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Proven Speed Reading Techniques: Read More Than 300 Pages in 1 Hour. A Guide for Beginners on How to Read Faster With Comprehension
Become a Speed Reading Expert, Learn Faster and Impress Everyone with Your Vast Knowledge!Does your job require a ton of reading, and you're struggling to go through everything in time?
Are you a student who regularly has to read a mountain of books for your exams?
When was the last time your hectic schedule allowed you to curl under a blanket, and spend hours reading?
If these scenarios sound familiar, you’d be happy to hear that there’s a method you can use to read and learn faster, increase productivity in the workplace, and impress everyone with your knowledge!
Speed reading is a skill that has gained an incredible amount of popularity in the last few years. Millions of people have used the technique to improve their focus and concentration, upgrade their perception and memory, and of course, read faster.
The ability to read and process information faster is already integrated into your brain. One only needs to know how to use various techniques and exercises to unlock that hidden potential.
This ultimate guide on speed reading will take you through that process. Your mentor on this journey will be John R. Torrance, a successful Productivity Coach. In this book, he shares his story, and what a story that is! From being able to read 200 words per minute, he jumped to an incredible 1500 words!
Imagine what it would be like if you could use those precious few hours in a day when you’re no working to finish an online course, prepare for the exam, or read an interesting book that will help you impress everyone at the next social gathering!
This book will empower you, boost your confidence, and upgrade your mental abilities!
Here’s what you’ll be able to do after reading this more than 300 pages in an hour!Cut the amount of time you currently spend reading in half or more!Learn new skills fasterUse exercises and techniques to train your brain, and unlock the hidden abilitiesCalculate your reading skills preciselyUse techniques for speed reading, and get incredible resultsUnderstand what you read, and process information fasterSpend less time reading, but double the learning capacityUse advanced learning techniquesUpgrade your perception skill and memoryKeep your focus and concentration for a longer timeAnd much, much more!
This guide will transform the beginners to speed reading to impressive intellectuals in no time. But, all you advanced users out there can still benefit enormously from this book. There are a bunch of advanced tips and exercises you can use to develop your skills further, and unlock even more of your potential!
This guide will not ask you to spend hours trying to analyze yourself, as many speed reading books do. What you get is a straightforward method that works, practical exercises that have been proven as a successful and step-by-step guide through different techniques that everyone can use!
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Are you a student who regularly has to read a mountain of books for your exams?
When was the last time your hectic schedule allowed you to curl under a blanket, and spend hours reading?
If these scenarios sound familiar, you’d be happy to hear that there’s a method you can use to read and learn faster, increase productivity in the workplace, and impress everyone with your knowledge!
Speed reading is a skill that has gained an incredible amount of popularity in the last few years. Millions of people have used the technique to improve their focus and concentration, upgrade their perception and memory, and of course, read faster.
The ability to read and process information faster is already integrated into your brain. One only needs to know how to use various techniques and exercises to unlock that hidden potential.
This ultimate guide on speed reading will take you through that process. Your mentor on this journey will be John R. Torrance, a successful Productivity Coach. In this book, he shares his story, and what a story that is! From being able to read 200 words per minute, he jumped to an incredible 1500 words!
Imagine what it would be like if you could use those precious few hours in a day when you’re no working to finish an online course, prepare for the exam, or read an interesting book that will help you impress everyone at the next social gathering!
This book will empower you, boost your confidence, and upgrade your mental abilities!
Here’s what you’ll be able to do after reading this more than 300 pages in an hour!Cut the amount of time you currently spend reading in half or more!Learn new skills fasterUse exercises and techniques to train your brain, and unlock the hidden abilitiesCalculate your reading skills preciselyUse techniques for speed reading, and get incredible resultsUnderstand what you read, and process information fasterSpend less time reading, but double the learning capacityUse advanced learning techniquesUpgrade your perception skill and memoryKeep your focus and concentration for a longer timeAnd much, much more!
This guide will transform the beginners to speed reading to impressive intellectuals in no time. But, all you advanced users out there can still benefit enormously from this book. There are a bunch of advanced tips and exercises you can use to develop your skills further, and unlock even more of your potential!
This guide will not ask you to spend hours trying to analyze yourself, as many speed reading books do. What you get is a straightforward method that works, practical exercises that have been proven as a successful and step-by-step guide through different techniques that everyone can use!
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March 7, 2021
How To Speed Read (promo)
Notes from the book:
"The more you read, the more you know, and the more you can share with other people, empowering you in whatever setting you find yourself, work, friends, parties, or anything else."
