2. What is Speed Reading:-
Speed reading is the process of rapidly recognizing and
absorbing phrases or sentences on a page all at once, rather
than identifying Individual words.
The amount of information that we process seems to be
growing by the day, whether it’s emails, reports and websites
at work, or social media, books and magazines at home. We
likely feel pressure to get through information more quickly,
so that we can “stay in the loop” and make informed
decisions.
3. How to Speed Reading:-
All speed reading techniques have on thing a
common: you avoid pronouncing and “hearing”
each word in your head as you read it, a process
known as “sub-vocalization.” Instead, you
“skim” lines or groups of words, as you can
understand words more quickly than you can
say them.
5. This became known as the Poiner method, and is also
sometimes called “hand pacing” or “meta guiding.”
Holding a card under each line and drawing it down the
page as you read works just as well.
1. Pointer Method:-
Utah school teacher Evelyn Nielsen Wood was one of the
pioneers of speed reading. In the 1950s, she claimed that
she could read at up to 2700 wpm if she swept a finger
along the line as she read.
6. 2. The Tracker and Pacer Method:-
This is a variant of the Pointer method where you hold a
pen, with its cap still on, and underline or track each line
as you read it, keeping your eye above the tip of the pen.
This will help to increase the page at which you take in
each line, and improve your focus on the words. Whether
you actually underline the words is your choice.
7. * An advantage of the Pointer and Tracker & Pacer
methods is that they should reduce your need to skip
back and re-read sentences- a hindrance to speed
reading that is known as “regression.”
Try to spend no more than one second on each line
and then increase your speed with each subsequent
page. You will probably find that you retain very little
information at first, but, as you train your brain and
you become more comfortable with the technique,
your comprehension should improve.
8. 3. The Scanning (or Previewing) Method:-
“Scanning” involves moving your eyes quickly down the
page- often down the center-and identifying specific
words and phrases as you go. These can be key
sentences (often the first sentence of each paragraph),
names, number, or trigger words and ideas. Learning to
expand your peripheral vision can help with this.
You won’t read every word, but your eye will land on
what is important to allow you grasp the basic idea. It
may be helpful to use a mind map to organize the
information you take in.
9. When to Speed Read:-
These techniques can all help you to read more quickly ,
but they appropriate for what you are trying to achieve?
Effective speed reading is a balance between pace and
comprehension. Studies have found that the faster you
read, the less information you take in, particularly
when it comes to remembering detail.
So, speed reading is clearly no the answer if you are
reading complex legal or technical document, even if
you are pushed for time. Similarly, it would be sensible
to slow down if the material you are reading is new or
unfamiliar, or if you have to teach it to sometime else.
10. When you need to understand only the basic arguments
or conclusions being presented, though, using a speed
reading technique can work.
This may especially be the case if you intend to go back
and re-read something more slowly when you are less
busy. In fact, one study has suggested that skimming a
text can improve your comprehension second time
around.
11. Speed reading is normally done at a rate around 400-
700 wpm. Anything above 500-600 wpm means
sacrificing comprehension, although this varies from
person to person.
Generally speaking, if you want to memorize
something, you will need to read slowly, at less than
100 wpm. A normal rate of learning is 100-200 wpm,
and for comprehension it is 200-400 wpm
12. How to Improve Your Speed Reading:-
Knowing the “how” and “when” of
speed reading is only the first step to
success.
13. Go easy:-
Read an uncomplicated novel or a simple
online article to get a feel for which technique
is going to work best for you. Gauge how much
you have remembered or understood, and set a
timer to see how much faster you are now
reading.
Some Important tips:-
Avoid distractions:
Create an environment where there are as few
interruptions and distractions as possible , to allow you to
focus on the words in front of you.
14. Know what you want from the text:-
This can be useful if you using the skimming
method, as it primes you to pay attention when you
see relevant words, sentences or phrases. You can
then slow down at these points, or circle them for
emphasis, but otherwise move across the page
quickly.
Cover words that you have already read:-
This helps you to stop your eyes fitting back to
earlier words and slowing down your reading.
15. Practice, practice, practice:-
You have to practice speed reading to get good at
it. The more you train yourself, the more natural
will feel.
Benchmark your progress.
This way you can tell whether you practice is
paying off. There are many free speed reading
assessments online, such as at readSoft.com.
16. ADVANTAGES:
Improved Memory:
Brain is like a muscle. If we train our brain, it will grow
stronger and it will be able to perform better. Speed
Reading challenges our brains to perform higher level.
Better Focus
Higher levels of Self Confidence
Improved Logic.
Emotional Well-being. Release tension and increase
emotional well being.
