Learn How To Speed Read - Best Speed Reading Techniques
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Anyone can learn how to read faster. Speed reading is a learn skill and learning how to speed read is a skill that will help you for the rest of your life.
The average person reads about 200-250 words per minute. When you learn how to speed read you should be able to double or triple this reading speed just by following the steps in this video.
Speed Reading Tips:
1. Read the first and last sentence of each paragraph and zoom through the rest.
2. Read the table of contents and back of the book. This will tell you what the author wants you to look for and it will improve your reading speed.
3. Do not say the words as you read. This slows you down and is called sub-vocalization.
4. One of the biggest points for speed reading and learning how to speed read is to use your finger whenever you read and force your eye to follow your finger. This will keep your eye from bouncing around the page because this does slow you down.
5. Listen to classical music when you read. This has been shown to improve your reading speed. Maybe this is because it relaxes your brain or keeps it focused. Regardless it is a good speed reading tip.
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I have been amazed at how much my reading speed improved when I followed these speed reading tips. Recently I read a 200 page book on a flight and I was amazed at how much I remembered and understood reading at really fast speeds. These speed reading tips work! Try them.
played this on a x2 speed so i can get on with my reading faster
@Top Kekker lolll
Surprisingly it worked for me too.
Smort
so you can get on with your faster reading faster
Damn, I was about to leave this same comment.
Summary:
0:39 Tip 1 - Read the table of content, review and chapter summaries
0:52 Tip 2 - Don't sub-vocalise
1:18 Tip 3 - Listen to classical music while reading
1:40 Tip 4 - Follow the finger when reading
2:50 Tip 5 - Learn to see group of words
3:16 Tip 6 - Read the first and the last sentence of the paragraph and have a look at the middle
3:43 Tip 7 - Go faster than you think is possible
Thanks. This really helped.
Fantastic summary thanks
bro watch the video u can get your likes later
If you need time stamps for a 3.7 minute video chances are you don’t need to change you’re technique, you probably have ADHD 😆
Thank you. I check the comments after the video just for reviews like these.
When he says "is your bookshelf full of books you've never read?" I felt caught. LOL.
🤣
A very neurodivergent problem!
its ok, ill summarize them all for you
😂😂 right
Oh i know the feeling all to well. 😢
A small addition I found helpful (PhD student who has to do a lot of reading):
Take proper distance to your text, I mean physical distance. Don't hover over the page, but read at an arms length. That way you allow more text to be in your focus at once (we actually only have a penny-wide area of sharp vision, before it gets increasingly blurry and desaturated).
Also, if you do not understand something, most of the time it is better to carry on and don't re-read the paragraph ten times. Chances are that whatever the person tried to express there is reformulated somewhere later down the line, and then maybe in a more accessible fashion.
I know it's been a long time since you left this comment, but I'm taking the chances...
Does this also apply to academic studies? While studying for certain exams? Where questions can be really specific?
@@akshita.m I think you should use your own judgment.
The general idea is not too be too caught up with one particular section/paragraph.
Granted, you need to be grasp specific details for exams but sometimes it's better to comprehend the whole chapter overall than to gain detailed knowledge on the first half of the chapter and miss out on the rest.
Does that make any sense?
Ah this is probably why I'm such a slow reader obsessional need to know the meaning of every word I don't know! But then I probably have hyperlexia.
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k3nny111 thx I have a school book report so this was helpfull
I had aphasia (inability to read and write) due to my stroke in 11/22/2016. I’ve recovered and I’m trying to understand and read faster. This video definitely helps a lot! 🙏🏽 Thank you
When he said read the first sentence of the paragraph and also the last. I'm like "man I'm reading game of thrones. the first sentence might be 'she's walking down the isle so cheerful and happy and the last sentence is "her husband killed her".
You killed her you murderer I will call the police now nine-one-one is coming why did you kill her again?
