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Benefits of Speed Reading

Have you ever wished you could speed read? Have you ever thought about the benefits of speed reading or the tips that could help you speed read?

First, do you actually know what speed reading is?

Of course, when a person is able to speed read that person is able to read quickly. But this person is also able to comprehend what he/she is reading.

The benefits of speed reading are many, such as:

* Saving time.

* It can also save the energy of the reader.

* If you can read in half the amount of time than a particular person, you can read twice as much. This should mean that you have greater knowledge because you will generally read more, possible even on more topics.

* By broadening your horizons and reading more on more topics, you can be a greater asset at work.

* Most speed readers can achieve great success with their lives

If you like the sound of these benefits and the idea of speed reading as a skill you would like to acquire, you might want to consider how you can improve your reading skills and how you can become a skilled speed reader.

First, you might want to take a speed reading test to see where you rate now. There are some online sites that will help you to take one of these tests. One such site is: readingsoft.com

This will give you insight on what your current reading score as well as your reading comprehension is.

Top readers can read over 1000 words per minute. They also have the ability to comprehension around 85% of what they read. Yet, these readers only represent about 1% of readers.

The majority of readers read at the rate of 200 words per minute. They also have the comprehension rate of 60%. This may sound surprising to you considering that most of us read on a daily basis, including at work. Think about how much time you read daily. You may have to read reports at work, type reports at work, read the newspaper, read important documents as well as read web pages on the computer for work and for pleasure. Now think about how much of these words we actually don’t read, while we are supposedly reading. If we are an average reader and are reading an at a comprehension of 60%, that means we are missing about 40% of what we should be reading and comprehending. That is a lot of missing words.

There are three different ways you can teach yourself to speed read.

1. Through speed reading seminars. These seminars are taught by a coach and the students are given lessons plans. Most of these seminars will last for two days and most students will learn to read faster, at better comprehension rates. But most students also will slowly loose this new skill with time.

2. Speed reading books are also very popular. These books contain lesson plans and quizzes for the students. They also provide many techniques that can help a student to learn to master the art of speed reading. Some of these books may even contain audio tapes. But these books and tap require a good bit of time and commitment and most students will bore with the project before they really increase their reading speed or gain their level of reading comprehension.

3. The best approach to learning how to speed read is by actually using your computer and computer speed reading programs to help you. These programs have many built in animation processes and other devices to keep the program fast paced and more interesting for the student. Most of the programs will also break down the process into smaller lessons, which makes it easier for the student to learn. Many students also will learn the lessons quicker via a computer without growing as bored. Plus, the lessons are more fast paced therefore, the student may continue studying the lessons longer, thus learning more and developing a greater speed of reading and comprehending.

If you wish to improve your reading and comprehension skills, consider the benefits of speed reading and start teaching yourself this art today, whether it is through seminar lessons, studying speed reading books or via a computer and a computer software program.

Jeffrey Meier of Jam727 Enterprises at http://www.Jam727.com offers information articles on Speed Reading at http://www.jam727.com/speedreading/speed_reading_articles.htm

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