"Jones set the record at 4,700 words per minute with a retention rate of 67 percent"
"you will remember a lot more after learning to speed read. It makes sense since your reading ability and comprehension is a function of how well you can remember what you read."
"Speed Reading Opens Up Career Opportunities"
"Speed Reading Increases Logic and Problem Solving Skills"
"When you train your brain to be able to take in information faster, other areas of your brain will also improve."
"the University of Utah study conducted by Leann Larsen, entitled Does Speed Reading Improve College Student’s Retention Level and Comprehension"
"John Macalister of the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand concluded that speed reading does in fact increase student’s reading speeds, even when the text is authentic, or new to them."
"Speed Reading Makes Reading More Enjoyable Overall"
"Naturally, we enjoy doing things we are good at, and with improved reading skills, reading will transform from something we feel obligated to do into something we enjoy."
"Speed Reading Helps Eliminate Bad Habits"
"More Than That, Speed Reading Makes You a Better Reader"
"speed reading, in the form of the techniques included in this book, will give you tactics that you can use to make your reading more efficient."
"Speed reading will help you enjoy reading and make you better at it."
"Speed reading reveals the opportunity to learn new skills at a faster pace."
"10,000 words per minute reduces to 166 ⅓ words per second,"
"making the rate about a page or half a page per second."
"subvocalization is the voice you hear in your head while you read."
"If you are trying to increase your reading speed, then you need to keep track of what it is."
"The average reading speed of an adult is 300 words per minute."
"A typical third-grade student reads at a rate of 150 wpm (words per minute)."
"Your average college student will hit about 450 wpm."
"an average college professor reads at 675 wpm"
"Speed readers can reach limits of 1,500 wpm or more,"
"World speed reading champion, she reaches an astounding 4,700 wpm."
"Kump says that in order to make the information yours, you have to use it and apply it in some way."
"By selectively reading information that you deem most important and glossing over unnecessary things, skimming can be incredibly effective once we determine the information we wish to obtain from a given text."
"In reading anything, generally, we find the most important information in the introduction and the conclusion. Taking this strategy, reading those parts while skimming anything in between would best serve us in terms of information retained."
"subvocalization is the primary factor, by far, in slowing down our reading. It grinds our reading speed down to about 300 words per minute."
"Use your finger or a pencil to follow the words, listen to music or your favorite podcast, or chew gum while you read."
"Learn to Group Words While Reading"
"your eye spans about 1.5 inches, more than enough to read five words, maybe three or four if they are shorter."
"Steven Frank wrote a book called Speed Reading Secrets. I highly recommend the read, even though this book represents an updated and more extensive version of it."
"Rapid Serial Visual Presentation often gets used by apps that help with reading speed. By showing single words on the screen in front of you, this method removes the need for your eyes to move."
"Avoid Regression with Improved Focus"
"Before you start reading, set a goal and keep it in mind as you read. Doing so reminds you why you are reading and helps you look for words and phrases that will further your goal."
"‘translate’ the language of words to the language of the mind, which is visualization."
"At the end of each page in a book or the end of a few paragraphs in an article, pause and recall what you just read."
"Visualization can help with retention by constructing a broader perspective of the information and tuning into our visual nature."
"Focus on building the habit. Reading is a skill — and skills take time to develop, start at fifteen minutes a day."
"life is too short to finish a bad book"
"Start small and build big."
"Goodreads is basically social media for books."
"Goodreads is an excellent way to keep track of your reading, as a social media platform dedicated to books and reading."
"Skimming — getting the essence from reading material without reading all the words — boils down to knowing what parts to read and what parts to pass by."
"Before you start skimming, ask yourself what you want to get from the text. Think of two or three terms that describe what you want to know, and, as you skim, keep an eye out for those two or three terms."
"The first and last sentences in a paragraph are often the most important ones."
"When skimming, do not be afraid to take a few more seconds and re-skim what you just read to ensure comprehension."
"When children first learn to read, they whisper the words or say them softly. At the next level, they read silently but still move their lips as if saying each word. As adults, we say the words in our minds—it is called “subvocalization.”"
"read phrases not words."
"writing by hand stimulates ideas more effectively."
"Try using a 3-2-4 breathing technique, inhaling through your nose for three seconds, holding for two seconds, and exhaling for four seconds. This keeps your brain well-fueled and running at peak capacity."
"Ask questions while you read."
Readlax for Chrome: speed reading extension (promo)
Notes from the book:
"The more you read, the more you know, and the more you can share with other people, empowering you in whatever setting you find yourself, work, friends, parties, or anything else."
