Brilliant Speed Reading: Whatever You Need To Read, However You Want To Read It Twice As Quickly

Description

Every single day we receive a huge amount of information to read and we're expected to make sense of it all more than ever before. With access to countless facts, figures and opinions at the touch of a button, it's easy to get lost in the constant flow of data. Brilliant Speed Reading shows you how to breeze through books, newspapers, textbooks, reports - whatever you need to read, however you want to read it. You will learn a simple yet powerful set of techniques that will build your reading speed, step by step, to at least double your current rate. Everything you learn will be reinforced by exercises and tips to ensure you get the most out of your new reading skills. Brilliant Speed Reading is structured so you can easily measure, progress and consolidate your learning - you will be asked to time how long it takes to read each chapter and to record your speed on a chart at the beginning. Each chapter has a quiz at the end to help cement knowledge and measure comprehension. Brilliant Outcomes * At least double your reading speed without loss of comprehension * Beat information overload at home and at work * Be able to read fast or slow - choose what works best for you

Author description

Phil Chambers has been a Buzan Speed Reading, Memory and Mind Mapping Instructor since 1995, trained by Tony Buzan. Phil now trains Speed Reading instructors in collaboration with Tony Buzan. Phil is the reigning World Mind Mapping Champion, a five times Mind Sports Olympiad medallist and Grandmaster of Mind Mapping. In addition to this, he is a Registered Accelerated Learning Trainer, a Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and a member of the Professional Speaking Association. Phil is Chief Arbiter of the World Memory Sports Council and scorer of the Mind Sports Olympiad Memory and Speed Reading events. He is a founder member of the Mind Sports Council and has won the "Special Services to Memory" award in 1996 and 2010. Phil has a training company, Learning Technologies Ltd, at www.learning-tech.co.uk, which specialises in offering bespoke solutions enabling companies and individuals overcome problems and achieve their goals.

Table of contents

About the author Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Putting your reading speed into context Chapter 2: A definition of reading Chapter 3: Understanding your eyes Chapter 4: Managing your motivation and state of mind Chapter 5: Developing your peripheral vision Chapter 6: Skimming, scanning and selective reading Chapter 7: Use of a guide Chapter 8: Comprehension and retention Chapter 9: Reading for study Chapter 10: Reading from computer screens Chapter 11: Improving your vocabulary Chapter 12: Conclusion Appendix 1: Answers to comprehension questions Appendix 2: Speed reading hall of fame Further reading Index