5 speed reading techniques
Eliminate inner voice
Chunking
Control self narration
Variable reading speed
No re-reading
What is ‘eliminate inner voice’
-absorb info rather than reading it
-try to avoid sub vocalization (pronouncing each word out loud in your head)
What is ‘chunking’
Read 3-5 words at a time, rather than each individual word
Identify most important words/ideas within chunk
Filter out ‘a’ ‘an’ ‘at’ ‘in’
What words should i filter
At
In
A
On
What is ‘control self narration’
-highlight most important words
-hunt for most important info
What are the most important words i should be looking for
Emotive language
Shifts in ideas
Call to action
What is ‘variable reading speed’
Slow down + read carefully at critical locations
Identify which areas have most important info
Speed up over minor details
What are the minor details
Names
Dates
Lists
Details
At which speed should i read minor details
Fast
What are the critical locations
Start of paragraphs
End of passage
Shift in ideas Call
Emotive language
At what speed should i read critical locations
Slower + more carefully