"Jones set the record at 4,700 words per minute with a retention rate of 67 percent"
"you will remember a lot more after learning to speed read. It makes sense since your reading ability and comprehension is a function of how well you can remember what you read."
"Speed Reading Opens Up Career Opportunities"
"Speed Reading Increases Logic and Problem Solving Skills"
"When you train your brain to be able to take in information faster, other areas of your brain will also improve."
"the University of Utah study conducted by Leann Larsen, entitled Does Speed Reading Improve College Student’s Retention Level and Comprehension"
"John Macalister of the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand concluded that speed reading does in fact increase student’s reading speeds, even when the text is authentic, or new to them."
"Speed Reading Makes Reading More Enjoyable Overall"
"Naturally, we enjoy doing things we are good at, and with improved reading skills, reading will transform from something we feel obligated to do into something we enjoy."
"Speed Reading Helps Eliminate Bad Habits"
"More Than That, Speed Reading Makes You a Better Reader"
"speed reading, in the form of the techniques included in this book, will give you tactics that you can use to make your reading more efficient."
"Speed reading will help you enjoy reading and make you better at it."
"Speed reading reveals the opportunity to learn new skills at a faster pace."
"10,000 words per minute reduces to 166 ⅓ words per second,"
"making the rate about a page or half a page per second."
"subvocalization is the voice you hear in your head while you read."
"If you are trying to increase your reading speed, then you need to keep track of what it is."
"The average reading speed of an adult is 300 words per minute."
"A typical third-grade student reads at a rate of 150 wpm (words per minute)."
"Your average college student will hit about 450 wpm."
"an average college professor reads at 675 wpm"
"Speed readers can reach limits of 1,500 wpm or more,"
"World speed reading champion, she reaches an astounding 4,700 wpm."
"Kump says that in order to make the information yours, you have to use it and apply it in some way."
"By selectively reading information that you deem most important and glossing over unnecessary things, skimming can be incredibly effective once we determine the information we wish to obtain from a given text."
"In reading anything, generally, we find the most important information in the introduction and the conclusion. Taking this strategy, reading those parts while skimming anything in between would best serve us in terms of information retained."
"subvocalization is the primary factor, by far, in slowing down our reading. It grinds our reading speed down to about 300 words per minute."
"Use your finger or a pencil to follow the words, listen to music or your favorite podcast, or chew gum while you read."
"Learn to Group Words While Reading"
"your eye spans about 1.5 inches, more than enough to read five words, maybe three or four if they are shorter."
"Steven Frank wrote a book called Speed Reading Secrets. I highly recommend the read, even though this book represents an updated and more extensive version of it."
"Rapid Serial Visual Presentation often gets used by apps that help with reading speed. By showing single words on the screen in front of you, this method removes the need for your eyes to move."
"Avoid Regression with Improved Focus"
"Before you start reading, set a goal and keep it in mind as you read. Doing so reminds you why you are reading and helps you look for words and phrases that will further your goal."
"‘translate’ the language of words to the language of the mind, which is visualization."
"At the end of each page in a book or the end of a few paragraphs in an article, pause and recall what you just read."
"Visualization can help with retention by constructing a broader perspective of the information and tuning into our visual nature."
"Focus on building the habit. Reading is a skill — and skills take time to develop, start at fifteen minutes a day."
"life is too short to finish a bad book"
"Start small and build big."
"Goodreads is basically social media for books."
"Goodreads is an excellent way to keep track of your reading, as a social media platform dedicated to books and reading."
"Skimming — getting the essence from reading material without reading all the words — boils down to knowing what parts to read and what parts to pass by."
"Before you start skimming, ask yourself what you want to get from the text. Think of two or three terms that describe what you want to know, and, as you skim, keep an eye out for those two or three terms."
"The first and last sentences in a paragraph are often the most important ones."
"When skimming, do not be afraid to take a few more seconds and re-skim what you just read to ensure comprehension."
"When children first learn to read, they whisper the words or say them softly. At the next level, they read silently but still move their lips as if saying each word. As adults, we say the words in our minds—it is called “subvocalization.”"
"read phrases not words."
"writing by hand stimulates ideas more effectively."
"Try using a 3-2-4 breathing technique, inhaling through your nose for three seconds, holding for two seconds, and exhaling for four seconds. This keeps your brain well-fueled and running at peak capacity."
"Ask questions while you read."