DynamicShocke well I mean you got the gist of it
I like always read the first and last sentence of a book before I get it. I don't know why but its just something I do.
@@mack8337 It's okay, you won't have to get the book. You'll know what it's about if you read the chapter titles, summary of chapters, and first and last sentence of the book ;]
That tip doesn't work for fiction
I know this video is four years old, but GOD THANK YOU. I have been having the hardest time in undergrad program this semester. I have to read upwards of 400 pages a week from various books for my course assignments. Very close to finishing my degree and my slow reading has compromised this entire semester for me. I have been desperately trying to learn how to read faster, and I appreciate this video.
When trying to use these speed reading techniques, there should be a distinction made between reading for pleasure and reading to gain knowledge. Speed reading is most appropriate for the latter. Books we read for pleasure, almost always fiction, use a lot of descriptive text so that you can paint a picture in your head and visualize what you’re reading. Applying speed reading techniques will cause you to miss too much of this to actually enjoy the book.
Well said Jordan I will utilize your advice.
Definitely 😮😊
I took speed reading In college and they emphasize the exact opposite. Reading textbooks requires memorization and extracting ideas and very specific concepts. Speed reading is not recommended for learning but rather for reading for pleasure. What you said makes absolutely no sense.
Exactly 💜
*Speeds through the comment section*
LOL
R/wooosh
@@lionofparadise6680 R/ihavereddit
My worry with speed reading is comprehension. I also saw headline about a study that concluded that reading aloud aided comprehension better. I've found this to be the case in my experience too. When I speed read I get through the content faster but I'm less clued up on what I just read. On the other hand hearing myself read the content helps me form a mental image that will last longer, which is helpful especially when I read academically.
One thing he forgot to mention which is absolutely quintessential to reading is...you HAVE to be deeply interested in wanting to read that book.
Not true.
False
That is completely untrue. You can speed read material that you have to get through for learning.
1) read the table of content, review & summary
2) don't subvocalize
3) listen classical music
4) use pointer
5) visualise ( group of word )
6) read the first sentence of paragraph and last
Point six - you need to speed read the middle of the para though.
cf. 3) classical music. I do know that music makes the whole brain light up under a scanner. Classical music has no words to distract and Mozart music rhythm is often at the speed of the heart beats, that's why it is recommended by e.g. the Mozart-Brain-Lab: MBL-Institut, St-Truiden, Belgium worldwide renowned for treatment of children with e.g. autism.
Anybody found that link where we can measure our reading speed? thx
You motivated me to start training for speed-reading, and I have to say that I'm amazed. I didn't know that we were able to read that fast and still understand what is read. Actually, I even understand and remember better what I read, because I only think about the information I get instead of focusing on the actual words, which we don't really care about in the end. I have already read several books in a few weeks and am really happy of that. Thanks a lot! Have a nice day all y'all :)
Practicing speed reading through the comments....
Lovin' it! :)
I was doing this.. reading implementing the tips
thank you for getting to the POINT, so glad you didn’t have a long & drawn out methods!!! Your tips are the best 😄👍🏽
The biggest obstacle in my way is subvocalisation.
Thank you sir
It will lead to lower comprehension skills it’s basically impossible to read above 500-600 wpm and even 500-600 wpm loses a lot of comprehension skills
@@arniedamaniac6206 no it’s definitely not. I would say it’s takes a lot more practice to get to those insane levels though
@@erex9875 no it’s not possible did you not read what I said
@@erex9875 reading at those levels is easy. I can do it. But reading at those levels with high comprehension is near impossible
Thanks Ron I'm reading this as a writer, I've already taken some of the test. I went from average of 255 to 355 so far.
Forcing my eyes with my finger is helping so so much I read a sentence with 20 words in 2 seconds!!#
that's insane
Finally!!! Really good tips without all the fluff!❤👍🏽✅
Hello, thank you so much. These techniques helped me a lot
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Great video!
Best short video on the subject.Thanks.
