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Speed reading is about reading (and being able to recall) more written information in less time. Work Smarter with Speed Reading is a practical guide to effective speed reading. It includes tools and information on a variety of reading and memory techniques, including a five-step strategy that will enable you to read any non-fiction material easily. It, allows you to start using and practising the techniques as you read, offers a selection of techniques so you can choose the ones that suit you best, teaches you how to read effectively under pressure, and helps you to concentrate in noisy and distracting environments.
Work Smarter with Speed Reading: Teach Yourself includes:
Chapter 1: The five-step reading system
Chapter 2: Speed reading
Chapter 3: It's all in the words - developing your vocabulary
Chapter 4: Concentration
Chapter 5: Memory
Chapter 6: A book is a book is a book
Chapter 7: Your eyes and effective reading
Chapter 8: Distractions and solutions
Chapter 9: Real-world reading
Chapter 10: Working and studying for a living
Chapter 11: Useful information and speed practice test
Chapter 12: What next?
Teach Yourself methods:
Not got much time?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.
Author insights
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
Test yourself
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.
Extend your knowledge
Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of speed reading and time-saving techniques.
Try this
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
Work Smarter With Speed Reading: Teach Yourself
Description
Table of Contents
: 1. Introduction
: How to use this book
: Frequently asked questions
: 2. The Five-Step Reading System
: Introduction to the system
: Reading for levels of meaning
: Reading with a purpose
: 3. Speed Reeding
: Where are you now?
: Increasing your basic reading rate
: Exercises
: 4. It's All in the Words - Developing Your Vocabulary
: Why increasing your vocabulary speeds up your reading
: How to increase your vocabulary
: 5. Concentration
: Tips for improving your concentration
: Exercises
: 6. Memory
: Techniques for remembering what you read
: Multi-sensory reading
: 7. A Book is a Book is a Book
: Reading different types of material for different reasons
: Critical reading
: 8. Your Eyes and Effective Reading
: Reading for understanding
: Exercising your eyes
: Reading more than one line at a time
: 9. Distractions and Solutions
: Lack of concentration
: Physical and work distractions
: Clearing your desk of distractions
: 10. Real-World Reading
: Prioritising and planning
: Finding information fast
: A plan for reducing your reading
: Evaluating progress
: 11. Working and Studying for a Living
: Managing time
: 12. Useful Information and Speed Practice Test
: The makings of language
: Establishing your current reading rate
: 13. What Next?
: Guidelines for your 21-day programme
: Teach someone else
: The A-Z of effective reading
: Further reading
Author Description
Tina Konstant is a coach, resarcher and professional speaker on human potential and learning skills. She has taught speed reading across all business sectors and has produced and presented a series of television programmes on effective learning.
Like everyone, Tina has a hectic life managing career and family; in this new edition she shows that it's not just reading fast that counts, it's about managing information.