| There are no specialized way of getting started in | | | | were trying to to cross the road. |
| speed reading other than the normal way any | | | | Difficulty/Complex sentences |
| average reader reads. However, factors such as | | | | From the subject of etiology, hemorrhoids are the |
| comfort, time periods, and space should be | | | | results of hereditary activity, obesity, weight |
| considered before settling down to speed read | | | | lifting, straining stools, infections of the intestines. |
| since these factors can influence one | | | | According to Pathophysiology, an increase in |
| psychologically if proper arrangement is not on | | | | abdominal pressure can cause a serious reduction |
| ground to to accommodate them. | | | | in the flow of blood resulting to hemorrhoid |
| Appropriate reading material should be ready for | | | | venous plexus. |
| your speed reading exercise. This material should | | | | To a medical practitioner, the second sentence will |
| be a subject that you have an interest in. This is | | | | be easier for him to read because he has over |
| to increase your speed and comprehension while | | | | time familiarised himself with those terms. He |
| speed reading. Actually these are the basic | | | | doesn't need a lexicon to understand them. This |
| necessities for this exercise. The next step will be | | | | also applies to a speed reader who has made |
| to practice speed reading on a daily basis. This is | | | | efforts to be versed in medical materials. |
| to familiarize you with words to increase your | | | | However, a novice will prefer the first one, |
| speed and comprehension. | | | | because it is as easy as he sees it. And this will |
| It might interest you to know that the value of | | | | be the best material for him to read if he wants |
| mastering terms in a reading material in a subject | | | | to start spead reading. |
| you know can not be over emphasised. This | | | | It is very important that you learn how to speed |
| actually helped me during my days in the high | | | | read each day to improve yourself. You will have |
| school and University, as i continue to be the first | | | | to review any information you want to speed |
| to excel and pass all subjects' tests within an | | | | read. Check out the Titles, subtitles, scan through |
| amazing short time and at the same time i | | | | the body of the material to spot charts, pictures, |
| stunned many lecturers, professors, and teachers | | | | graphics, tables etc. All these will make an easier |
| with my performance. The truth of the matter is | | | | read when you start the exercise. All this is to |
| i never spend much time reading for tests or | | | | enable you increase your recognition level. |
| exams, but i familiarise myself with the content | | | | Let's perform a recognition test: You will need to |
| of every lecture as it comes and i do this in | | | | count the following random numbers by touching |
| details on those days that these lectures are | | | | each of them in the correct sequence. |
| offered in the class, thus, even if there is an | | | | On your marks, get set, go! |
| impromptu test the next day i go on to pass it | | | | 3, 8, 11, 5, |
| very well without further preparations while | | | | 7, 12, 1, 2, |
| others score far behind me. | | | | 4, 6, 9, 10 |
| In other words, speed reading is all about | | | | For an average speed reader, Nine seconds is |
| familiarity with the words of the contents of the | | | | okay to complete it. However if it takes you 5 or |
| material with you. Familiarity aids understanding | | | | 6 seconds to complete, then you have an |
| and hence speed in reading. As you familiarise | | | | excellent speed of recognition. Now, take up your |
| yourself with words, you take up challenges to | | | | stop watch and set it to zero mark. Start again |
| speed read in other subject areas that are of no | | | | and see how long it takes you to complete the |
| interest to you to conquer them. How does this | | | | touching of the above numbers in the correct |
| help you? Let's take the examples below to clear | | | | sequence. |
| my point: | | | | Ready? Go! |
| Easy sentence: | | | | How many seconds did it take you to complete it |
| The president's convoys raced past us as we | | | | this time? Let me know. |