Start with the news, as you'll have clear speakers who are looking right at the camera every single time. If you have partial hearing, turn the volume up and listen along -- you'll be able to attach the "sounds" to the lip motions. If you are completely deaf, turn the closed captions on and use them to guide your lip reading. The whole time focusing on what your lips look like when they make different sounds/words. Slow down and try out tricky syllables or related sounds (like p, b, and m) to get used to the combination of word and visual. By saying the words out loud as you read, you help internalize the syllable for future lip reading. Unfortunately, most conversations don't take place in a television studio. To improve your daily lipreading skills, start with your friends. Let them know you're working on lipreading, and that they can help by speaking clearly, slowly, and looking straight at you. As you get better, ask them to speed up to normal conversational pace. Offered in most cities and towns, these are casual, supportive communities to practice in. Frequently you'll work together on difficult syllables and tricks, then break into conversation groups to get some practice in. Look online for lipreading classes to grow and develop your skills. The best way how to learn to lipread in public is to start lipreading in public. You may feel nervous, but just remember that very, very few people are going to get angry, upset, or otherwise negative when they find out you're lip reading. Communication is a two-way street -- and people will be willing and happy to help you learn and repeat sentences you've missed.
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One-sentence summary -- Watch TV and focus on how people's lips move when they talk. Stare at yourself in the mirror, say the alphabet, talk out song lyrics, recite something. Ask your friends to help you practice by talking clearly, slowly, and head on. Consider taking a lipreading class. Be confident in your skills and push yourself to have conversations.

If you are on good, friendly terms with your crush, ask him to see a movie or a game a few weekends before homecoming. Avoid labeling it as a date. Instead, act as though you are interested in going out with him as a friend, or leave the day out together ambiguous. If necessary, you can even invite him out as a part of a larger group. The point is simply to have fun together. If you successfully have a good time, it may prompt in him the desire to ask you out to homecoming. If you can get at least one of his friends to go to homecoming with one of yours, it opens the door for going together as a group. When you're paired off friends are chatting with you and your crush, you can casually throw out the idea of going together as a group. You could also ask your friend to bring the idea up, or ask her to have her date bring it up. This works especially well if he has multiple friends going with multiple friends of yours. If you have mutual friends, ask them to plant the idea of inviting you to homecoming in your prospective date's head. The guy you have in mind may not have realized that you are interested, but if a friend of yours brings your name up and casually suggests that he asks you to the dance, he just might get the hint. Your friend does not necessarily need to mention that you expressed the specific desire to go with him, but your friend should make it clear that she feels confident you would say yes if asked. For example, ask your friend to say something to your crush like "Have you thought about who you're going to ask to the dance? What about so-and-so? You guys would probably look cute together." If your crush is a little on the shy side but seems like he might be interested, you can ask him indirectly to go to homecoming with you. Phrase it in a non-committal sort of way, though. Instead of specifically asking, "Will you go with me?" or saying "I want to go with you," ask him "if" he'd be interested in going with you. It gives him a strong hint that you are interested while allowing you to casually brush it off if he says otherwise. There are ways to phrase this question casually, such as "Hey we both don't have anyone to go with to homecoming yet right? Maybe we could go with each other. That might be fun."
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One-sentence summary -- Go out on a date before homecoming. Pair off your friends. Ask your friends to put in a good word for you. Ask him yourself if all else fails.

". Your Mac has a palette of millions of colors for you to choose from. A preview of the color appears in the box at the top of the window. Let go of the mouse button and your desktop will change to your chosen color. You can do this as many times as you like, until you find the perfect color.
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To choose a color of your own, click on "Custom Color... Hold your mouse button down and move the pointer over the color wheel.