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Learning Speed Reading (2014)
58mBeginner2014-11-25
Authors
Paul Nowak
Teaches speed reading and memory improvement at NASA and Google
Course details
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.
Learning objectives
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
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.
Learning objectives
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
Skills covered
Time ManagementLearningProfessional Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - What you should know before watching this course
- 03 - How fast do you currently read
1. Increasing Your Reading Speed
- 04 - Three reading habits that slow you down
- 05 - Using your hand to guide your eyes
- 06 - Reading faster on the computer screen
- 07 - Simple drills you can practice to boost reading speed
- 08 - Reading groups of words
- 09 - Using deadlines to improve your reading speed
2. The Multiple-Reading Process
- 10 - Preview the material
- 11 - Get an overview of the material
- 12 - Read the material
3. Increasing Your Comprehension and Retention
- 13 - The difference between comprehension and retention
- 14 - A simple technique to improve comprehension
- 15 - The read and recall method
- 16 - How your memory works
- 17 - Memory principles
- 18 - Memorizing technical terms
4. Advanced Reading Tips and Strategies
- 19 - The 80 20 principle of reading
- 20 - How to get through a book a day
- 21 - Tips for reading news articles
- 22 - Tips for reading magazine articles
- 23 - Tips for reading textbooks and technical material
- 24 - How to deal with charts and diagrams
- 25 - Tips for reading on tablets
Conclusion
- 26 - Next steps
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