Tips on praying/recitation

I gathered some pointers on praying or recitation in which I think might be useful. Firstly, I want to differentiate praying, invoking and reciting. Praying is similar to invoking, it has an mental state of mind of calling out to be heard or to build a deeper connection to the unseen. Recitation is more base of a meditative state of mind through words.

Elements:

• Mindful: Sincerity is very important, truelly and honest recite and pray whole heartedly. It is more likely to be responsive under sincerity. Another word of putting it is "single mindedly" or "undivided attention". To focus it 100% without scatter mind thinking of other things other than the task.
• Concentration:
• Faith: when invoking or making prayers, it is important to have faith, since only through faith can one become sincere and hence attain a single minded concentration for responsive rsponse. Having faith in who you are praying to and the power of the prayer. And do not demand or expect the results but just pray sincerely and accept the outcome, as it may be for the best.
• Sense of need: As for invoking (calling out) or praying, it is more effective with a sense of "need", since response is more effective when one is sincere.
• Pure intentions. The intention should be pure and innocent. Unwholesome thoughts arises afflictions (scatterness, greedy, hatred etc...), or guilt which prevent the mind from focusing.

Methods:

• Continue audio flow, coming out from the mouth, through the ears and into the mind.
• To be reciting from the heart
• To use visual aids (images or imagination) along with recitation/praying.

If you have any other tips, please let me put it under the comment! Cheers!