| Obviously few people want to undertake the task | | | | within the filing cabinets of offices! And, even in |
| of learning a new skill, such as speed reading, if | | | | this electronic age, with data protection laws in |
| there is no direct benefit. Life's just too short. | | | | place, we are still required to read vast amounts |
| So, what are the direct and indirect benefits of | | | | of information at work each year. |
| learning to speed read? The answer to this | | | | Learning to speed read will not only allow you to |
| question very much depends at what stage in | | | | read quickly, with greater comprehension of the |
| your life you are at. Here are some to consider: | | | | material, but it'll also provide you with more time |
| High school / pre-college students | | | | to be getting on with the other tasks in your daily |
| High school, pre-college, students are normally | | | | working life! |
| considered to be primary target groups for a | | | | Pleasure |
| speed reading programs. Basically, the reason why | | | | Again, even if you are only reading for pleasure, |
| such students are seen as ideal candidates is | | | | the mere fact you have more chance of |
| because they at an age where they can still | | | | comprehending that romance novel if you have |
| absorb new ideas without too onerous | | | | the skills at-hand that allow you to speed read |
| consideration - an important facet with learning to | | | | should be sufficient to convince you of the value |
| speed read. | | | | of learning this essential skill. Of course, pleasure |
| Another upside to teaching high school students | | | | reading is a lot more enjoyable than technical |
| to speed read is the fact that they can take in | | | | reading, so if you do have speed reading skills, this |
| far more information from their greater reading | | | | will allow you the chance to read even more of |
| skills. Also, with advanced reading skills, students | | | | those books you always wanted to read, but |
| should also be able to comprehend more of what | | | | didn't have time for! |
| they are reading. Furthermore, with potentially the | | | | Language students |
| toughest period of their lives ahead of them, so | | | | One final group that we should not overlook is |
| far as obtaining information from reading is | | | | "English as a second language" students. Clinical |
| concerned, learning to speed read at this time is | | | | evidence has shown that ESL students who have |
| seen as being extremely advantageous. | | | | the ability to speed read have a far greater |
| College students | | | | chance of comprehending the English language and |
| If a college student has not learnt, for one reason | | | | are more inclined to stick to learning English. This is |
| or another, to speed read by the time they enter | | | | not to say, of course, that speed reading is the |
| college, it is generally considered essential that | | | | answer to all your English language problems, but |
| they do so within their first year (along with | | | | it is an additional weapon to help you conquer the |
| learning short-hand!). Practically speaking, this is | | | | language barriers! |
| likely to be the busiest time of a person's reading | | | | Conclusion |
| life. Moreover, students are often required to read | | | | So, to sum up, it doesn't really matter at what |
| huge amounts of materials, comprehend them, | | | | stage in your life you are at, provided that you |
| condense them and then comment on them. | | | | read at anytime during the day, even if it is only |
| Having the ability to speed read is nothing short of | | | | the daily newspaper, you are likely to benefit |
| a God-send skill. | | | | from the skills acquired from learning to speed |
| Work employees | | | | read. You are also likely to be able to comprehend |
| Even though you may not have learnt to speed | | | | more of the information you read. And, there's |
| read prior to entering the workforce, this doesn't | | | | every chance that because you understand and |
| mean that you no longer need to learn speed | | | | comprehend what you have read, your long-term |
| reading. Consider this: three quarters of all the | | | | memory will be able to retain this information for |
| world's reading materials (which includes every | | | | a future time. All-in-all, some very good reasons |
| book and magazine ever written) is contained | | | | to learn speed reading now! |