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Learn To Read Fast - Speed Reading Tips 16 COMMENTS How To Speed Read – 6 Easy Techniques BY MARK WAYS | LAST UPDATED: JANUARY 14, 2019 Learn How To Speed Read – A Tutorial Teaching 6 Speed Reading Techniques Reading is a universal activity and certainly one of the most important skills to be able to gain new knowledge or access information. So, how can we organize this process in the most effective and efficient way? This is where speed reading comes into play, and the good news is anyone can learn how to speed read. It’s a powerful asset to expand your knowledge, enhance your learning experience or even boost your career. This tutorial will show you how to comprehend better while reading faster. You may easily enhance your skills by understanding the powerful combination of speed reading techniques available. An infographic at the end of this post will also summarize some of these core concepts. Explore three major approaches to get started: Traditional offline methods (local classes, books or self-teaching) Online Courses (guided) Desktop software (guided) FAQ About Online Shop HOME BROWSE HOW TO SPEED READ BLOG UDEMY COUPONS

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HowToSpeedRead–6EasyTechniquesBYMARKWAYS|LASTUPDATED:JANUARY14,2019

LearnHowToSpeedRead–ATutorialTeaching6SpeedReadingTechniques

Readingisauniversalactivityandcertainlyoneofthemostimportantskillstobeabletogainnewknowledgeoraccessinformation.So,howcanweorganizethisprocessinthemosteffectiveandefficientway?Thisiswherespeedreadingcomesintoplay,andthegoodnewsisanyonecanlearnhowtospeedread.It’sapowerfulassettoexpandyourknowledge,enhanceyourlearningexperienceorevenboostyourcareer.

Thistutorialwillshowyouhowtocomprehendbetterwhilereadingfaster.Youmayeasilyenhanceyourskillsbyunderstandingthepowerfulcombinationofspeedreadingtechniquesavailable.Aninfographicattheendofthispostwillalsosummarizesomeofthesecoreconcepts.

Explorethreemajorapproachestogetstarted:

Traditionalofflinemethods(localclasses,booksorself-teaching)OnlineCourses(guided)Desktopsoftware(guided)

FAQ About OnlineShop

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Tryitout:Thistutorialwillencourageyoutoteachyourselfhowtospeedread.Eachchapterwillofferadditionalreadingresourcesthatwillcoverspeedreadingtechniquesinmoredetail.

1.HandPacingTechniqueHandpacingisasimplereadingimprovementtechniqueallowingyoutoreadfasterwhilemaintainingasteadylevelofapprehension.Haveyoueverheardofthepointermethod?Wellmostofuslearneditduringourschooldaysbutforsomereasonwestoppedusingthis

techniqueaswegrewup.

Thepointermethodwasdevelopedbythecreatorofspeedreading,EvelynWood.Itinvolvesmoving/slidingtheindexfingerorapointeracrossthepageandbelowthesentenceyouaregoingtoread.Thiswillsharpenyouroverallfocusandspeed.Pacingyourselfisthequickestwaytolearnhowtospeedread.

2.ScanningandPreviewingScanningandpreviewingtechniquescanenhanceyourskillofquicklycapturingthecentralideaofwhatyouplantoread.Thistechniquewillteachyoutoscanfornumbers,namesandtriggerwords.

Withtimeandpracticeyouwillupyourspeedtoidentifykeysentencesinaparagraph.Expertspeedreadersareabletoskimandcomprehendawholepagewithinseconds.

Whenusingthistechnique,makesuretolookforitemssuchaslists,points,graphs,indexesandsubheadings.Identifythesekeyitemsbeforegettingintodetail.

3.ReadingChunksofWordsReadinggroupsofwordsisoneofthekeyskillstogainwhenlearninghowtospeedread.Itisalsooneofthemosttimeconsumingspeedreadingtechniquestolearn.

Asthenamesuggest,thetechniqueinvolvesreadingchunksofwords

ratherthanindividualwords.Thegoalistoreducethenumberof“stops”youreyesperformasyouread.Onceyoustarttakingchunksofwords,yourcomprehensionrateandwiththatyouroverallreadingabilitieswillimproveagreatdeal.

Togetstartedreadthisarticleonreadingchunksofwords.Itprovidesessentialtipsandmaterial.Well,thethreereadingtechniquesdiscussedabovearemeanttospeedyouup.Inthenextchapterwewilllookatsometechniquestoboostyourapprehensionandrecallingabilities.

