Course Programme
Venue |
Course Date |
Cost (GBP) |
Availability |
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Central London |
24/05/2012 |
£449 + VAT |
places available |
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Central London |
14/06/2012 |
£449 + VAT |
places available |
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Training Options
The programme below is for our open courses in speed reading.
This programme would be tailored for your exact requirements when delivered on an in-company basis.
Module 1: The Mechanics of Reading
Part 1: Course Aims: Benchmarking exercises
- Course and individual objectives
- Exercises and tests to establish delegates’ current reading effectiveness
Part 2: Bad habits which reduce speeds and how to overcome them
- The three bad habits
- Controlling regressions (re-reading words, sentences and paragraphs)
- “Chunking” – reading in groups of words
- Controlling sub-vocalisation – hearing the words in the brain.
Module 2: Concentration, Comprehension, Retention
Part 3: How to stop mind-wandering: better concentration
- Causes of poor concentration
- Proven and practical ways to concentrate better for longer
- Reading on-screen/off-screen – how concentration can be affected
Part 4: How to understand and retain more at higher speeds
- Effective previewing and skimming techniques; using PASS©
- Peripheral Reading© – the ‘zig-zag’, ‘diagonal reading’, ‘ski-reading’
- Key purposes for reading, and how you should read for they should affect the pace of reading
- Varying the pace to get the comprehension you require
Part 5: How to remember more: taking good notes
- Exercises to improve your memory; using READ© to remember more
- When and when not to make notes; principles of noting
Part 6: Final Tests and Exercises
- Where you have finished and your potential for further improvement
- Practice required for long-term reinforcement.
- Online support