Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 304 pages
- Published by: Alpha June 3, 2008
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1592577784
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1592577781
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 15.2 ounces
Product Description
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 Idiot’s Guide® to Speed Reading, getting through a load of must-do reading doesn’t 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 onscreen
About The Author
Abby 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 easy for participants to learn. Her topics of specialty include faster reading, email management and etiquette, and time and stress management.
Reader ReviewsAs CEO of a non-profit foundation and web site related to atrial fibrillation, I read lots of medical articles, studies, and books. Thus I read The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Reading, by Abby Marks Beale, to help me work through my backlog of technical reading. I was surprised to discover from the timed reading tests that I was already pretty fast. Come to think of it, that's because of what I learned from one of Abby's presentations several years ago! ;-) But I was shocked by how quickly the book and exercises helped me increase my speed and comprehension further. I now look forward to digesting complex medical literature more quickly. As a result, I've found myself devouring multiple books each evening, making amazing progress on that backlog. Abby Marks Beale used her extensive experience as a business productivity specialist to create a highly effective program. You'll learn tools and techniques to double, even triple, your reading speed and comprehension immediately. With time and practice, you'll increase them even more. For me, the sections on "Speed Reading On Screen" and "Overload Management" were life-savers. The book is worth reading just for that. The extra speed you'll gain is a bonus. Get it, read it, and you'll be so glad you did! Mellanie True Hills CEO, American Foundation for Women's Health [...]
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