4.HowToImproveReadingComprehensionReadingcomprehensionisthecapabilitytoreadtext,toprocessitandtoapprehendit.Thismaysoundsimple,butitisactuallynot.Understandingcanbeadifficultconcept.Thebrainprocessesnewknowledgewithfullcognizanceoftheexistingcognitivestructure.

Thismeansthatthenewknowledgemustberelatedtootherknowledgethatisalreadystoredinthebrain.Thewayinwhichyoucomprehend(orunderstand)whatyoureadwilldependupontheassociationthatismadewiththeknowledgestructureyoualreadyhave.

Whyisitimportant?Thereisnopointtoreadfastifyoucannotapprehendthemeaningofthetextorifyoucannotingrainnewinformationintoexistingmemorystructures.However,thereismuchthatyoucandotodevelopyourcomprehensionrateanditwillbenefityouwhilelearninghowtospeedread.

Howtospeedreadandboostapprehension?

✓Improveyourvocabulary.Inordertounderstandwhatwereadweneedtoknowthemeaningofthewordsused.However,somanywordshaveamyriadofmeaningsthatdependuponthecontextwithinwhichtheyareused.Improvingyourvocabulary,therefore,doesentailthememorizationofnewwordsandalsostudyingthedifferentcontextswithinwhichthosewordscanbeusedtoconveydifferentmeanings.

✓Visualization&memorytechniques.Humancomprehensiondependsupontheabilitytovisualizeandmemorize.Ifyoumastertechniquessuchasbrainmapsorbuildingamemorypalaceyouwillbemuchbetterabletovisualizeandmemorizenewinformationandyouwillmostcertainlyenhanceyourapprehensionintheprocess.Apartfromabetterunderstanding,youwillalsobeabletorecallinformationmorereliable.

✓Takenotesandsummarize.Whenyoutakenotesyouareforcingyourselftointerpretwhatyouread.Ifyoufinditverydifficultorevenimpossibletosummarizetextintoshortnotesyouknowthatyouhavenotfullygraspedthetext.Itisbesttosummarizeonlyonceyouhave(speed)readalogicalsectionoftextthatdealswithaspecificconcept.

✓Keepthesubjectmatterinmind.Ifyoukeeptheauthor’sorachapter’smainsubjectinmindwhenyouread,youwillfinditmucheasiertounderstandthetruemeaningofspecificwordsorphrases.Forexample,ifyoureadabookaboutmachinelearning,theuseoftheterm“elegant”willrefertoasophisticatedprogrammingtechnique,nottoawelldressedperson.

✓Previewthetext.Becausecomprehensiondependsalotonyourabilitytounderstandthemeaningofwordsandphraseswithintheircontext,youmaybenefitfromskimmingthetextbeforeyouactuallystarttoread.Thisspeedreadingtechniquehasbeendiscussedaboveandwillhelpyoutounderstandtheauthor’smainideaquickly.

✓Askyourselfquestions.Afterpreviewingjotdownthemainquestionsyouwanttofindananswerto.Whenyouread,frequentlyquestionsrelatingtothetextyouhaveread.Thiswillhelpyoutoorganizeyourthinkingandtoverbalizethemeaningthatyouderivedfromthetext.Youwillfinditmucheasiertorelateyournewknowledgetoexistingmemorystructures.

5.ReverseBadReadingHabitsToincreasetheeffectivenessofyourreading,beawarethatcertainhabitscanreduceefficiency.Manydevelopthosebadreadinghabitsasachildduringschool.

Subvocalization(sayingthewordsinyourhead)andregression(stepping

backintext)arethemostcommonones.Theywilloftenslowyoudownandhaveanadverseimpactonyourapprehensionandtextprocessingability.

Youmayalsofaceproblemswhenreadinginanunsuitableenvironmentwithpoorlightorloudsoundsorwhenyouarejusttired.However,youcanmanagetheseissuesquiteeasilyifyouarewillingtosetuptherightconditionsforyourreadingorstudying.

Justafewtipstotacklebadhabits

Trytotacklehabitsindividuallyinordertoreduceoreliminate

them.Skimandscanbeforeyouread.Uselinearandcross-shapedhandpacingpatterns.Whilescanninglookforunfamiliarwordsanddeliberatelysubvocalizethem.Thiswillhelpreducethetemptationtosubvocalizethemlater.Countnumbers,sumamelodyorchewgumtoreducesubvocalization.Resisttogobackintext.Youwillnotmissimportantfacts.Disciplineyoureyes.Trainthemtoreadsmoothlyfromlefttoright.

