| Speed Reading is a skill that will change your life. | | | | angles the book perfectly. |
| Before learning how to speed up though, it is | | | | Single Word Focus — When we learn how |
| important to learn what is slowing you down. | | | | to read, we start by sounding out each individual |
| Master these techniques and watch your speed | | | | syllable of the word struggling until we can |
| significantly increase! | | | | recognize words instantly. It is possible to read |
| Before learning how to read faster, we think it is | | | | multiple words in one glance, and is one of the |
| more important that you learn how not to read | | | | main skills you will learn in speed reading. By |
| faster. Below you will find some of the main | | | | Multi-Word Focusing, you will not lose any of the |
| causes that are keeping you from reaching the | | | | comprehension of reading single words; rather |
| reading speeds that you would like to attain. | | | | these groups of words will help you get a better |
| We’ll go into some detail on how to beat | | | | understanding of the material as it creates a |
| them immediately, but further on in the book you | | | | much more fluid reading experience. |
| will learn the entire method to knocking these bad | | | | Reading Out Loud (In your head) — |
| habits out completely. | | | | Everyone learns to read by reading out loud, and |
| Distractions — If you want to get the | | | | while most have us have learned to keep the |
| most out of your reading time, it is best to go to | | | | noise inside our head, not as many have learned |
| a quiet place where you will be distraction free | | | | to quiet out the sound completely. When you read |
| and can focus. Turn off your cell phone and make | | | | in your head and vocalize each word, you can |
| sure that you’ve gone to the bathroom. | | | | only read as fast as you can talk. Your eyes and |
| Find a well lit room and that you are holding the | | | | brain can work much quicker than that. By |
| book at a distance that you can see all of the | | | | learning to cancel out the reading voice in your |
| words without strain. We also recommend using | | | | head, you can reach reading speeds that most |
| earplugs or listening to classical music or white | | | | people only dream of. |
| noise. | | | | Rereading — It is estimated that one |
| Poor Mechanics — Underline the words as | | | | quarter of the time spent reading is actually spent |
| you read with your fingertips, and try to minimize | | | | rereading. That means that for every hour you |
| the time spent between lines. As you get | | | | spend with the book in your hand, you are |
| towards the end of the page, get your hand | | | | actually only receiving 45 minutes of benefit. By |
| ready to turn to the next. Angling the book | | | | learning how to stop your natural urge to reread, |
| towards you will also help you reduce neck strain | | | | and having the confidence to trust yourself, you |
| and create a more natural and comfortable feel | | | | will get much more out of every minute spent |
| for your reading. A bookstand or stack of books | | | | reading. |