| Do you want to read faster? I guess do you do | | | | may be more difficult for you turn pages. It is |
| so in at least some cases. Well, then turn pages | | | | much easier to page when the book is flat on a |
| faster. Sounds ridiculous? Actually, it does matter | | | | table. Do not lie on a sofa while reading as you |
| how much time you spend on paging. | | | | have to hold your book with your hands then. In |
| During my speed reading courses I have | | | | that position you are also not so actively |
| observed carefully how the trainees perform the | | | | participating in the reading process; you do not |
| reading exercises. I have noticed that different | | | | react so fast when you have completed a page |
| people spend considerably different amount of | | | | and you are likely to make a delay with turning |
| time on turning the pages. Most people can turn | | | | the page. |
| pages in one or two seconds, but some people | | | | Second, your hand should be in a position that you |
| waste too much time on it. I have seen some of | | | | can turn the page immediately after you have |
| the trainees to spend five seconds on turning the | | | | completed a page. You have to be ready to turn |
| page. | | | | the page, when the right time comes. As in case |
| How does it affect your reading speed? If you | | | | of speed reading you may want to keep track on |
| spend five seconds on turning the page then | | | | reading with the finger of your dominant hand |
| during those five seconds you are not reading the | | | | (right hand for most people), then you should use |
| text. If the other guy pages in one second, then | | | | your non-dominant hand (left hand for most |
| he can use extra four seconds for reading and he | | | | people) for turning the pages. You should wrap |
| gains a considerable advantage. | | | | your left forearm and hand around the book in a |
| How much will it affect the reading speed? It | | | | way that the fingers of your left hand a resting |
| depends on the amount of text printed per page | | | | on the top corner of the page. Put the index |
| and on the reading speed itself. On the average, | | | | finger of you left hand under the upper-right |
| there are about 500 words per page, but it may | | | | corner of the page. If your left hand is in that |
| range form 250 to 1000 words. The fewer the | | | | kind of position then you are able to turn the |
| number of words per page the more often you | | | | page by flipping it over with your left hand. Be |
| have to turn pages and the greater the effect of | | | | sure that you are always ready for turning the |
| paging speed on reading speed is. The reading | | | | page. The minimum you have to achieve is that |
| speed is also important as if we read at 500 | | | | your left hand is in a right position at least for the |
| words per minute and then there will be one | | | | time you have reached the halfway point of the |
| paging per minute in case of 500 words per page. | | | | page. |
| If our reading speed will be only 250 words per | | | | For those you are left-handed it is better to use |
| minute, then we have to page every two | | | | the right hand for turning pages. The right-handed |
| minutes. So, paging speed becomes more | | | | people may use it too if they are not using their |
| important when we are faster readers. | | | | finger of pencil for keeping track. In that case you |
| If we are reading at 500 words per page, which | | | | should grab the pages from the bottom-right |
| is twice the average speed and there are 250 | | | | corner of the page. Put the index finger of your |
| words per page then an increase in paging | | | | right hand under the bottom-right corner of the |
| duration by one second will reduce the reading | | | | page and flip the pages as you did it with your |
| speed by 3.3%. I chose 500 words per page as | | | | left hand. |
| an example as after learning the basics of speed | | | | There is no absolute must to apply these paging |
| reading most people are able to achieve that | | | | techniques for you. May be you will feel more |
| reading speed. Three extra seconds in that case | | | | comfortable by using different methods. But give |
| would cost in 10% lower reading speed, which | | | | it a try. Find out how you can turn pages faster. |
| makes a considerable difference. | | | | Feel free to experiment with different ways to |
| How to page fast? You have to avoid the | | | | turn pages and find out the method that suits you |
| mistakes the slow-pagers make. First, if you are | | | | best and allows you to turn pages with shortest |
| not sitting straight and behind the desk, then it | | | | time possible. |