Training Course Syllabus:

Speed Reading with Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics® - Communication/Reading Seminar

Speed reading is your secret to success!

Every day you're faced with "information overload." Facts, data and other information come at you from every direction. If you're like most people, you simply don't have time to stay on top of everything. With Evelyn Wood's world-famous, time-tested speed reading techniques, you're speed and reading comprehension will go through the roof! You'll start reading faster with greater comprehension and retention than you've ever experienced!

This is more than just a speed reading course. You'll learn how to take better notes at meetings, organize your thoughts more effectively and fine-tune your memory and study skills. We'll teach you how to spend less time reading and processing information and more time acting on it.

This one-day speed reading course will help you:

• Dramatically improve your ability to remember and recall what you've read — without taking laborious notes, rereading or continually referring back to the material
• Double, or even triple, your present reading speed
• Increase your reading comprehension so you really understanding ideas, information and data
• Take better notes, prepare reports and presentations and write documents with amazing speed and clarity
• Develop different, specialized techniques for reading newspapers, correspondence, books, technical data, financial items — virtually any kind of reading material you might encounter
• And much more!

U.S. presidents, legislators, Fortune 500 executives and some of today's most respected leaders have taken advantage of the powerful benefits of Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics. You too will benefit greatly from the remarkable results of this renowned speed reading program. You will not only multiply your reading speed but learn how to feed more information into your brain and take your productivity to new heights!
 

Speed Reading with Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics^®  Seminar Overview

Evelyn Wood's 4 Basic Concepts

• Learn how 4 basic ideas can eliminate your old reading habits and move you toward highly efficient "visual" reading
• Train yourself to read vertically, and eliminate slow, unproductive "line reading"
• See the big picture in everything you read — you'll understand the form and organization of the material before you read it
• Try 5 quick exercises to help you recognize and accept the "visual impressions" in everything you read, and participate in 3 innovative self-tests to sharpen your new skills in visual reading

Increased Reading Speed

• Discover how natural "speed readers" cover material 2 to 3 times faster than the average reader
• Do you "hear yourself read?" Find out how this common practice impairs your reading speed and comprehension
• Improve your concentration skills and avoid outside distractions that interfere with reading
• Gain a vital skill to comprehend what you're reading as you read it — and stop rereading bits and pieces to improve your comprehension
• Learn 4 ways to break in books and publications before you begin to read. You'll increase reading comfort and ease page turning
• Practice using your hand as a vital reading tool. You'll learn basic hand motions to help you keep your place and pace

Better Memory and Recall

• Find out how to recall information from material you've read — as much or as little as you need
• Establish a personal "recall pattern" — a logical process that improves your memory skills tremendously
• Discover how to "preview" material and commit it to memory. You'll remember more of what you've read — with less effort

Note-Taking, Study and Listening Skills

• Master 4 ways to take better notes at meetings, seminars and presentations — you'll get all the important information without trying to record every detail
• Create the ideal study environment and develop a "mental set" that aids retention of the material
• Use the time management "pyramid" to maximize your efforts with all types of reading — from complex, highly technical material to leisure reading

Improved Reading Comprehension

• Do you really understand what you read? Learn the 5 levels of reading comprehension, and discover ways to improve your present comprehension level
• Utilize 10 simple tips for long-term memory and recall. You'll remember information longer than the average reader
• Discover powerful methods for improving your understanding and comprehension while actually increasing your reading speed

Report and Presentation Techniques

• Implement a 6-step procedure that streamlines preparation time for reports, papers, speeches and more
• Learn how to use the "Multiple Reading Process" to find and compile sources of information for reports and presentations. You'll be better organized and save time, too
• Get dozens of effective hints for writing first drafts and final reports with greater speed and clarity

Tips for Everyday Reading

• Employ proven tips to help you read periodicals — you'll increase your enjoyment, as well as your speed and comprehension
• Zip through your in-box with indispensable reading methods for letters and correspondence

CREDITS:

This course qualifies for 6 Professional Development CPE credits.  Certificates will be available 10 days after your event has ended.

SEMINAR TIME:

Seminar Check-In:  8:30 AM  Seminar Program:  9:00AM - 4:00PM

Seminar Summary:

Attend this celebrated, world-famous reading program and increase your speed and comprehension (see full course description)

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