Thank you! That was amazing and straight to the point
Thank you so much for sharing. This was so helpful. A friend of mind let me borrow two very big books and it took me awhile to even start reading. Now I'm 46 pages into the first book and am very satisfying with the information in the book so far!
Wonderful!
Great video. I love your energy :)
This is awesome, great advice. God bless you!
Thank you finally someone who has genuine information.
I actually developed speed reading since I was in 3rd Grade. I really don’t know how, or why did I developed such kind of ability but I’m so thankful for it. ❤️ And your tips are helping me to develop it more. ❤️
Awesome advice!
Ya
Ron technic and style is awesome!The best!
Thank you so much! I am so glad i found your channel.
This was extremely helpful! I almost gave up reading because I was overwhelmed by how many books I have been buying and the ones I already had on my shelf that I still wanted to read. Now I am reading at a much faster pace and these tips gave me an extra push I needed! Thanks a lot!!!!!
Thank you! I have definitely enjoyed your videos! I’m prepping for the LSAT and only have a month left. Hoping and praying this helps!
I hope so too!
Your all videos make me amazed. I watch those again and again.
Soooooo helpful 🙏 thank you so much for this valuable lesson 🙏
great job , very simple presentation thank you
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very helpful, thank you!
I know!
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AWESOME!!! Thank you for the tips... helping much to improve my reading....
Thanks so much for this short, informative video. Very helpful for university, I will need to read a vast amount, quickly, over the next 12 mos.
I like all the suggestions except for the "sub vocal " avoidance. I'm an attorney and many statutes, especially Federal statutes, are written are written in such arcane language with such non standard grammar and syntax that I have to read them aloud, sometimes more than once, to understand them. Many of my fellow attorneys report the same problem. Similarly, I can use the first sentence/last sentence method to determine if a case is worth reading, but if it's worth reading I have to read every word. For example in a statute "may" is permissive but "shall" is a command. If one is eligible to apply for some job or benefit "up to" age 30 then the cut off is the day before the 30th birthday; if one is eligible "through" age 30 then the cut off is the day before the 31st birthday.
Overall I think Mr. White has given some excellent starting points but one should beware of the issues outlined above. Take care ladies and gentlemen, and thanks to.Mr. White for his very helpful programs.
You're kidding? That was my favorite piece of advice. Forcing myself to read "out loud, silently" gives me a headache.
You must have significantly mastered the law of your country!
Well said!
I sped read this, thanks.
Shouldn't you be used to the arcane language by nowv
did anyone ever tell you, that the top 50% of your face looks like Tom Hanks?
+ronnie white yeah, it's more from CastAway!
I concur that :)
Can't unsee.
I thought so too. lol
mama always said .. Focus..
thank you so much sir. !!! your valuable tips makes me more confident to the exams.
ronnie thank you for the wonderful tips .enhanced my reading skills alot
No magic! Just reasonable advice! Thank you!
Thank you!
It's called the Mozart effect but in fact listening to any music that you enjoy will make your thinking faster and more efficient
Thanks for your advice, sir.
Thanks for the tips.
On the matter of reading faster while music is playing, this is just a guess, but it may be that it interferes with sub-vocalization.
I've noticed that if I'm attempting to remember or listen to a song in my head it becomes very difficult while a different song is playing in the background.
As for why classical music? ...Got me.
Maybe they're one of the best balances of easily able to interfere and ignore simultaneously.
this is good
Thanks, Tom Hanks. You were very helpful.
Thank you for all, Ron. God bless.
Thanks!
You’re welcome
@@Brainathlete it took a year XD
Hi Ronnie,
I watched some of your videos, they're interesting. I know you are a memory champion, and my question is, do you use speed reading? does speed reading affect your memory or comprehension? would you recommend speed reading for people who has to learn a lot of different stuff?
