Speed reading

Step 1

PREPARATION

 

 

Your reading environment

 

Before you start on the techniques of speed reading on following pages, evaluate the 

environment in which you will be doing your reading. Adjust it if necessary.

 

Treat this workbook for what it is, as learning material and not as leisure reading. Sit at a 

desk while reading this workbook, in a comfortable chair. Use a light fixture that is bright 

and falls evenly on the desk. Adjust the fixture so that the light does not hurt your eyes and 

there is no glare. An indirect light source is more pleasing than direct light falling on the 

reading material. Use your judgment and these few guidelines to arrange your work area 

accordingly.