Readlax for Chrome: speed reading extension (promo)
August 30, 2020
This may not be an overly long book to read, but it is very dense with information and the science behind learning how to improve your reading speed. It gives you the background in speed reading and the common claims and actual truths about it all. It lays out loads of different exercises and techniques to help you become a speed reader, whether that be for studies, work or just for pleasure. It will be especially useful for those wanting to speed up their reading ability and comprehension for work or study purposes. It is certainly something I wish I knew more about when I was studying, as textbooks were a dry and tedious read. Now I read for pleasure, but I have a long backlist of TBR (to be read) books, which this will hopefully help with.
The book spells out each of the techniques that have so far been used to assist people with their reading speed and how to improve it immensely. The people and scientists behind each technique and experiment or project regarding this subject, are listed in the book and there is a full list of all the references used at the back of the book, for anyone wanting to follow up on any of it further. Some of the techniques were ones I knew of already and had been using already such as skimming, scanning, reading every third or fifth word and reading a sentence as a whole, but there were lots of new ones about activating the correct side of your brain, different patterns of tracing your reading pattern on a page and how to measure your current reading speed.
I know it says not to try it out on a non-fiction book, but rather to do it on a book you are enjoying, or even one you have read before and will therefore know all the vocabulary included in the book already, but I made it difficult for myself, by using a non-fiction book I was already part way through. The only problem was that the calculation really doesn’t work if you are reading books on your mobile, like me, using the kindle app, or any other, as the page sizes are not what you would find in a book. If I followed the method shown in the book, my reading speed came out as 145 words per minute, but if I actually counted the words on the page I read, rather than words on a couple of lines, then multiplying the lines on the page, gave me a more realistic reading speed of 529 words per minute!
Since I grew up with a mathematical mind, the calculation part of the speed reading technique was of great interest to me and I look forward to testing myself on a book from my reading list and then again after a little while, once I have tried to work on improving my speed by following some of the techniques shown in this book. The upside of being able to learn faster, comprehend what you are reading while reading so much faster and training your brain in new techniques, is more confidence, better concentration, a higher level of education or job opportunities, and the ability to grow within yourself to reach your full potential! An interesting look at speed reading techniques and plenty of the science and history of this subject. How much of it is original to the author themselves is unclear. Some extra diagrams were mentioned and were supposed to be included, but weren’t – they were guided exercises mentioning a horseshoe shape, for one and a number of others. A very useful technique for anyone who loves reading or has a lot of reading to do on a daily basis, but there is a lot of previous history and science from others to get through first! I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
The book spells out each of the techniques that have so far been used to assist people with their reading speed and how to improve it immensely. The people and scientists behind each technique and experiment or project regarding this subject, are listed in the book and there is a full list of all the references used at the back of the book, for anyone wanting to follow up on any of it further. Some of the techniques were ones I knew of already and had been using already such as skimming, scanning, reading every third or fifth word and reading a sentence as a whole, but there were lots of new ones about activating the correct side of your brain, different patterns of tracing your reading pattern on a page and how to measure your current reading speed.
I know it says not to try it out on a non-fiction book, but rather to do it on a book you are enjoying, or even one you have read before and will therefore know all the vocabulary included in the book already, but I made it difficult for myself, by using a non-fiction book I was already part way through. The only problem was that the calculation really doesn’t work if you are reading books on your mobile, like me, using the kindle app, or any other, as the page sizes are not what you would find in a book. If I followed the method shown in the book, my reading speed came out as 145 words per minute, but if I actually counted the words on the page I read, rather than words on a couple of lines, then multiplying the lines on the page, gave me a more realistic reading speed of 529 words per minute!
