If you’ve ever wanted to be able to speed-read vast amounts of information in very little time, while comprehending (and instantly memorizing) nearly 100% of everything you read, bringing your efficiency, intellect, and productivity to levels way-high above the average, then you came to the right place!
On this page, you’ll find all kinds of articles on speed reading, with great little tips and techniques you can start using right away, and even a few in-depth lessons on the theories and the underlying brain-structures involved in this wonderful skill. (Yes, it most definitely is a skill, meaning that it can be practiced, learned, and perfected by nearly anyone!)
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Every week, our site posts a new speed reading technique that will effortlessly increase your reading speed by 10wpm.
If you use this tip, every 10 minutes you spend reading will get you 100 words ahead of anyone you’re competing with. Just think how much time that can save you in the long run… No matter how small, every little improvement is a big deal for speed readers.
This is hands-down one of the easiest speed reading techniques you could ever use, so you’ll have no problem implementing it. Here’s how it works!
Try practicing your speed reading on books that you’ve already read. It helps a lot if you can anticipate what’s going to happen in the text. Find a few books that you really like, and time yourself reading the book front to back. Set records and beat them!
When you lower the “comprehension demands” down to a very low level, you can concentrate more on reading quickly and efficiently (using some of the other tips you found on this site). In other words, re-reading old books makes it easier to speed read. As you get better and better at speed reading, you’ll be able to gradually increase the “load” on your comprehension, all the way up until you’re reading University-level textbooks at top speed!
There you go. Use that one simple trick, and you will easily strengthen your reading rate by 10 WPM.
Be sure to check here next week with technique. Before then, though, try to implement this trick: re-read your old books when practicing your speed reading skills.
On this site, we have a weekly speed reading technique that will automatically improve your reading speed by a minimum of 10wpm.
That means for every 10 minutes you spend reading, you will have read 100 more words than anyone else. Imagine what that will do for you in the long run… Every single little improvement to your reading ability can make a big difference!
It’s very easy, very simple, and it only takes a minute to learn. So let’s get at it!
You should always try to scan the material before you start reading it. Skimming will prime your mind for the stuff that’s about to be found in the text. In other words, you’re trying to find keywords.
If you can find the keywords that will be used, then you’ve already begun the process of comprehension. Comprehending that first 4% of the material before you even begin reading gets you in a pretty good position, don’t you think?
That’s it for today. Just use that one easy-to-use technique, and you will effortlessly raise your reading rate by 10 or more WPM.
Check back next week for another tip in the series. For now, though, try to practice today’s lesson!
Here’s our weekly speed reading tip that will help you effortlessly improve your reading by about 10 words per minute (WPM).
That means every minute you spend reading, you’ll read 10 more words than you normally would. Just consider how much time that will save you over a longer period of time… Every single little improvement to your reading ability will help out a lot.
This is hands-down one of the easiest speed reading techniques you could ever use, and it only takes a second to teach. So here we go…
You should always skim through your material just after reading it. Skimming will seal in your mind what you just encountered in the text. In other words, you’re trying to find the keywords for a second time.
If you find out what keywords were most important to the author, then you’re going the extra mile in the process of comprehension. Comprehending even just 2% more of the material after reading it gets you in a pretty good position!
There you go. Just use that one easy-to-use technique, and you’ll automatically raise your reading speed by 10 or moreWPM.
I’ll see you next time for the next trick. Right now, though, try to practice scanning after reading.
This article will show you a speed reading technique that will effortlessly improve your reading ability by 10 words per minute.
That means every 10 minutes, you will read 100 more words than you normally would. Just think about the amount of time that will save you in the long run… No matter how small, every little improvement makes a big difference!
This is a very straight-forward technique, so you’ll have no problem implementing it. Here we go!
Try highlighting parts of the text as you read. This will improve your comprehension Don’t highlight everything; just the most important stuff. You’ll usually find one important thing per paragraph. That’s what you should highlight.
The best way to think about it is that you should highlight the most important 10% of the material. You’ll usually find that the cold hard facts account for about 10% of the material. Ninety percent of the material is devoted to explaining the facts in extra detail, and showing how it is all relevant to the material as a whole. You obviously still need to read and understand 100% of the text, but the simple act of highlighting that special 10% will give you a huge improvement to your understanding overall.
The higher your comprehension, the higher your reading speed will reach. The more comfortable you are with the text, the faster you’ll be able to read it. It’s that simple.
If you follow this simple trick – highlight the important parts of the text while reading – your rate will jump by approximately 10 WPM right away. Guaranteed.
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.
In some places, it seems that “speed reading” is seen as less valuable or less credible than “natural fast reading”. People seem to believe that the two are vastly different, and that “natural reading” is somehow better.
The reason for this is obvious. “Natural fast reading” takes years and years to develop, whereas “speed reading” only takes a few hours. Based on this, one can deduce that “natural fast reading” is MORE REAL, and MORE VALID.
