lynda - Speed Reading Fundamentals

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Title: Speed Reading Fundamentals
by Paul Nowak

Level: Beginner
Duration: 58m 4s
Released: 15 Nov 2014

Learn how to improve your reading speed and comprehension. Speed-reading is a skill everyone can benefit from, and this course provides proven techniques to improve how much information you absorb and how fast you absorb it. Paul Nowak, the founder of Iris Reading, first asks you to measure your current reading rate, and explores the reading habits that slow people down. Then he introduces simple techniques for boosting your reading speed and practice drills to reinforce your new skill.

The course then focuses on improving comprehension by understanding how memory works, practicing the "read and recall" method, and breaking down technical terms. The final chapter introduces some advanced tips and strategies for reading different types of media: news and magazine articles, textbooks, technical material, and ebooks.

Topics include:
Measuring your reading speed
Reading faster on the computer
Reading groups of words
Previewing and overviewing
Improving comprehension and retention
Understanding the 80/20 principle of reading
Reading magazines, textbooks, diagrams, and ebooks

Files:

04 - Increasing Your Comprehension And Retention
  • 16 - How your memory works.mp4 (11.7 MB)
  • 18 - Memorizing technical terms.mp4 (5.5 MB)
  • 14 - A simple technique to improve comprehension.mp4 (4.2 MB)
  • 15 - The read and recall method.mp4 (3.6 MB)
  • 17 - Memory principles.mp4 (2.8 MB)
  • 13 - The difference between comprehension and retention.mp4 (2.2 MB)
05 - Advanced Reading Tips And Strategies
  • 23 - Tips for reading textbooks and technical material.mp4 (10.1 MB)
  • 21 - Tips for reading news articles.mp4 (7.3 MB)
  • 20 - How to get through a book a day.mp4 (5.6 MB)
  • 24 - How to deal with charts and diagrams.mp4 (4.6 MB)
  • 22 - Tips for reading magazine articles.mp4 (4.5 MB)
  • 19 - The 80-20 principle of reading.mp4 (4.1 MB)
  • 25 - Tips for reading on tablets.mp4 (3.8 MB)
02 - Increasing Your Reading Speed
  • 06 - Reading faster on the computer screen.mp4 (8.4 MB)
  • 04 - Three reading habits that slow you down.mp4 (7.7 MB)
  • 07 - Simple drills you can practice to boost reading speed.mp4 (6.0 MB)
  • 08 - Reading groups of words.mp4 (5.1 MB)
  • 09 - Using deadlines to improve your reading speed.mp4 (4.2 MB)
  • 05 - Using your hand to guide your eyes.mp4 (3.1 MB)
03 - The Mutilple-Reading Process
  • 10 - Preview the material.mp4 (4.0 MB)
  • 12 - Read the material.mp4 (3.4 MB)
  • 11 - Get an overview of the material.mp4 (2.7 MB)
01 - Introduction
  • 03 - How fast do you currently read-.mp4 (2.5 MB)
  • 01 - Welcome.mp4 (2.3 MB)
  • 02 - What you should know before watching this course.mp4 (2.2 MB)
06 - Conclusion
  • 26 - Next steps.mp4 (1.8 MB)
07 - Exercise Files
  • test-reading-speed.pdf (65.1 KB)

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