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Strategic Speed Reading For Information
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(23 ratings)
47 students

Strategic Speed Reading For Information

Speed reading techniques, scientific myth of speed reading, How to learn speed reading, tips for productive reading etc
Created byEric Yeboah
Last updated 4/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • History of speed reading
  • How to learn speed reading
  • Speed reading techniques to read faster
  • Tricks to success in speed reading
  • speed reading techniques to train the memory
  • Five reasons why speed reading is good for your brain
  • Six brain hacks to learn anything faster
  • Tips to read more and retain more
  • Skills to make your reading more productive
  • How to accurately measure your reading speed
  • Best speed reading apps
  • Scientific myth of speed reading
  • How to develop mental sharpness for reading

Course content

11 sections51 lectures2h 12m total length
  • Introduction2:49

    Explore the history and techniques of speed reading, learn to measure speed, use apps, and apply memory training to read more effectively, guided by Eric.

  • What is speed reading6:23
  • History of speed reading1:31

    Trace the history of speed reading from its 1950s origins, when a teacher used a hand as a pacer to speed eye movement at the University of Utah in 1959.

  • How to learn speed reading13:35

    Learn strategic speed reading techniques to increase words per minute while preserving comprehension by reducing vocalization, training eye movement with an index card, and using skimming and annotation.

  • Scientific myth of speed reading5:12

    The lecture debunks the scientific myth of speed reading. It highlights anatomical eye limitations and neural processing that cap reading speed, and shows how working memory constrains comprehension.

Requirements

  • Desire to learn more about speed reading
  • No special requirement

Description

Reading is part of our human life, you can never gain detail knowledge without reading or seeking information concerning the subject matter involved, the addition of speed reading has enhance reading in a more effective and efficient way to aid comprehension and find information in a more fast and modern way. Speed reading is the process of quickly recognizing and absorbing phrases or sentences on a page all at once, rather than identifying individual words like we all do in the old ways. The concept of speed reading is done on a key specific purpose, now there are so many information available daily that we need to read and get the detail information to inform our decisions. When we currently  look at the social media, books and even magazines there is much to do within a few minute, now the average reader can read almost 250 words per minute (WPM) all this is done in other to learn and get the information quickly without wasting no time. For some years back we all read and later pronounce what we have read through our mouth or in our head but this strategy impede progress and lower our desire to read faster.

The individual ability to read faster and still understand it is a very great skill that need learning and practicing it. We must understand this clearly that you cannot read speedily and still get the detail information like you are reading slowly let all establish that fact first, assuming you are reading legal document its clear that you need to take your time to assimilate the information. To speed read faster and still get the understanding is a very big skill. One need to create the required environment that is conducive to learning, avoid distraction and interruption so that you can be focus and get the necessary skills and information, its always important that to read well you must know what you want from the text. Speed reading needs to be well practice and practice more before one can become master. Speed reading should be a clear determination with dedication to develop the mind for reading greatly.

Who this course is for:

  • students, writers, teachers, learning consultants, managers, educationist, directors. instructors, businessmen, news casters, broadcasters, proofreaders, everybody etc