Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Introducing Speed Reading 7
Chapter 1: Of Course You Can Speed Read! 9
Chapter 2: It’s All about Breaking Bad Reading Habits 23
Chapter 3: Understanding the Mechanics of Speed Reading 35
Chapter 4: Introducing Speed-Reading Fundamentals 49
Part II: Focusing on the Fundamentals 73
Chapter 5: Establishing Your Reading Rate 75
Chapter 6: Taking in More than One Word at a Time: Reading in Clumps 85
Chapter 7: Getting the Gist from Word Groups 105
Part III: Advancing Your Speed-Reading Skills 125
Chapter 8: Building Your Speed-Reading Momentum 127
Chapter 9: Exercising Your Ability to Read More in Even Less Time 147
Chapter 10: Other Reading Strategies to Supplement Your Speed Reading 165
Chapter 11: Taking Advantage of Writing Structure to Read More Quickly 187
Part IV: Improving Your Comprehension 199
Chapter 12: Expanding Your Vocabulary to Become a Better Speed Reader 201
Chapter 13: Applying Speed Reading to Various Reading Tasks 221
Part V: The Part of Tens 229
Chapter 14: Ten Quick Techniques to Improve Your Reading Speed 231
Chapter 15: Ten Exercises for Keeping Your Eyes Speed-Reading Ready 235
Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Making Your Speed-Reading Skills Permanent 241
Part VI: Appendixes 245
Appendix A: Uncovering the Prime Words 247
Appendix B: Your Speed-Reading Progress Worksheet 255
Index 261