| If you want to increase your reading speed | | | | every bit of the information. This is an important |
| without losing much on the comprehension area | | | | concept to understand in speed reading. Most |
| then keep reading. In this article we will discuss | | | | speed readers will read the first few words of a |
| about 3 important things you should know when it | | | | paragraph then skip a little then pickup a few |
| comes to speed reading. They are | | | | words from line 3 read a few words and then |
| Sub-vocalization, Connecting the dots and finding | | | | they move on to line 6 so on and so forth but at |
| the meat. After reading this article you will know | | | | the end they will try to make out what is being |
| what to do and what to avoid to improve your | | | | said in the paragraph. |
| reading speed. | | | | Finding the meat |
| Now, we will go in to more detail about the above | | | | This is closely related to the above concept but |
| mentioned concepts. | | | | instead of picking up some random words from a |
| Sub-vocalization | | | | given paragraph you need to focus on places |
| This happens when we mentally say every word | | | | where you can find the real meat of the report |
| that we are reading. Even if we don't open our | | | | or paragraph. For example if you happen to see |
| mouths we are still saying the words internally and | | | | words like 'but remember...', 'keep in mind...' in the |
| most speed reading programs will tell you to avoid | | | | paragraph then you know what follows is |
| this habit as it slows down the reading speed. | | | | something important and if you see words like '...is |
| As, you are reading this see if you are saying | | | | the best thing to do', '...no wonder they are |
| these words internally. If so, try to stop it and | | | | popular' then you know what precedes these |
| read further. Did you notice any difference?. You | | | | words is something important. By practice you |
| may not notice the difference immediately if this | | | | can identify the key ideas in a paragraph |
| is your first time but as you practice everyday | | | | Even if you don't want to take up speed reading |
| you can see a marked improvement in your | | | | seriously just knowing the above concepts will |
| reading speed. | | | | save you a lot of time. So, the next time when |
| Connecting the dots: | | | | you are reading a book or newspaper try to |
| Our brains have the capacity to fill the gaps and | | | | implement the above concepts and see the |
| make out the meaning even if we don't have | | | | difference. |