Speed reading tips and techniques?

sweevo · 08-16-2010, 05:04 PM

We all like reading books - and the faster we can get through one, the sooner we can get to the next one, and the more books we can read overall.

happy_terd · 08-16-2010, 05:24 PM

I prefer to read nice and slow. I like to take in each word and paint the images in my mind.

lila55 · 08-17-2010, 12:38 AM

I enjoy really getting into the book that I am reading at the moment, and if it is a good one I wish that it never ends ... I guess, speed-reading is not for me.

happy_terd · 08-17-2010, 12:54 AM

This may help.

http://www.wikihow.com/Learn-Speed-Reading

kindlekitten · 08-17-2010, 01:33 AM

I don't want to speed read any of my pleasure reading. I would do it with legal and technical documents. you key your brain to pick up on certain words and phrases. it is not for reading for fun at all

GeoffC · 08-17-2010, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweevo

We all like reading books - and the faster we can get through one, the sooner we can get to the next one, and the more books we can read overall.

Depends, for factual books, yes it can be a bonus; but for pleasure - take it at the pace the story wants.

Another side to this is, read faster and you spend more money !!!! (excluding library books of course !)

MJK2111 · 08-17-2010, 10:15 AM

I much prefer this course:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_...Reading_Course

Sandra Edwards · 08-17-2010, 05:12 PM

I like to fully immerse myself in the books I’m reading...so speed reading doesn’t really work for me :-)

Sandy

Mickey330 · 08-18-2010, 01:48 PM

I'm with Sandra on this one - I don't want to rush through a book. I read fast enough that, sometimes, I consciously make myself slow down so I can savor the experience more.

However, with e-readers, there is a tip to help speed up page turns so you aren't [mentally] dancing with impatience to get to the next page. Turn a few lines before the end of the page on your screen and then you're right at the top.

For my 5" screen, I've learned to hit the page turn button at about three lines from the bottom. So, once I hit the button, I finish reading that page just as the page turns.

That's not really a speed-reading tip, I know - but it sure does help you stay with the story flow.

Marilyn

kindlekitten · 08-18-2010, 08:57 PM

that was occasionally an issue with the K1 especially with maybe oddly formatted books (you know, like the ummm dark ones...). it is not at ALL an issue with the K2. I forget occasionally and do the pre-turn. *oops*

darknessangel · 08-19-2010, 09:09 AM

I think it depends on what kind of book you're reading. For the books of Rober Jordan (the wheel of time) because they are so detailed I like speed-reading as it gives me the feeling of watching a movie... seeing a lot of details, you notice some and then you miss some. But for less detailed books I read at fairly normal speed.

And tips?... Dunno... I usually read kinda one sentence, then one or two words of the next and then the next sentence or when I can predict/see what's going to happen in the next paragraphs I just read single words of it. I think it's rather a personal "choice" of how you do it. But I NEVER speed read technical books/articles.

GJMS

TheKindleWorm · 08-19-2010, 02:00 PM

I was taught basic speed reading at uni.

First we were shown how to focus the eyes on a couple of words at a time so instead of moving your eyes from one word to the next which is labour intensive, your eyes take in two words. Just a matter of training your eyes on a different method of reading.

I can now read a whole sentence at a time and use this frequently for technical or factual books. But for novels I slow the pace down and just pick out a few words in one go.

Can have its uses.

08-16-2010, 05:04 PM	#1
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08-16-2010, 05:24 PM	#2
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	I prefer to read nice and slow. I like to take in each word and paint the images in my mind.

08-17-2010, 12:38 AM	#3
lila55 Fanatic Posts: 595 Karma: 456534 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Device: PocketBook 360° , iPhone 5, PRS-650, Sony PRS-T2, Sony PRS-T3, Tolino	I enjoy really getting into the book that I am reading at the moment, and if it is a good one I wish that it never ends ... I guess, speed-reading is not for me.

08-17-2010, 12:54 AM	#4
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	This may help. http://www.wikihow.com/Learn-Speed-Reading

08-17-2010, 01:33 AM	#5
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I don't want to speed read any of my pleasure reading. I would do it with legal and technical documents. you key your brain to pick up on certain words and phrases. it is not for reading for fun at all

08-17-2010, 10:15 AM	#7
MJK2111 FUBAR! Posts: 1,946 Karma: 15018767 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Woodstock, IL Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 S	I much prefer this course: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_...Reading_Course

08-17-2010, 05:12 PM	#8
Sandra Edwards Queen of Procrastination Posts: 1,884 Karma: 1802 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nevada Device: K2, K3, Fire	I like to fully immerse myself in the books I’m reading...so speed reading doesn’t really work for me :-) Sandy

08-18-2010, 01:48 PM	#9
Mickey330 Addict Posts: 378 Karma: 1107420 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Western New York state (USA) Device: Kindle Oasis & the Kindle app on iDevices	I'm with Sandra on this one - I don't want to rush through a book. I read fast enough that, sometimes, I consciously make myself slow down so I can savor the experience more. However, with e-readers, there is a tip to help speed up page turns so you aren't [mentally] dancing with impatience to get to the next page. Turn a few lines before the end of the page on your screen and then you're right at the top. For my 5" screen, I've learned to hit the page turn button at about three lines from the bottom. So, once I hit the button, I finish reading that page just as the page turns. That's not really a speed-reading tip, I know - but it sure does help you stay with the story flow. Marilyn

08-18-2010, 08:57 PM	#10
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	that was occasionally an issue with the K1 especially with maybe oddly formatted books (you know, like the ummm dark ones...). it is not at ALL an issue with the K2. I forget occasionally and do the pre-turn. oops

08-19-2010, 09:09 AM	#11
darknessangel Addict Posts: 297 Karma: 1018140 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: PRS-505, iPad	I think it depends on what kind of book you're reading. For the books of Rober Jordan (the wheel of time) because they are so detailed I like speed-reading as it gives me the feeling of watching a movie... seeing a lot of details, you notice some and then you miss some. But for less detailed books I read at fairly normal speed. And tips?... Dunno... I usually read kinda one sentence, then one or two words of the next and then the next sentence or when I can predict/see what's going to happen in the next paragraphs I just read single words of it. I think it's rather a personal "choice" of how you do it. But I NEVER speed read technical books/articles. GJMS

08-19-2010, 02:00 PM	#12
TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	I was taught basic speed reading at uni. First we were shown how to focus the eyes on a couple of words at a time so instead of moving your eyes from one word to the next which is labour intensive, your eyes take in two words. Just a matter of training your eyes on a different method of reading. I can now read a whole sentence at a time and use this frequently for technical or factual books. But for novels I slow the pace down and just pick out a few words in one go. Can have its uses.

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