Thereisalotofmaterialthatyoucanreadonthesubjectofovercomingbadhabits.TheUniversityofAlabama’sCenterforAcademicSuccessoffersasimplelistofhowtocorrectthesehabits.

Inthepreviousparagraphswecoveredessentialspeedreadingtechniquesyoucantryonyourown.Inthenextoneswewilldiscusssomepopularsoftwaretoassistyoufurther.

6.LearnHowToSpeedRead–ToolsYoucaneitherusesoftware,enrollinanonlinecourseorattendaliveclasstolearnhowtospeedread.Thiscanbeaveryeffectiveapproachasthosecoursesfocusonadvancedspeedreadingtechniques,exercises,speedtests,andscientificmethodstohelpyougetridofbadhabits.

Belowarefourpopularresourcesthathavebeenfoundtobehelpfulandeffectivebymanystudentsaroundtheglobe.However,thesearejusttworecommendations,andweencourageyoutodoyourresearchbeforeenrollingintoaclassofyourchoice.

IrisReading

IrisReadingisoneofthemostrecognizedinstitutionstolearnhowtoreadfaster.YoumaybookaliveclassinmanycitiesintheU.S.andCanada.Irisalsooffersin-personclassesintheU.K.,India,China,Brazil,Russiaor

Singapore.Alternatively,youmayenrollyourselfinoneoftheironlinevideocourses.

7-Speed-Reading

7-Speed-Readingreferstosevenlearningtechniquesteachingyouhowtoreadeffectively.Thestrategiesareparticularlydesignedtofacilitatethenaturallearningcurveofstudents,adultlearnersandprofessionals.Mostusersthereforereviewtheprogramaseffective,interactiveandfun.

Agreatvalueisthein-depthvideotrainingfeaturingsixgloballyrecognizedexperts.Thetopicsrangefrommemoryimprovementtohandlingworkloadmoreefficientlytoadvancedreadingimprovementtechniques.

BecomeaSuperLearner

BecomeaSuperLearnerwillnotonlyincreaseyourreadingspeedbutalsotoboostyourmemorycapabilities.Thegoalistocombinespeedwithimprovedabilitiesinmemory,recalling,retentionandapprehension.

SuperLearnerisinstructedbyrecognizedteacherswhothemselveshaveextensiveexperienceintheartoflearning,readingandmemoryimprovements.Studentswilllearntomemorizeandrecalllargeamountsofinformationandstorethempermanently.

Eye-Hop™byAlchemyTrainingUnlimited

Thisisa(free)resourcetopracticeword-group-readingeitheronlineorofflineinaphysicalformat.Thistoolwillhelpdevelopyourcomprehensionandoverallfocusasyouwilllearntoreadmultiplewordsatonce.Itwillassistyouinbecomingfasterandfocused.

FormaterialpleasevisitRonCole’swebsite.ItoffersfourPDFfilesfordownload.EachPDFincludesinstructions,foundattheendofthefile.Itallowsyoutosetyourownpacebeforeprogressingtothenextlevel.Youcanalsogenerateyourownexercisesheetsthere.

ReadFaster–ComplementaryTips

1.Applywhatyouread

Youmayknowhowtospeedreadandconsumemanybooksayear.Thatisgood.However,youwillneedtoingrainallthoseinformationdeliveredthroughbooksintoyoudailylife.Otherwise,itbecomesuselessknowledge.

Takeaction–Booksaretools,andtoolsaremeanttoimproveaskill.Useskimmingandscanningandotherapproachestospeedreadabook

inordertoextractthecoreinformationandimmediatelyapplythoseinsightstoyourprojects,ideas,habitsoractivities.

Reviewyouractions–Usebookstotakeyournotesandcomebackforbriefreviews.Applyregularfeedbackreviewstoevaluatewhetheryouhaveimplementedanewskillorforgotaboutitagain.Keeppracticing,andtheturnbooksintoaction.

2.Considerareadingspeedtest

Therearemanyonlinetestsavailableanditcanbeverybeneficialtodoonebeforeyouactuallystartlearninghowtospeedread.Belowarethestepstoratherdoamanualtest.

