Please help me make my Macbook air play sound?

Hello all!
My Macbook air doesn't play sound anymore. It originally started with when I plugged in my HDMI cord to play on my LCD TV and it wouldn't work. Then I started fiddling with the settings and got it to work for a second. Then with a little more fiddling, somehow managed to turn off internal speakers. The volume is grey with no controls. If I adjust volume with keyboard, the cross out sign shows. I just would love to get some music coming out of my laptop again, and if I could get the HDMI to work too, that would be bonus!!

Try doing an SMC reset     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964    Then go into system prefs/sound/output and makes sure internal speakers are highlighted, if they aren't click on them

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