Since I grew up with a mathematical mind, the calculation part of the speed reading technique was of great interest to me and I look forward to testing myself on a book from my reading list and then again after a little while, once I have tried to work on improving my speed by following some of the techniques shown in this book. The upside of being able to learn faster, comprehend what you are reading while reading so much faster and training your brain in new techniques, is more confidence, better concentration, a higher level of education or job opportunities, and the ability to grow within yourself to reach your full potential! An interesting look at speed reading techniques and plenty of the science and history of this subject. How much of it is original to the author themselves is unclear. Some extra diagrams were mentioned and were supposed to be included, but weren’t – they were guided exercises mentioning a horseshoe shape, for one and a number of others. A very useful technique for anyone who loves reading or has a lot of reading to do on a daily basis, but there is a lot of previous history and science from others to get through first! I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
September 26, 2020
One of the Better Speed Reading Books I’ve Read
As someone who reads a lot both personally and professionally, I have actually read quite a few books on speed reading techniques, always hoping to find methods to increase my speed. I find most to be repetitive and not as helpful as I would like them to be. This is one of the more interesting books I've read because it doesn't just parrot in the same techniques seen everywhere. You can tell this is a personal passion and that he has done extensive research. The author starts the book by discussing how speed reading can help you—though I don’t agree that it alone will catapult your career—and three myths you were taught about reading faster. I liked that one myth he supposedly debunks is about subvocalization. That has always been my personal sticking point with reading faster. I've been able to employ techniques that have improved my reading speed while keeping comprehension (like reading in phrases, omitting small words, and visualizing), but I've never been able to stop subvocalizing. So any book where that is one primary method for reading faster is a loss for me. I was somewhat disappointed when later in the book he does suggest stopping subvocalization to improve speed, using distraction with music. I'm going to try it, but I honestly don't see how just having squiggles on paper flash before your eyes and traveling the visual neural pathways can work without the cognitive subvocalization that makes the squiggles real in your head. We’ll see.
After these initial overview chapters, the next two have to do with looking at your current level of reading and calculating your reading speed. These are important topics in any speed reading book, as you have to know where you're starting at and how you are progressing. The next chapter focuses on the actual speed reading techniques. The author shares ones from several sources, some of which I'd heard of and others that were new to me. There are certainly some excellent suggestions here that will make a difference if you simply practice them. Some will feel weird at first. The next chapter focuses on reading comprehension. After all, you do not want to sacrifice too much comprehension for reading speed, or what’s the point?. Again, these were excellent suggestions, most of which I hadn't heard of before; so many speed reading books don’t talk about comprehension at all except in passing. In the next chapter, the author delves into upping your reading time so you can practice reading faster. He also looks at tracking your progress.
In the next chapter, he looks at skimming, scanning, and pre-reading. After all, not everything has to be read in the same way. I think that's almost the point of this book. I think we are often too passive in our reading. Not everything needs to be read at the same level speed or attention to detail. When you're searching for particular information, skimming makes complete sense. If you just want to hit the highlights, it's good for that too. It's also a great way to set up a cognitive framework for when you intend to do more intensive reading. In the final chapter, the author offers what he calls more advanced techniques that are actually extensions of some of what he talked about earlier. Out of all the speed reading books that I've read, I think this is my favorite one because the author just goes into so many aspects of speed reading.. and not just the techniques.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanticreviews.com
As someone who reads a lot both personally and professionally, I have actually read quite a few books on speed reading techniques, always hoping to find methods to increase my speed. I find most to be repetitive and not as helpful as I would like them to be. This is one of the more interesting books I've read because it doesn't just parrot in the same techniques seen everywhere. You can tell this is a personal passion and that he has done extensive research. The author starts the book by discussing how speed reading can help you—though I don’t agree that it alone will catapult your career—and three myths you were taught about reading faster. I liked that one myth he supposedly debunks is about subvocalization. That has always been my personal sticking point with reading faster. I've been able to employ techniques that have improved my reading speed while keeping comprehension (like reading in phrases, omitting small words, and visualizing), but I've never been able to stop subvocalizing. So any book where that is one primary method for reading faster is a loss for me. I was somewhat disappointed when later in the book he does suggest stopping subvocalization to improve speed, using distraction with music. I'm going to try it, but I honestly don't see how just having squiggles on paper flash before your eyes and traveling the visual neural pathways can work without the cognitive subvocalization that makes the squiggles real in your head. We’ll see.
After these initial overview chapters, the next two have to do with looking at your current level of reading and calculating your reading speed. These are important topics in any speed reading book, as you have to know where you're starting at and how you are progressing. The next chapter focuses on the actual speed reading techniques. The author shares ones from several sources, some of which I'd heard of and others that were new to me. There are certainly some excellent suggestions here that will make a difference if you simply practice them. Some will feel weird at first. The next chapter focuses on reading comprehension. After all, you do not want to sacrifice too much comprehension for reading speed, or what’s the point?. Again, these were excellent suggestions, most of which I hadn't heard of before; so many speed reading books don’t talk about comprehension at all except in passing. In the next chapter, the author delves into upping your reading time so you can practice reading faster. He also looks at tracking your progress.
