Speed Reading Tip of the Week: Scan Before You Read

Today I’d like to introduce our weekly Speed Reading Tip – a new feature on the website! Every week, we post a new speed reading trick that will help you effortlessly increase your reading ability by 10 words per minute.

Using this tip, every 10 minutes you spend reading, you’ll get 100 words ahead of everyone else. Think about what that will do for you after a longer while of use! Each little bit makes a big difference.

This is a pretty simple trick, so you’ll learn it in no time. So here’s how it works…

It’s a good idea to try to scan the material before you begin to read it. Skimming will prepare your mind for the stuff that’s about to be encountered in the text. Basically, you’re looking to find keywords.

If you can know what keywords will be used in the material, then you’ve already begun the process of comprehension. Understanding even just 4% of the material before you even begin reading is a pretty amazing thing, don’t you think?

Well, there it is! Just use that one simple trick, and you will easily increase your reading ability by approximately 10 WPM.

I’ll see you later with another tip. But for now, though, you should try to practice your scanning.