| Speed reading training can make a huge | | | | your reading and the level of comprehension. It |
| difference in your life. And noticeable | | | | has to because reading is a motor skill and the |
| improvement can come quickly. You can in fact | | | | secret to improving any motor skill is repeated |
| speed up your reading with a few simple ideas | | | | practice. |
| and see instant results. | | | | Reading about increasing speeds gives you |
| But to make any increase sustainable, you'll have | | | | information. Applying it in practice gives you |
| to train yourself in new methods of word | | | | improvement. |
| consumption. Training is the key. Just like physical | | | | Instead of studying for hours every day, take 15 |
| exercise, you can't do it one time only and expect | | | | minutes and train your eyes to move across the |
| the effects to be long-lasting. | | | | page at a faster rate, taking in the key bits of |
| If you set out with solid intentions and a course | | | | data that contribute the essence of the text. |
| of action and you follow your scheduled training, | | | | Take any book off the shelf. The best ones to |
| you will see a marked improvement in your | | | | practice on are spiral-bound reports, broken-in |
| reading speed. When proven methods are applied | | | | hardcovers, or courses bound in loose-leaf binders. |
| and practiced, results are predictable. | | | | The reason for choosing these formats is |
| Speed reading will help you get through more | | | | because they easily lie flat on the table, making |
| books, reports, articles, trade publications, | | | | page flipping easy. |
| magazines, and more in a fraction of the usual | | | | Start by flipping through every page of a book. |
| time. What many fail to realize however is that | | | | Simply glance at each page for a second, then flip |
| effective speed reading actually increases | | | | forward and do the same on the next page. In |
| comprehension as well. You'll be able to memorize | | | | essence, you're previewing the text and cluing in |
| larger bites of content and studying will be much | | | | to at least some of the details. More importantly, |
| more effective. You'll also notice that repeated | | | | you are training your eye to observe and absorb |
| practice of the techniques of speed reading | | | | and an increased rate. Do this over and over |
| actually sharpens your focus, giving you an | | | | again as you continue training your eyes to and |
| intense level of concentration. | | | | widen your peripheral vision. |
| Training inevitably increases both the speed of | | | | |