I love to read but have always wanted to have the ability to read faster or as some call it ‘speed read’.  The problem though is that you want to be able to understand and remember everything you read as well.  Think about how good it would be if you could get through your course quickly or study for exams in less time.   Wouldn’t that be what you need to give you more time with the things you really like to do?

If you read slowly it was probably something you learned in your school years and that is still probably holding you back.  Take away that ‘learned experience’ or turn it around and you will speed up your reading rate.  We often take learned experiences and even new habits into life long practices, so stop that now that you are aware of what you are doing.

Here are 5 speed reading tips to help you do this:

1. Don’t use your finger or pen to follow the words you are reading as this will slow you down.
2. Believe it or not when you move your lips when reading, like reading to yourself, you slow your reading speed down.  This is a habit you need to break.
3. Some people move their head from side to side as they read a page.  This also slows you down.  Try only to move your eyes and not your head.
4. Learn the skills of skimming a page while concentrating on the main words on the page.
5. Practice this and it will become easier each time.  This is a bit like anything you are trying to perfect really so the more you practice the better you become.

These are only 5 speed reading tips and I am sure there are plenty more but these will help you on your way to speed read.

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