Amanualtestisverysimple;justgrababookandastopwatch.Startreadingaparagraphandtimeyourself.Youcanfollowthesestepsforaquickandeasyresult:

Selectabookofyourchoice.Chooseaparagraphtoread.Timeyourself.Monitorhowlongittakestoreadacompleteparagraph.Countthewordsyouhavejustread.Considerthetimeandwordsasabenchmarkyoucanimprove.Trytobuildyourspeedcontinuously.Remembertoquantifyyourperformance.

Alwaysstartatanormalspeedasrushingitwilldecreaseaccuracy.Youmaychooseparagraphsondifferentpagestoachieveaprecisetimemeasure.Youcanusetheresultsasameasureofperformanceandcanboostyourspeedwhiletryingdifferentpractices.

3.Relaxandtrainyoureyemuscles

Beingabletospeedreadcanbecomparedwithphysicaltraininginametaphoricalway.Likeathleteswhodevelopphysicalskillstouseintheirsport,thespeedreaderneedstheireyemusclestobeingoodcondition.Justaswithothermuscles,theeyemusclesalsoneedcareandtrainingandthiswillbenefitthereaderinmanyways.

Eyescangetexhaustedveryquicklyandthismakesreadingachallenge.Agoodtechniqueistogiveyoureyesrestbetweentrainingorreadingsessions.Donotstrainthemusclestoomuchbecausewithtrainingyouwilldevelopyourmuscleseventually.

HowtoSpeedRead–LastbutnotLeastThisblogpostbyTimFerrispacksthewhole“reading-improvement”topicintoa10minuteprogram,whichIpersonallyfindreallyinsightful.

Haveyougotanysuggestionsabouthowtospeedread?Ilookforwardtohear.Feelfreetosimplypostacommenttosharefurtherspeedreadingtechniques.BelowisalsoaninfographicwithusefultipsandsomeFAQquestionssummarizingkeyinsights.Thanksalotforreading.

Click“Share”buttonsbelowtoaddinfographictoyourPinterestboard.

Infographic|SpeedReadingTips

FAQQuestionsandAnswers–HowToSpeedRead

Howtospeedread?QuickTips

1. Previewandskimmaterial.Setareadinggoal.2. AskquestionsWho,Where,What,When,WhyandHow.3. Useyourfinger,apenoramouseasapacingtool.4. Readchunksofwords.Startwith2-3phrasesthenmoveup.5. Improvevocabularytoidentifywordsfaster.6. Improvememoryskillstobetterrememberandrecall

information.7. Getridoflimitingreadinghabits.

Whatisspeedreadingtechniques?

Itisapowerfulassetofeffectivetechniquestoboostspeed,developbettercomprehension,reduceregressionortoquicklypreviewmaterialsuchasbooks,articlesanddocuments.Themostcommonspeed

readingtechniquesincludehandpacing,previewingandchunking.

Whatisthemeaningofsubvocalization?

Doyoupronounceorsubvocalizethewordswhenyoureadthem?Subvocalizationisrecognizedasabadreadinghabitasitwillslowdownreaders.Whenlearningtospeedread,thegoalistoeliminatesubvocalizationandrathervisualizeinformation.

Howfastisspeedreading?

Tospeedreadmaterialisprocessingwrittenmaterialsignificantlyfasterthantheaveragereader.Thereisnospecificminimumspeed,however,aminimumof350-400WPM(wordsperminute)isconsideredtobereasonable.Awell-structuredtrainingprogramcanhelpincreaseaveragereadingspeedsupto600wpmwhilekeepingcomprehensionat80-90%.

HowcanIincreasemyreadingspeedandcomprehension?

1. Improveyourvocabulary.Learncommonprefixesandsuffixes.2. Applyvisualization&memorytechniques.3. Takenotesandsummarize.Createmindmaps.4. Keepthesubjectmatterinmind.5. Previewthetextandgettheauthor’smainidea.6. Askrelevantquestionsbeforeyouread.

ShouldIreadmoretoreadfaster?

Yes,practicingiskey,andyouwillcertainlylevelupthemoreyouapplythetechniquestospeedread.There’sanoceanofinformationavailabletoyou,andmoreisaddedeveryday.Themoreyouread,themoreyouknow–themoreyouknow,themoresuccessfulyoucanbecome.

Isknowinghowtospeedreadanessential21stcenturyskill?