In the next chapter, he looks at skimming, scanning, and pre-reading. After all, not everything has to be read in the same way. I think that's almost the point of this book. I think we are often too passive in our reading. Not everything needs to be read at the same level speed or attention to detail. When you're searching for particular information, skimming makes complete sense. If you just want to hit the highlights, it's good for that too. It's also a great way to set up a cognitive framework for when you intend to do more intensive reading. In the final chapter, the author offers what he calls more advanced techniques that are actually extensions of some of what he talked about earlier. Out of all the speed reading books that I've read, I think this is my favorite one because the author just goes into so many aspects of speed reading.. and not just the techniques.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanticreviews.com
December 12, 2021
So I had just started to read a book on system administration that was about 950 pages long. Along the way I got the sudden hunch to learn speed reading in order to increase the speed at which I can get through the novel.
I gave 'Proven Speed Reading Techniques' a shot simply because its Amazon reviews.
I'm rating this book 2 stars because I am disappointed. I would have LOVED more examples or guidance on how to accomplish this kind of speed. The book stays vague on many different techniques that work without diving deep enough into any of them. The book is mostly quoting other authors or blog posts from the internet (as quite apparent by looking at the Appendix).
If you want to learn more about speed reading this can likely be your starting point on a longer journey to learn about this subject.
I for one actually measured my progress. By 'skipping and skimming' (one of the techniques mentioned in the book) I managed to increase my reading speed from 315 words/minute (I'm a slow reader) to 800 words/minute. This sounds great but if you'd ask me 5 minutes after reading the page what I just read and I would not be able to give you a proper answer. It's all about practice, I guess.
I'll look elsewhere for more information.
I gave 'Proven Speed Reading Techniques' a shot simply because its Amazon reviews.
I'm rating this book 2 stars because I am disappointed. I would have LOVED more examples or guidance on how to accomplish this kind of speed. The book stays vague on many different techniques that work without diving deep enough into any of them. The book is mostly quoting other authors or blog posts from the internet (as quite apparent by looking at the Appendix).
If you want to learn more about speed reading this can likely be your starting point on a longer journey to learn about this subject.
I for one actually measured my progress. By 'skipping and skimming' (one of the techniques mentioned in the book) I managed to increase my reading speed from 315 words/minute (I'm a slow reader) to 800 words/minute. This sounds great but if you'd ask me 5 minutes after reading the page what I just read and I would not be able to give you a proper answer. It's all about practice, I guess.
I'll look elsewhere for more information.
August 22, 2020
Do you want to read faster.... good information on how to
I have never read a book about how to speed read before so I was interested to check out Proven Speed Reading Techniques by John Torrance. I mean if I can read more books than I already do then I am all in.
This book brings together a lot of information about the subject regarding your current reading, information about speed reading, how to improve your reading speed and exercises to do. I did pick up a couple tricks and things to try and improve on.
Overall I thought this was an insightful and helpful book and am glad that I was able to read it. Now I just have to practice some more to get faster.
I received a copy of this book for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
I have never read a book about how to speed read before so I was interested to check out Proven Speed Reading Techniques by John Torrance. I mean if I can read more books than I already do then I am all in.
This book brings together a lot of information about the subject regarding your current reading, information about speed reading, how to improve your reading speed and exercises to do. I did pick up a couple tricks and things to try and improve on.
Overall I thought this was an insightful and helpful book and am glad that I was able to read it. Now I just have to practice some more to get faster.
I received a copy of this book for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
August 2, 2022
great read
This book has brought together all the various approaches to speed reading in one quick read. there are a few new ideas, but most of them are the established approaches. Well worth your time.
This book has brought together all the various approaches to speed reading in one quick read. there are a few new ideas, but most of them are the established approaches. Well worth your time.
June 17, 2020
The book has a lot of good information. There is a very good research from the author. It is updated with information from very known Speedreading Teachers from YouTube.
June 27, 2020
Awesome techniques in this book. Loved it.
May 27, 2021
Informative and easy to get through. A lot of good suggestions and ideas without getting too deep into the weeds.
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October 21, 2021This is a quick read and provides great strategies and tips on how to increase reading speed without reducing comprehension. I look forward to reading it again.
April 25, 2024
The book is written for 2 stars.
BUT it actually DID helped increase my speed at least 10-20% (thats why the 4 stars).
BUT it actually DID helped increase my speed at least 10-20% (thats why the 4 stars).
July 27, 2024
Referencing other books and authors, very little to do practice, repetitive on the same things over and over.
January 18, 2021
Seems like a condensed book of different blogposts about speed reading. If you searched the internet on tips regarding speed reading, chances are you might come across some of those ideas in here. It's not that bad of a read because John adds his own flavor to the advice, but overall it's nice to have some of the GOOD tips in one convenient package.
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