Speed Reading

A few months ago I started to work through a book on Speed Reading. It has been incredibly helpful and I think my reading speed has almost trebled. Reading is much more exciting when you can get through books more quickly and you honestly do still take it in! Here are a few tips to improve your reading speed...

• Read in a place where you can be as free from distraction as possible and with plenty of light.
  
• Preview what you're about to read by spending a couple of seconds glancing at each page you're going to read.
  
• Don't go back over what you've just read if you think you've not taken it in, just keep going.
  
• Use a pen to guide your eyes. If you move the pen along the line, your eyes will follow and you can use this to steadily increase your speed. Push yourself doing this and you'll find you can gradually go faster and faster.
  
• If you're going to read something substantial online, print it out. Reading speeds drop by about 30% when reading on a screen.