Have you ever wanted to read faster? Have you looked into one of those speed-reading books or classes and felt like you were just told to skim the material to go faster and left disappointed? I know I have, so when I first picked up Essential Speed Reading Techniques, I was skeptical.

Katya Seberson understands that. When she developed her speed reading techniques, she read those books too, and she saw how unhelpful their advice was. She created her own techniques for becoming a faster reader by studying how people read, how a reader’s eyes move across the page, how the brain processes the words, the information, and the meaning.

Without making wild promises or asking readers to jump through hoops, Seberson offers simple, workable ways to increase reading speed and comprehension by small steps, by making progress in 5-10% increments. With simple but steady progress, by following the simple techniques of looking for word clusters and decreasing your subvocalizations, by creating your ideal reading environment and working on your focus, by looking at the context of the material and reducing the margins, you can find ways to get a little faster and then a little faster and then a little faster. And the key that she keeps coming back to is this: practice.

With down-to-earth ideas and a deep understanding of reading, Essential Speed Reading Techniques meets you where you are in your reading and helps you figure out the steps you need to take to be a better reader. If you want to read faster, if you want to comprehend more of what you read, or even if you just want to learn how to focus more on what you’re reading so you can get more enjoyment out of it, Seberson has the steps figured out to take to help you on your journey.

Perfect for students, this small book can help poor readers become more confident, it can help distracted readers find focus, and it can help any reader go faster. Highly recommended!

Essential Speed Reading Techniques was provided by Callisto Publishers, with many thanks.