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I read in some book that speed reading actually makes you remember more, because you are more focused on what you read while doing it faster
@@darklup it doesn’t speed reading doesn’t help you the max you can do is 400 wpm with decent compreh
Great videos man. I like your techniques .
Great insights. I appreciate the advice and tips. Thank You ronnie
I'm impressed, I never thoght I could read that fast. But now my shoulder starts hurting because I use a pen to follow the lines. Almost like sports ;D
Sir. But what if we have to read big academics books. How to compensate for the loss of comprehension? For example, medical books have lot of terms and facts. Plz suggest to how to speed read them without loss of comprehension.
Practice on things that don't require as much comprehension. Once you get good at it, you start comprehending more until your comprehension rate is the same as it was before you started speed reading. My sister is an attorney and speed reads through cases so fast you'd think she didn't even look at them, and that's because she's been speed reading since college.
I agree. To read academic books sometimes one needs to read the examples to understand context.
Currently reading through an academic book 600 pages thick. I'm not worried about how fast I read it, instead I'm worried about how well I understand the key concepts. Sometimes I can spend about one day (couple hours) flying through over a hundred pages because I get it, and sometimes I'll spend a couple days on just ten pages because I need to be able to verbally explain that concept out loud with confidence and without having a doubt. When I get to this point, then I know I got it. Started a week ago and I'm less than 150 pages from completely understanding the book to its entirety.
Key thing that I remember is that I'm looking for groups. You have big groups indicated by the table of contents, sub groups indicated by headers, smaller groups within those groups (if any), and key words and/or algorithms. Apply the techniques from this video with this in mind and you won't get bogged down on complexities.
Lastly, understanding the why do I need to know this, for me at least, puts a subconscious need to want to know if I understand the why. Kinda like how people need to feel the value they put in their work to want to appreciate the quality. If you apply the why it needs to be explained to you, incorporating it into the groups you can understand, then it's kinda like "oh I can't forget this because I know it's there." Even if it's something extremely complicated and tough to memorize, just knowing it's there and knowing where to find it is enough mental relief to give your mind enough motivation to continue forward onto the next thing.
Hope this helps because its been working for me, and I have a lot of fun in the process. :)
Correct, different types of books require their own strategy and speed of reading. Adapt your strategy. What does help is to read in "waves": words that belong together i.e. till you reach a word that puts a pause or connects 1 part to another part of the sentence. Your foveal view can indeed read without moving your eye these "chunks of words" and the reading rhythm of the waves helps to increase speed and keep focus and understanding.
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This is a huge help. Thank you.
Incredible tips! I thank you
could you do a video about how to improve your vocabulary
I have 400 books on my shelves. I can use all the help I can get. I'm having some life problems and the books I've gotten can really help. But yeah notice using a pen to read helps including light rock music.
Well I just clocked 129 words hmm
Have you improved your reading 👍🏼 Hope you have fine weekend
it really helped me a lot! this video is what i've been looking for!
this helped me a lot! thank you!
Nice video
Means a lot thank you
I can read extremely fast with a picture book or a sketchbook.😆
thank you for your helpful advice really appreciated
I liked your part about Statue of Liberty. I had read a couple of books on speed reading and they said if you can pick up the phrase in stead of reading one-word-at-a time you would increase your speed and comprehension. With today's technology this can be implemented. If you ever watch a DVD and they offer subtitles, this can be a good practice of the technique.
English is not my first language; thats what slows me down 😭.
Paul OregonUSA there is nothing wrong with reading in your first language. You can find lots of translated books online.
Mia Muckey i was raised in a foreign country for 6 years then after that i’ve lived in the us since then. the problem with me reading english slowly is that my parents are 75% fluent, meaning that they will understand english but they will consistently make grammatical errors when spoken. having to move to another country and learning another language while not retaining fluency of the first language can impact your reading speed because you are trying to learn another language while barely being fluent in the first language you have learned.
