Speed Reading

Hello All,

I finally gave in and tried one of these course....it's pretty cool but I can read faster now!

Benefits of Speed Reading

With the misconceptions cleared up, let's talk about how you can benefit from speed reading. Really, this is one skill that will help you in many areas of your life, and it's important to understand how. First you should know that the average American reads at 230 - 280 WPM (words-per-minute). A good speed reader can read at several times that speed, that is 1500 - 2500 WPM.

Imagine the next time you read that business report, community newsletter, college paper or research material, or even just an article on the Internet. With speed reading in your list of tools you will be able to finish your reading ten times faster. Suddenly that report that used to take you sixty minute to get through is only taking you six!

Of course speed is just the major benefit of reading faster; there are also some others that you should know about.
Increased Reading Comprehension: Speed reading works to increase your reading comprehension by making you focus on the task at hand. When you speed read you will understand what you've read better than you ever have before.
Better Memorization of what You've Read: Focusing on reading increases your comprehension, but it also increases retention. If you're someone who often forgets what they've just read, speed reading will aid in memorization.
You'll become a Better Teacher: Parents who learn speed reading are better enabled to teach their children to read. Speed reading increases reading ability in general and it will make you a better teacher.
You Increase your Efficiency at Many Task: Reading faster will make you more efficient at work, at home, when you're reading your morning paper. What will you do with all your extra time?
You'll be able to learn anything faster: Speed reading will make you a better learner. Whether you're a student or an adult who just wants to learn something new. As a speed reader you will get through the material faster, understand it better, and retain in better than you ever have before.

Lots of good website that offer this...check them out it's worth your time!

Hope this helps,
emmanuel