Self-educationandself-developmenthaveproventobetwoefficientmethodsforimprovingyoursuccesspotential.Noonewasbornwithfully-developedqualifications;theseareacquiredthroughtraining.Knowinghowtospeedreadisonesuchskill.Bymasteringthisskill,youcanseeyourknowledgedatabaseexponentiallyincrease.Readalotandyourchancesofsucceedingprofessionally,personally,socially,andfinanciallywillinstantlyincrease.

HowtokeepupconcentrationwhenIspeedread?

Consequentlyminimizedistractionsandreducethoseactivitiesthatmaycausedisturbanceortakeyourfocusawayfromreading.

Readwithoutdistraction.Turnofftelevision,radio,emailandyourcellphone.

Readwhilesittinginaproperposture,ideallyonachairwithyourfeettouchingtheground.Takebreaks,i.e.speedreadin50minutechunkswitha10minutebreakinbetween.

Dofastreadersusebothsidesofthebrain?

Yes,theleftandtherightsideofthebrainarebeingusedsimultaneously.Theleftsidecontrolsnumerousthingsincludingscientificability,numberskillsandspokenlanguages.Therightsidecontrolsthingslikecreativity,visualization,memorizationandimagination.Peoplewhoknowhowtousebothsidesoftheirbrainsimultaneouslycandevelopincrediblereadingspeedsandalsoretaininformationmoreefficiently.

Imagecredits:KarimGhantousonUnsplash|StapleseReaderDepartment|AbhiSharma,BooksHD|AndrewKuznetsov,Wow|SudhamshuHebbar,You’reit

Pleasesharethistutorial.Ifyouhavefurthertipsabouthowtospeedreadeffectively,pleaseshareyourthoughtsinthecommentsbelow.

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AboutMarkWaysIdiscoveredspeedreading10yearsagoandnowmypassionisbloggingaboutnewe-learningtechniques,softwareandskills.I'malsokeenonphotography,traveling,languagesandmovies.Let'skeepintouch!

EddieMattisonsaysMay25,2019at10:52am

Seemslikereadingin“chunks”vslinebylineisthebetterway.Doesanyoneagreeordisagree?Then,howtodevelopit.

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DavidsaysFebruary24,2019at3:40pm

IonlywishIwouldknowhowtoreadfast!I’msuchaslowreader.Ittakesmeagestoreadafewpages;justtogiveyouanidea,inthetimeittakesmetoreadabout10pagesmysistercanreadupwardsof23!Andshedidn’tevenhaveanysortoftrainingorsomething.Ididn’tevenknowsubvocalizationwasabadthing!IalwaystrytosaythewordsinmyheadbecauseIthoughtthatwouldhelpmeunderstandwhatIread–itseemsIwasverywrongandthisisactuallydraggingmedown,butI’mconfidentthesereadingtechniquesandtipswillhelpmetoimprove.

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sheila4TsaysJuly14,2018at4:42am

I’mgratefulyoumentionedtherearevideotutorialsandtoolstolearntospeedreadasmyhusbandisnotastrongreaderanddigestsinformationbetterfromvideos.FunnilyenoughIamtheopposite.IwouldzoneoutanddaydreamlisteningtosomeonespeakbutIcanreadalldaylong,Ijustwanttoreadfaster.

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**Rafael**saysAugust22,2017at12:32pm

Iwanttotryoutsomeofthespeedreadingtechniquessuggestedinthispost.Howdoesthis“readingchunksofwords”work?HowcanIlearnit?Arethereanygoodresources?Thanksforthetips,muchappreciated.

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MarkWayssaysAugust22,2017at2:22pm

Learningtoreadchunksofwordsmaytakesometimeandpractice.Youwilllearntoexpandyoureyevisionandprocessgroupsofwordsratherthanindividualones.Theideabehindthistechniqueisthatwordgroupscancarryamorecomprehensivemeaningthanjustindividualwords.YoucanstartpracticingbydownloadingtheEye-HopPDFsheetsIhavementionedabove.

MikesaysJanuary15,2017at1:31pm

Thanks,greattipshere.I’vebeenwantingtolearnhowtospeedreadsoit’lldefinitelyhelpatworkandschool.Iwillgivethosetechniquesatryandalsocheckoutthetutorials.

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NancysaysNovember23,2016at8:29am

Thisisbyallmeansagreatwritingtohelpuskeepupwithspeedreading.Ibelievewelearnedtheseinschoolbutwithtimeaswegetabsorbedinworkwetendtoslowdownourreadingspeedwhichtranslatestopoorcomprehensionandlessreading,sogaininglittleknowledgewhichwemissoutinreading.

