by Rachel Zucker, you might notice the poem describes neighborhood details like a soccer field, a daycare, and a flea market. You may also notice that the poem mentions Saturday morning and Sunday morning so it covers a set of days in a row. You may then discuss how the poem is neighborhood-focused and very of the moment, allowing the poet to address ideas like routine, neighbourhood life, and belonging in a community. The theme focuses on what the purpose of the poem is. Consider what the poet is trying to express or explore in the poem. There may be one central theme in the poem or several themes. For example, in Heaney's poem "Digging," the speaker looks at the different ways his family works. The speaker works with a pen and paper to dig for the truth and for survival, while his family dug the earth for potatoes to eat and live. The poem explores themes like "family," "survival," and "individual expression."

summary: Analyze the title. Identify the speaker. Discuss the situation presented in the poem. Discuss the setting of the poem. Determine the theme.

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Depending on your reasons for trying to deepen your voice, you might decide that it's worth pursuing options that cost money. Voice training and surgery are two of these options, both with large potential for success. If you want a lower voice to improve your confidence or social or dating life, you may want to stick to the slower but safer and cheaper options. One surgery shown to reduce the pitch of one's speaking voice permanently is called a thyroplasty and it involves reducing the tension in the vocal chords. Another involves injecting a subjects own fat into their vocal folds, which can reportedly lower pitches and improve voice quality. Though hormone replacement therapy alone usually lowers trans men's voices to more masculine levels, surgeries like these can be a next step for those that desire deeper voices. Vocologists specialize in helping their clients improve their speech in any number of ways, including altering their pitch. A good vocologist will help you identify the causes of your high-pitched voice and teach you change them. There are even vocologists who specialize in helping transgender people achieve more masculine or feminine voices. Your chances of lowering your pitch permanently are increased greatly if you get the help from a professional rather than just relying on self-guided practice.
summary: Decide whether more costly options are right for you. Look into voice lowering surgery. Get voice training from a speech expert.