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How to Speed Read a Magazine

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Before you start reading anything in the magazine you want to sift through the table of contents and determine what needs to be read. Circle the articles in the table of contents that you plan to read. You can cross out the article after it has been read. (more…)

Famous Speed Readers

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

President John F. Kennedy

President Kennedy was a strong proponent of speed reading after taking a speed reading course with his brother Bobby Kennedy. He encouraged many in his cabinet to take similar courses and helped make speed reading popular throughout the U.S. in the 1960s. (more…)

History of Speed Reading

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Gathering information is something all humans do naturally. So it’s only natural that once learn to read we want to start doing it faster so we can gather and absorb more information.

One of the first insights into speed reading was developed through the United States Air Force (more…)


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