| In this article, you'll find a speed reading tip that | | | | Another way of thinking about it is that you |
| will easily strengthen your reading ability by | | | | should highlight the 10 most important percent of |
| approximately 10WPM. | | | | the material. It's usually the case that the real |
| That means that every 10 minutes you spend | | | | "factual" part accounts for approximately 10% of |
| reading, you'll get 100 words ahead of everyone | | | | the material. If you want to narrow it down |
| else. Think about what a difference that will make | | | | further, then the factual part that you've never |
| after a while of use! Even the tiniest bit of | | | | read before probably only accounts for 5% of |
| increase will have a significant effect on your | | | | the material. The rest is just there for re-capping |
| overall reading ability! | | | | old material, and re-explaining the facts in extra |
| It's very easy to use, so I'm sure you'll have no | | | | detail. That extra text may help you understand |
| trouble adding it to your "arsenal" of | | | | how it's all relevant to the material as a whole, |
| high-comprehension speed-reading reading tricks. | | | | and you obviously still need to read and |
| Here we go... | | | | understand the whole text, but the simple act of |
| Try using a highlighter and marking out important | | | | highlighting the most important 10% will give you |
| pieces of the text as you work through it. Don't | | | | a huge boost to your comprehension overall. |
| slow down as you're doing this -- almost use the | | | | And, of course, the higher your comprehension, |
| highlighter as a guide for when you're reading, and | | | | the higher your reading speed will reach. This is |
| then lightly press down on it as you get to | | | | because the more familiar you are with the text, |
| important parts. Just highlight one or two phrases | | | | the faster you'll be able to go through it and |
| per paragraph, that's all. You'll find that this little | | | | comprehend it all. So if you follow this quick step - |
| addition to your reading will improve your | | | | highlight the text while you read - your rate will |
| comprehension significantly. | | | | jump by approximately 10wpm right away. |