Friday 19 July 2013

How To Read Fast And Effectively

By Debra A. Aldrich


Reading is very important since it helps to enrich everyone in all aspects of life. When you are reading for pleasure, savoring every phrase or word slowly will enable you to truly appreciate the author's writing craft. However, there are times when faster and effective reading will be required. In this case, learning speed reading techniques will help you to bypass the rhetoric phrases and get only the most important details and facts. The information below will share some helpful suggestions on how to read fast and effectively.
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Before going further, you should know that reading faster can be really useful in many areas of your life. But, you can only enjoy those benefits if your reading speed is complemented by the same level of understanding.

Get a book or novel, whatever interests you, and start reading it. Force yourself to read faster. You may miss some of the words in the beginning. After reading a particular chapter, try to comprehend it. Keep a tab on your reading time. After every chapter, you'll see a change in your reading time. It decreases continuously. After a while, you'll be able to absorb the complete phrase quickly at a glance.

Stop vocalizing the text if you're in a habit of doing that. It decreases your reading speed and looks bad when you're in office or at a public place. If you think you'll lose concentration, use you finger instead in order to learn how to maintain proper eye control.

Skimming is the process where the reader visually searches for the information on the page for clues on the meaning. It might be useful for short articles; however, for large amount of reading that require analysis it is best to avoid this habit. Nevertheless, in the workforce, some readers tend to skim past the non relevant information. It does save time, but care must be taken that you do not skip past the required information. The best way to increase the rate of comprehension during reading is to make you concentrate.

Skim, scan, and review the content. Skimming means searching and reading sentences in the content that give you an idea of the entire text. You can skip uninteresting content in the beginning. In your mission to learn how to read faster, only reading the content faster is not sufficient. You'll also have to develop the skill to comprehend the text in the right manner and extract its true meaning quickly. Set benchmarks when you learn to read faster. Make a diary or excel sheet in your computer and note the time taken for every reading. Try to cut it down every time you read.

Avoid re-reading the text. Sometimes, we read particular sentences again and again in order to gain clarity. This decreases our reading speed. Leave the text for a while and gain understanding from the rest of the content.Other than this, you can opt for online courses that help you learn how to read faster. There are several types of interactive audio exercises available that help in speed reading. You may also read articles and other informative content online to know tools and techniques to increase your reading speed.




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