I'm just proud of you that you know more languages. That's awesome. Most Americans are just focused on English. For you to learn English as well as other Languages is impressive within itself. I'm learning Russian now and "learned" Spanish, German, and French in school and it's difficult. Well done, sir. ((Now if you only read the first and last sentence, you would have missed the content in between)).
Keep reading more and keep practising!
Im dislecsic i read English 10x faster then my own language..
the only problem is that I can't use my finger or pen when I read on my nook because it has a touch screen, but those were still very helpful advices. :)
You do not have to push your pen or finger
amazing , it helped me alot . thank you Ron .
Great help for my review! Thanks!! 💪
another trick is after reading a sentence the usual left to right, read the next one backwards. your brain still understands what the point of the sentence was and it saves eye movement. I started doing it now I can almost buzz down the middle of pages
Do these tricks work for fiction ? Because it seems like you associated a lot of them to nonfiction
You shouldn’t speed read fiction.
:o
Except for the tip on looking at the last sentence first before the middle, this works for fiction.
Awesome & Practical.
Classical music helps to focus - that's the reason ))
Thanks !
thank you so much for that information! I saw my teacher reading this book super fast and wondered how she did that! she recalled what she read pretty well and I asked how she did it. and she just said that she practiced and has been doing it for a very long time. this video helped so much for all my questions, thanks! I subscribed (:
I would love to do This, yet I'm afraid of missing out on the beautiful emotions of reading.
Yeah, it works best with non-fiction.
Sir all your videos are amazing.
I am from India and I am preparing for a USMLE type of exam here in India.
Kindly give me some of your expert tips for these kind of exams.
thanks for all the tips..i will do it. It sounds helpful.
Very Helpful, and he explained professionally.
The second one is bad for school lol I always reading without thinking about it and then after 3 words I forget what i just said
I'm quite good in English but since it's not my native language, I have to read a sentence sometimes two to three times to get the grip on it. I can narrate fast but that's not the goal. Will your video solve this issue too?
PS: Any other solution you recommend specifically for my little problem?
Hamza Nasir same
wonderful ideas and tips
thanks a lot
Thanks for your idea , it is amazing
Thank you and please pronounce, "Calculate " one more time.
I will use this now. I am Pastor I need this .
Thank you
Thank you for this amazing video
Keeping my eye on this channel... great advice...🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💯🧠
Awesome! Thank you! I hope you subscribe and check out more!
Actually, my bookshelf is filled with books I haven't read to make myself look like an erudite.
@Nikhil Girish is English your native language?
English is my second language.. I wonder If this world is important
I love the way you explain 👍
I love your channel. Your energy level is great. 😊
Subvocalization is my BIGGEST problem and I don't know how to fix it 😕😕😕 I try not to read it in my mind but I do. I would be so thankful to you if you suggest some exercises or come up with a "stop subvocalization exercises" video. Thank you so much. Keep it up!
Not bad for an introductory video. Not sure about the music thing though.
Dammit! Now I am stuck readin like
The
The boy
The boy ran
The boy ran to
The boy ran to the
The boy ran to the store
haha great!
Thant like me
Ngl that’s kind of toxic
Thanks these tips helped me with school and your video quality is amazing
great tips here - thanks!
Silly questions. What's the point to read fast if i can't memorise it? Or some data will remain in head? Students of speed reading maybe will answer. Cheers
u are an idiot!!
He has another video on the topic of memorizing what you've learned, good question though!
People that read at 700 wpm can understand around 75% of what they read so you will still remember most of it
without subvocalizatio how can comprehens or recall
Thanks for the help!
thank you for the beautiful video
How to make your eyes become Sonic*
Hey guys I also have a memory training course at www.blackbeltmemory.com
I am a 2 time usa memory champion I hope you subscribe to the channel
Thxs so much!! This video improved my reading speed so much luv u Ron
@@user-ey7qm4ng1u I am so glad to hear that. Thank you so much
Thank you 🙏