The document outlines the importance of speed reading, emphasizing benefits like increased productivity and enhanced retention of knowledge. It provides techniques to improve reading speed, such as reading with a purpose, using a pointer, and avoiding distractions like vocalization and excessive highlighting. The author encourages creating a conducive reading environment and practicing consistently to improve speed reading skills.

1. Speed Reading Jim Estill www.jimestill.com

2. Beginning Steps Why is reading this important? What do I want to gain from the experience

3. Why Speed Reading? Gain Time Boost Productivity Enhance Knowledge Increase Retention

4. What is Speed Reading? A series of techniques that can substantially improve reading speed A way to read while increasing comprehension More fun

5. What Slows us Down? Re-reading Stopping and losing your place Vocalizing

6. Your Mind is Faster than Your Eyes Your mind actually wanders while you read Read faster and you retain more Focus, Focus, Focus

7. Tip 1 Read with a Purpose

8. Tip 2 Pre- read We learn better by repetition

9. Tip 3 Don’t read it Why read things you do not need to? Share magazine reading with friends

10. Tip 4 Have the tools handy Post its Highlighter Notepad

11. Tip 5 Use a pointer Peripheral vision works

12. Tip 6 Push a bit and you get faster

13. Tip 7 Works better with focus

14. Tip 8 Read the first and last paragraph Journalists are trained that way

15. Things to Avoid Vocalization Rereading the same material (pointer) Pausing for punctuation Reading one word at a time (phrases) Cramming in a very short time Trying to remember everything

16. Things to Avoid Highlighting Excessively Distractions

17. Specific Techniques Skim page Focus your eyes on the middle of each paragraph being read Read as though punctuation doesn’t even exist. Keep a steady pace

18. You now know speed how to read. You will reading enjoy more. You will of what you read retain.

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20. Next Steps Create your reading space Practise Focus Just Do it