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Getting Up to Speed With All You Read Abby Marks Beale Speed - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Getting Up to Speed With All You Read Abby Marks Beale Speed - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Getting Up to Speed With All You Read Abby Marks Beale Speed Reading and Productivity Expert www.RevItUpReading.com Todays Objectives Begin to Understand Who YOU Are As A Reader Provide Immediately Usable Ideas to Make Your Reading
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I AM A ________ READER.
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Positive Attitude Negative Attitude
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Passive Reader Qualities
Passive, Mindless, Unconscious Reads slowly Has irregular eye movements Understands poorly Uses narrow eye span Reads without a purpose Reads word-by-word Uses one reading rate Believes everything read Has limited vocabulary Reads same materials Reads little and dislikes it Has limited background of general knowledge and experience
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Active Reader Qualities
ACTIVE, Mindful, Conscious Reads rapidly Has rhythmic eye movements Understands well Uses wide eye span Reads with a purpose Reads in thought units Uses many reading rates Evaluates everything read Has wide vocabulary Reads varied materials Reads a lot and enjoys it Has broad background of general knowledge and experience
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Which Reader Are You?
ACTIVE, Mindful, Conscious Reads rapidly Has rhythmic eye movements Understands well Uses wide eye span Reads with a purpose Reads in thought units Uses many reading rates Evaluates everything read Has wide vocabulary Reads varied materials Reads a lot and enjoys it Has broad background of general knowledge and experience PASSIVE, Mindless, Unconscious Reaads slowly Has irregular eye movements Understands poorly Uses narrow eye span Reads without a purpose Reads word-by-word Uses one reading rate Believes everything read Has limited vocabulary Reads same materials Reads little and dislikes it Has limited background of general knowledge and experience
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Antiquated Reading Skills
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The Domino Effect
1. S - P - E - E - D 2. Concentration 3. Comprehension 4. Retention
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Slow Reading
Slow Speed Day-Dreaming Poor Concentration Sketchy Comprehension Difficult Retention
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Faster Reading
Faster Speed Forces Concentration Allows for Good Comprehension Higher Retention
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So What IS Speed Reading??
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One Minute Timing
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Figuring Words Per Minute
20 Lines X 14 Words Per Line = 280 Words Per Minute
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Words-Per-Minute
✓150 wpm = Talker ✓250 wpm = Average ✓350 wpm = Thinker
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Fair Reader Good Reader Slow Reader
(250 words per minute) (350 words per minute) (150 words per minute) 5 books 7 books 3 books 60 books 84 books 36 books 600 books 840 books 360 books 1-1/4 books 1-3/4 books 3/4 book 1 MONTH 1 YEAR 1 WEEK 10 YEARS
Talker Average Thinker
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Focus With The White Card Method
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White Card On Screen
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Using Your Hands
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Hands Help!
- 1. Keep Your Place
- 2. Allow Eyes to Naturally Follow Movement
- 3. Get You Into Gears 4 and 5
- 4. Because the Experts Say So!
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Pull Down Center
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Left Side Pull
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Right Side Pull
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Two Finger Pull
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How To Make a Quality Reading Pile
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123,926 Adult Print Books
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1 BILLION Websites
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- 1. Collect
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- 2. Rank
(1 low-10 high scale)
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- 3. Create TWO Piles
Pile 1 OVER 6 Pile 2 UNDER 6
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What to Do With “Under 6”
Recycle or Trash Unsubscribe!
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- 4. Balance
Size of Pile
vs
Available Reading Time
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My Current Reading Workload
(does not include books)
Newspapers Professional Journals Personal Magazines E-Zines Podcasts
- Meriden Record Journal (daily)
- Wall Street Journal (Weekend Edition)
- NSA Professional Speaker (w/audio)
- Success Magazine (w/audio)
- Real Simple
- Homeopathy Today
- Yoga Journal
- Swimmer
- 3 Daily
- 4 Weekly; 4 Monthly
- Subscribed to 6
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Contain the Pile!
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Setting Yourself Up For Success
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Be in a WORK Space
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Find a Quiet Space Without Distractions
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Limit Interruptions
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Learn Mindfulness
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Focus Internally Meditate
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Stretch Your Body Challenge Your Mind
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Reading Habits of the Wealthy
- 86% of the wealthy love to read.
- 85% of the wealthy read two or more educational
books every month.
- 88% of the wealthy read thirty minutes or more
each day
- 63% of the wealthy listen to audio books during
their commute to work.
From Reading Habits of the Affluent by Tom Corley of Rich Habits Institute, May 2014. http://richhabits.net/
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What Do Wealthy People Read
- 51% read about history.
- 55% read about self-help.
- 58% read biographies of
successful people.
- 79% read educational material.
- 94% read about current events.
- 45% read financial material such
as the Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, Kiplingers etc.
From Reading Habits of the Affluent by Tom Corley of Rich Habits Institute, May 2014 http://richhabits.net
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How to Make More Time to Read
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Plan it!
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Read When Most Alert
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Replace Time Robbing Activities
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TV/Movies Web Surfing
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Always Carry Material With You
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Learn More About How To Read Smarter, Faster and Just Plain Better
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Quick Recap of the Big Ideas
1. Use A White Card or Hands for FOCUS 2. Create a QUALITY Reading Pile 3. Set Yourself Up For SUCCESS 4. Get Better at MONO-Focusing 5. Make More TIME to Read
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I AM A ________ READER.
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ONE WAY
IF you always do What you’ve always done THEN . . . You’ll always get What you always got!
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