Personal Development Skills
Speed Reading
Overview
Speed reading is not only about the speed of reading – but also comprehension. The saddest commentary by ordinary readers is the familiar "I can't seem to concentrate when I read" or "I can't remember anything I've just read". These all too common comments are caused directly by slow reading.
Once you learn to read by sight only, you will be able to read groups of words, whole ideas with each glance. It is remarkable that only in reading do we limit our eyes to a single symbol. You look at a painting or scene entirely, not left to right, not a section at a time.
People who read rapidly generally have better concentration and comprehension because their reading speed is keeping pace with their thinking speed!
Who Should Attend
Professionals, managers and supervisors who feel overwhelmed by high volumes of written information received in the work-place.
Specifically people who WANT and NEED to increase their reading speed.
Benefits of Completing This Course
• Learning to read by sight will enable you to read groups of words, whole ideas
with each glance.
• Develop better concentration and comprehension because the reading speed
keeps pace with your thinking speed!
Inclusions
- Training Manual with step-by-step instructions
- Practice files relevant to the training material
- Training Completed files - you are free to take away any completed files for review
- Unlimited online support, as training doesn't stop when you walk out our door
Learning Outcomes
• Increase reading speeds in technical and nontechnical reading by 200%-500%
• Improve concentration, comprehension, retention and recall skills
• Simple techniques to instantly double your reading rate without loss of
comprehension or accuracy
• Four poor reading habits that hold back your reading rate and how to overcome
them
• Seven steps to speed up your reading
Topics Covered
What you will learn
● Increate reading speeds in technical and non-technical reading by 200%-500%
● Concentration, comprehension, retention and recall skills
● Dynamics of Comprehension
● How to measure your current reading rate and comprehension
● Simple techniques to instantly double your reading rate without loss of comprehension and accuracy
● Four poor reading habits that hold back your reading rate and how to overcome them
● Seven steps to speed up your read
How to Read
● Understanding your eyes
● Eye movements
● Speed of eye movement
● Scanning
● Skimming
● Fixation
Guiding your Eyes
● Hand and eye technique
● Seeing more
● Perception
● Central Focus
● Peripheral Vision
● Shultz Tables
7 Steps to Increasing your Reading Speed
● Overcoming reading problems
● - analysis, comprehension, vocabulary
● - back skipping and regression
● - improving concentration
● Previewing
● Reading on Computer Screens
What to do next
● The emphasis of this course is focused on giving you a sound broad-based understanding of the essential components of perceptive reading with practical skills application.Your speed reading skills will continue to improve over time with continued practice. Therefore it is important that you continue exercises regularly:
● Fast input eye-brain exercises that boost your reading speed on the spot
● E-reading - adapt speed reading skills to reading on a computer scre
Live online - learn by doing.
Our Live Online courses are conducted through a dedicated learning platform that enables us to provide instructor-led, hands-on training to develop real skills, in real time. Each participant logs into their own virtual environment set up specifically for the course. This is a fully interactive experience - just like in a classroom. No passive lectures, no videos to follow - real-time, hands-on practice with your instructor guiding you every step.
Instructor
- Provides real-time, live hands-on instruction and demonstration
- Provides step-by-step practical activities for participants
- Can assist participants on their screen, if necessary
- Can share participant screens to enhance discussion
Participants
- Receive hands-on instruction, step-by-step exercises and skill-builder activities
- See the instructor's screen while working in their own environment
- Can interact with the instructor and the group of participants
- Can ask questions at any time
- Join the course from any location with internet, using a course invitation
- No need for any software - just a computer with internet and a browser
- No downloads or installs necessary on the participant's computer
Inclusions
- E-Book Training Manual / activity booklet provided
- Certificate of Completion
- Post-course support to the level of the course
- Access to any training exercises used during the session
Session Times
- Full Day Course: 9:00am - 4:30pm
- Half Day Course: 9:00am - 12:30pm or 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Private sessions are booked exclusively for your team and can be facilitated as Live Online group training, or in a Classroom / Face-to-Face setting at your workplace or another organised location. Content and duration can be tailored to your needs - contact our Course Scheduling team to discuss your requirements.
Classroom / Face-to-Face
Classroom sessions are delivered at a nominated location, available for Private courses only.
Requirements (if training is delivered at your site)
- No individual computers are required for participants - this course is discussion, activity and workbook-based
- The instructor will bring their own laptop - please provide power
- A screen or projector for the trainer to connect their laptop to (please indicate the connection method - HDMI or Wi-Fi)
Inclusions
- Training Manual / activity booklet
- Certificate of Completion
- Post-course support for queries relating to the course content
Get in touch with our Course Scheduling team to arrange a private session or confirm delivery options for a specific date.