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Benefits
Of Speed Reading
~ by
Melvin Ng
Obviously few people want to undertake
the task of learning a new skill, such as speed reading,
if there is no direct benefit. Life’s just too short.
So, what are the direct and indirect
benefits of learning to speed read? The answer to this
question very much depends at what stage in your life you are
at. Here are some to consider:
High school / pre-college students
High school, pre-college, students are
normally considered to be primary target groups for a speed
reading programs. Basically, the reason why such students
are seen as ideal candidates is because they at an age where
they can still absorb new ideas without too onerous
consideration – an important facet with learning to speed
read.
Another upside to teaching high school
students to speed read is the fact that they can take in
far more information from their greater reading skills.
Also, with advanced reading skills, students should also be
able to comprehend more of what they are reading.
Furthermore, with potentially the toughest period of their
lives ahead of them, so far as obtaining information from
reading is concerned, learning to speed read at this
time is seen as being extremely advantageous.
College students
If a college student has not learnt, for
one reason or another, to speed read by the time they
enter college, it is generally considered essential that they
do so within their first year (along with learning
short-hand!). Practically speaking, this is likely to be the
busiest time of a person’s reading life. Moreover, students
are often required to read huge amounts of materials,
comprehend them, condense them and then comment on them.
Having the ability to speed read is nothing short of a
God-send skill.
Work employees
Even though you may not have learnt to
speed read prior to entering the workforce, this doesn’t
mean that you no longer need to learn speed reading.
Consider this: three quarters of all the world’s reading
materials (which includes every book and magazine ever
written) is contained within the filing cabinets of offices!
And, even in this electronic age, with data protection laws in
place, we are still required to read vast amounts of
information at work each year.
Learning to speed read will not
only allow you to read quickly, with greater
comprehension of the material, but it’ll also provide you
with more time to be getting on with the other tasks in your
daily working life!
Pleasure
Again, even if you are only reading for
pleasure, the mere fact you have more chance of comprehending
that romance novel if you have the skills at-hand that allow
you to speed read should be sufficient to convince you
of the value of learning this essential skill. Of course,
pleasure reading is a lot more enjoyable than technical
reading, so if you do have speed reading skills,
this will allow you the chance to read even more of those
books you always wanted to read, but didn’t have time for!
Language students
One final group that we should not
overlook is “English as a second language” students.
Clinical evidence has shown that ESL students who have the
ability to speed read have a far greater chance of
comprehending the English language and are more inclined
to stick to learning English. This is not to say, of course,
that speed reading is the answer to all your English
language problems, but it is an additional weapon to help
you conquer the language barriers!
Conclusion
So, to sum up, it doesn’t really matter
at what stage in your life you are at, provided that you read
at anytime during the day, even if it is only the daily
newspaper, you are likely to benefit from the skills acquired
from learning to speed read. You are also likely to be
able to comprehend more of the information you read.
And, there’s every chance that because you understand and
comprehend what you have read, your long-term memory
will be able to retain this information for a future time.
All-in-all, some very good reasons to learn speed reading
now!
About the author:
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Melvin Ng teaches speed reading
through his
16-Minute Speed Reading Audio Program.
This breakthrough technique
Guarantees to
Double your reading speed in just
16 minutes!
http://www.bestspeedreadingcourse.com
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