On your marks, get set, read! Most adults today are working with antiquated skills and ingrained beliefs about their reading abilities, or lack thereof. But with the tips and examples offered in The Complete Idiots Guide® to Speed Reading, getting through a load of must-do reading doesnt have to be an arduous or overwhelming chore. The strategies are surprisingly simple once revealed. With practice, readers will not only speed through and understand books, articles, and professional journals but will also build their personal reading confidence and competence. Written by a reading specialist Useful for students, business people, lawyers, doctors Includes how-to strategies as well as practice timed readings Tips for reading on paper and onscreenAbout the AuthorAbby Marks Beale is the founder and CEO of The Corporate Educator. She is a speaker and trainer who creates content-rich programs using accelerated learning and adult learning principles that make it ea (click here for further information)
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A decent book
This book has its ups and downs. Though it has some actual speed reading tips and tricks, most of the book consists of what the author calls “Cheat reading,” which, basically, is…
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Avoid Kindle edition…
The book has some great techniques. I took speed reading as a child and had forgotten a lot. This book reawakened my skills.
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Not Very Useful
I’ve tried a number of different speed reading materials lately in hopes of improving my reading rate and comprehension.
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Wow!
I doubled the speed of my reading the first night I started reading this book! It’s like the book says, you are probably reading the same way you learned in school when you were a…
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Keep practicing.
This book really does help out with your reading speed. It teaches good techniques and new strategies for slow readers like myself.
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A good speed reading book.
I have always looked for books on speed reading and have many books on the subject. I have read one of the author’s previous speed reading books, and I think this is the best by…
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I found this book quite helpful.
Beale’s book is well written and practical. She shares a variety of techniques and encourages the reader to try them and pick the ones that work for him or her.
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Best Way to Find More Time in Your Day
If you could read four times faster, imagine how much more you would get done each day! Abby Marks Beale gives you some of the best time management tools with her easy-to-use…
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Get it, read it, and you’ll be so glad you did!
As CEO of a non-profit foundation and web site related to atrial fibrillation, I read lots of medical articles, studies, and books.
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Read for speed, retention, and pleasure
Professionals wading through infinite field-related literature, students preparing for exams, or anyone with a list of “must-read” best sellers piling up will benefit greatly from…