Reading styles can be divided into three categories depending on how people process information: VISUALLY through mental pictures, VERBALLY through the intellect and words, or EMOTIONALLY through feelings. Although people use a combination of these styles, one style tends to be dominant. To better understand and identify your reading style, check the statements below that ...…
Mark Twain quipped, “Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” When it comes to your health and safety, or the health and safety of others in your care, you want to be a careful reader—but being careful doesn’t necessarily mean being a slow reader. In fact, if we read too ...…
Admit it, you love, love, love your book club, but time got away from you this month, the next meeting is in two days, and you have a whole book to read. What to do, what to do. If you’re a reading non-fiction book: Skim each chapter before you read it; pay special attention to ...…
Sometimes the letter of the law means exactly that, the letter: miss an “a” when you’re reading a contract and it could spell big trouble. So are lawyers destined to be slow readers because of the exacting detail of their reading? Not necessarily. Here are some guidelines. Let your purpose for reading (to do legal ...…
Back in the day when writers snail-mailed manuscripts to literary agents and editors, these hard-working, often overwhelmed publishing industry professionals were flooded with submissions. An agent told me that when she came to work one Monday morning, she couldn’t open the door to her office because her desk—which had collapsed under the weight of all ...…
Discover how to massively improve your speed reading skills with the highly popular Speed Reading Strategies ebook by speed reading expert, Kathleen Hawkins.