15 Questions to Determine if Learning How to Speed Read is For You!

I thoroughly enjoy reading and soaking up loads of new information, but I often times find I have WAY too much to read and not enough time to do it. So do I just not read some books? Which ones? Do I invest in a large library of audio-books and live my life with an MP3 player permanently grafted to my ear?

Nah…

**How to Excel Using Speed Reading-Caught my Eye:**

I’m still pretty green at it, but I have picked up a few tactics, and neat little tricks, that have helped me read quite a bit faster – sometimes even doubling my normal speed… roughly 500 words per minute (WPM). I still have a lot of work to do, and I plan to kick up my practice time to several instances per week. Hoping for the best!

Take a look at the following questions, answer them ‘yes’ or ‘no’, and see if this type of course or learning would benefit you:

Questions from the class handout by Semenick and Associates, Inc. (http://www.semenickandassociates.com/)

Is a significant amount of what you read daily technical or study related?
Do you have trouble staying up with the reading you need to do for your job?
Do you find it difficult to remember what you’ve just read?
Do you need to stay current with new developments in your work, career, etc.?
Do you have to do extra reading outside your regular work hours to catch up?
Do you sometimes feel stressed by all of the technical reading that you need to do?
I am currently, or soon will be, taking University-level coursework?
I anticipate changing jobs; requiring new technical or procedural knowledge.
Are you preparing to take a standardized certification exam in a technical field?
Do you often reread a passage because you didn’t understand it the first time?
Do you have difficulty shifting knowledge from short term to long term memory?
Are you willing to invest time in practice to double your technical reading speed?
Do your eyes feel strained after 15-30 minutes of technical reading?
Do you often fall asleep while reading?
Have you ever wondered how some people can read “volumes” of materials compared to what you read?

If you answered ‘yes’ to six or more of these questions, then a Technical Speed Reading class would probably benefit you.

Pick up a book (maybe even a speed reading book!), take a class, and start knocking those books out!

Richard

Richard spent the beginning of the new millennium fighting off cancer. Having questioned all that could be questioned, he realized the good Lord wasn’t ready for him, yet. Richard has made it his life’s goal to guide the growing, mentor the willing, and help those in need... without all the usual self-help fluff.

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