If it takes one group of people their whole life to develop a skill, and it takes the second group only a few hours, then surely the second group is lying, cheating, and deceitful!
These sorts of irrational arguments are simply caused by ignorance. The people that make these claims simply do not understand what speed reading really is.
The truth is, there is no practical difference between the way “speed readers” read and the way “naturally fast readers” read. So really, “naturally fast readers” are speed reading without even realizing it.
The difference is in the way the two groups learned the techniques. One group spent years and years unconsciously progressing their reading ability and slowly adopting efficient reading techniques… while the other group simply learned the techniques from something like the Speed Reading Manual, and adopted them right away.
One group slowly got better at reading through countless hours of practice, while the other group took the shortcut and learned the techniques from a reliable resource.
A lot of people see “speed reading” as a type of cheating. They think it’s not entirely REAL, or VALID. They see it as a cheap workaround to actually developing a skill. Well, that’s PARTLY true! Speed reading is a cheap, fast, and effective way to learn how to read quickly – but that doesn’t make it any less real, or any less useful than “the natural way”.
Speed reading is a shortcut. It’s a cost-effective solution. You don’t have to spend years of your life slowly increasing your reading speed through practice. With the Speed Reading Manual, you can learn the best techniques NOW, and start using them RIGHT AWAY.
Click here to learn more about the Speed Reading Manual, so that you can start speed reading today!
In this article, I’m going to show you some bad reading habits that a lot of people have, and I’ll explain how to get rid of them, so that you can become a faster reader. If you use these tips, you are guaranteed to increase your reading speed.
- Reading all material at the same speed.
A lot of people try to read all material at the same speed. This is a bad habit. Quite simply, some stuff is harder to read than other stuff. Your reading speed should relate directly with the difficulty of the text you’re reading. Most people know that they should slow down for difficult text, but VERY FEW will speed up for easy text.
Try this out: the next time you find something that’s very easy to read, start out reading at your normal speed, but accelerate until you reach your REAL reading speed for the text. You’ll find that you’re able to read text quite a bit faster if it’s easy.
- Reading when tired.
It is common for people, especially students, to read their books late at night. This time of day is actually the LEAST effective for reading. Trying to read in bed is even worse.
As a rule, being productive with your reading requires you to be in a productive state of mind. If you’re thinking just as much about sleeping as you are about the text, your comprehension will suffer. So read with an ACTIVE mind — when you’ve got lots of energy, and you’re feeling motivated.
- Trying to comprehend 100% right away.
Another bad habit is to just jump right into the text — starting from ZERO comprehension and aiming straight
for 100% comprehension. Doing this will almost surely result in failure. What you really need to do is work your way up to 100%, using a gradual process.
The process doesn’t have to be that complicated — it can be as simple as just scanning the material once or twice before reading, to get a general idea of what’s going on in the text. For textbooks, it might mean skimming through the pages just reading the headers and titles. Once you get that LITTLE BIT of comprehension to start with, that first 10%, then the other 90% will be MUCH easier to understand. Don’t go for the full 100% right away — work up to it gradually.
These tips will definitely help you to improve your reading ability. Just avoid these bad habits, and your reading speed and comprehension will advance significantly. For more information on how to increase your reading speed, and how to finally start speed reading, check out the Speed Reading Newsletter. It’s free to join, and you’ll discover secrets that most people will never know about speed reading.
Here’s a free application for you to use to increase your reading speed! It’s called Flash Reading, and it’s an excerpt from the new software we’re working on.
Speed reading is a process where concentration and focus are extremely important. If you want to improve your reading speed and comprehension, and eventually learn how to speed read, you’ll need to use these 3 concentration tips.
1. Remove Distractions
Any distraction at all can reduce your reading speed as well as your reading comprehension. Worse, that distraction can get you thinking about other things, and your focus will quickly drift away from what you are reading, onto something irrelevant.
2. Give Yourself a Reason to Read, and Develop Genuine Interest
When you sit down to read something, you’ve obviously got a reason. Stick that reason firmly in your mind, and think of nothing other than the content of the book. You have to be interested and invested in what you’re reading. Otherwise, the reading itself will hold less value.
If you’re unable to develop a genuine interest in what you’re reading, you should take a break and try some other activity. This will prepare your mind to focus again on the text.
3. Rest Periodically.
Try stopping at the end of each chapter for a rest. Then, you get a chance to really think about the text, and maybe take some notes. When you come back to the text, you will be even more prepared than you would be if you had kept reading straight through.
Reading straight through a book does have the “benefit of the flow”, but some rest-time between sections will drastically improve comprehension. After all, the writer probably did not write the whole book in one sitting! A lot of time and research goes into writing books – you should treat them that way.
So remember: remove all distractions, give yourself a reason to read what you’re reading, and take breaks occasionally too. These 3 tips will drastically improve your concentration while reading.
Tips like these and many more can be found in the Speed Reading Manual. Learn how to speed read today!
