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Markus Burns
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"The only way to read faster than 240 words per minute is to be looking at more than one word at a time."
Reading each word individually before moving to the next creates a natural limit on our reading speed. Efficient readers view and read multiple words simultaneously. Train yourself to keep your eye fixed and use your peripheral vision to see multiple words in a single group before making a larger jump across the page.
About Kump
Peter Kump (1937-1995) taught speed reading for the Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Institute before founding a renowned cooking school in New York City.
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"Figure out what you want to get out of each reading session so your mind is primed to intake that knowledge."
Effective reading depends on using the right strategies for the task at hand. Are you looking for a particular idea in a report? Or are you reading a novel for pleasure? Knowing why you're reading allows you to choose the best strategy for how you read. Slow down to tackle dense, difficult prose, but move to a model of skimming to take in the larger scope of a piece of text.
About Young
Scott H. Young (born in 1988) is a blogger who writes on productivity, learning, and personal growth.
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"If you have to say all the words inside your mind to understand what you're reading, you can only read as fast as you can speak."
Saying words in your head as you read them is known as subvocalization. It creates a natural limit to your reading speed. Efficient readers dissociate the meaning of words from their sounds in order to move through text at a much faster rate. Overcome subvocalization to significantly increase your reading speed.
About Kwik
Jim Kwik is a well-known speaker and educator on learning and memory. He is the founder and CEO of Kwik Learning.
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"When you take in a group of words, try to take in meaningful chunks [to] massively boost comprehension."
While some readers believe taking in multiple words in a single group will decrease comprehension, this is not the case. By reading a group of words at once, you're able to understand the meaning of phrases and ideas just as effectively as if you were to read each word individually. By practicing word grouping techniques, you won't need to sacrifice comprehension for speed.
About Chambers
Phil Chambers is the author or coauthor of numerous books on memory and education and the founder of Learning Technologies.
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"If you know what you are looking for, you will find it. You will notice words relating to your area of interest."
It's important to consider the particular type of information and details you're looking for in your reading. If you have this information in the front of your mind, it becomes much easier to scan large amounts of text to find pertinent passages. How you read is in some ways determined by your reasons for reading a particular book, article, or report.
About Konstant
Tina Konstant is a blogger and fiction writer who has also authored numerous books on writing, information management, and speed reading techniques.