Iris to Teach Speed Reading Class at Harvard
Boston, MA – March 23, 2010 – The Iris Organization will be teaching a speed reading class at Harvard University on March 28, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. The workshop is being sponsored by Harvard’s wellness tutor Brodi Kemp and will cover basic speed reading drills and exercises to help Harvard students read faster with more comprehension. The speed reading workshop will also cover tips for reading on the computer screen.
Those interested in attending the speed reading class can enroll here.
The speed reading class being offered at Harvard University is part of a broader expansion of the Iris Organization into the Boston area. Iris currently offers speed reading courses in the following cities: Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Washington DC.
Speed reading techniques were popularly introduced in the United States by Evelyn Wood, who is famous for teaching John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter to speed read. Evelyn Wood’s speed reading courses were offered at many college campuses throughout the United States up until the 1990’s. When she passed away in 1995 at the age of 86, many of the speed reading classes disappeared from most college campuses.
“We’d like to pick up where Evelyn Wood left off,” said Paul Nowak, Program Director at the Iris Organization. “We’ve refined the foundational speed reading skills to take into account things like computer-based reading, through a new technology called Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP).”
Students and business professionals interested in learning more about speed reading can view free speed reading tutorials through the Iris website. Students can also view upcoming speed reading courses by visiting the Iris event calendar.
About the Iris Organization
The Iris Organization teaches speed reading courses to students and business professionals to help them save time and increase productivity. Workshops and classes have been taught on numerous college campuses throughout the United States to thousands of students. Iris provides corporate training workshops to help business professionals read faster and increase efficiency. Previously participating companies include Ariel Capital Management, a Chicago-based mutual fund and HSBC, one of Europe’s largest banks. Numerous Chicago public schools are also partnered with Iris to help their students prepare for college and standardized tests. For more information, call 312-436-2001 or visit www.irisreading.com.
July 29th, 2010 at 12:57 am
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