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ompsaysSeptember24,2016at7:58am

GreatpostMark.

Mostimportantreadingtechniquestobemasteredareskimmingandavoidingsub-vocalization.

Athigherspeeds,comprehensionisaffectedbutwhilereadingnovelsit’smoreimportanttounderstandandgettheconceptandjestofitratherthancomprehendingitwordbyword.

VariousTechniquesarefinebutitcanbefine-tunedandmasteredbyconstantpractice.

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PatrickJ.saysAugust17,2016at5:34pm

Ialsowonderwhywehavestoppedusingthehandpacingtechnique.Whyaren’tweusingitmoreintenselyinschoolandthenincollege?Thisissuchasimplewaytoreadtwiceasfastifnotfasterandyoustillhaveaprettygoodretentionevenifthespeedisincreased.IdidnotknowaboutscanningandpreviewingbutIhavealreadybookmarkedyourarticleonthatandwillreadit.Iamaveragingabout280wpmatthismomentandwouldliketoincreasethatbecausetherearesomanygreatbooksIwanttoreadbutthere’snotenoughtimeforthemall.

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JustinsaysAugust7,2016at5:05pm

GreattipshereMark.AndI’vebeenwantingtolearnhowtospeedread,it’lldefinitelyhelpatworkandschool.Iwillgivethosetechniquesatryandcheckoutthosetutorials.

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GhemsaysFebruary5,2016at12:34pm

Greathelpformeasareader.Therearesometrickshereyoupostedthatincreasesmyknowledgeabouthowtobeamoreefficientreader.Ialsolikethestepsonhowtotrainmyselftospeedread,whichIcandefuseeveryday.Lovethetechniques.Thanks.

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MichaelMayerssaysNovember29,2015at1:57am

GreatpostMark.

YoumightwanttotryyourhandatoneofourFreeClassicbooksatSpeedRead.io/free-classics.

Weuseascientificallyproventechniquecalled“RapidSerialVisualPresentation”(orRSVPforshort).Bypresentingwordsoneaftertheotherinthesameplaceitremovestheneedforyoureyestomovefromlefttoright.Byavoidingthismovementyou

canmassivelyincreasethespeedatwhichyoucanreadandtakeininformation.Infact,maypeopleareusingthistechniquetoreadatover1,000wordsperminutewhichisoverfivetimestheaveragespeedatwhichpeopleread.

Cheers,

Mike

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artumusvillarrealsaysOctober21,2015at9:50am

Istartedlearningtospeedreadbypracticingthefollowingtechniquetoexpandmyeyevision:

1.Istartedwithoneletteratthebeginningandendofeachpage/lineandtryingtoperceptthemboth.Example:An

2.Afterpracticingitforawhileyoumayaddthenexttwonewletters.Example:Abin

3.Youpracticeseeingthatthenaddathirdletter.Example:Abotin

Youkeepdoingthisexpandingyour“peripheral”vision“seeing”thewholeline.Ihadstartedtheselessons,butlostthebook.Iamjusttryingtofindabookthatteachesthattechniqueorifanyoneknowshowtoobtainabookwiththatspeedreadingtechnique.Itwasreallyworking,Iamjusttryingtofindabooklikeit.

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MareeTsaysSeptember19,2014at8:46pm

Greatpost!Iliketoreadandhaveaverylongbooklist.TherearealotofbooksIhaven’tgotto.IfIknowhowtospeedread,I’llbeabletoreadmorebooks.Thanksforwritingaboutthetechniques.

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ThamisgithsaysSeptember16,2014at8:43pm

Interestingtopic.Canyouturnitoffandonasrequired?Forexample,Iwouldn’twanttospeedreadanovelbyoneofmyfavouriteauthors.Iwoulddefinitelywanttosubvocaliseandenjoythewriting.

However,reportsandsuchwouldbegreatcandidatesforspeedreading.

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MarkWayssaysSeptember23,2014at12:21pm

Iwouldn’tnecessarilythinkofturningitonoroff,butratherknowingwhentoapplywhichtechnique.WhenreadingnovelsIhardlyapplyanyofthemasIwanttohearvoices,sounds,rereadaninteresstingpassageorgetlostatall.Readingnon-fictionisdifferentandIapplydescribedmethodsfrompreviewingtohandpacingtoreadingseveralwordsatonce….

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