Fast Reading & Super Memory Workshop

Learn to Speed Read - Read faster, understand better, remember more

The volume of information bombarding us today can be overwhelming. Being able to read it quickly, understand it and remember it is an increasing concern for us all. So much so, that speed reading is becoming an essential skill to acquire. Find out more about how to learn to speed read here...

The Effective Speed Reading™ course is not just about learning to speed read; it also teaches techniques to improve information absorption and recall. The programme includes the unique INSEAK® approach to reading, exclusive to Illumine, which shows you exactly how to achieve this.

 » Benefits of attending Effective Speed Reading™
 » Who should attend?
 » Course content
 » Your choice of duration and training style
 » Before the course
 » After you've attended

Effective Speed Reading™ will treble your reading speed and save many, many hours!

Benefits of this course

• Dramatically increase your reading speed - most people double and even treble their reading speed whilst maintaining comprehension. So if you spend 40% of your day reading, when you learn to speed read and just double your reading speed (without losing comprehension) you'll save a day a week.
• Prioritise and save time - read what's important and have more time to get on with your other work.
• Improve your efficiency and effectiveness - through greater comprehension and easier recall of information.
• Manage information more effectively - expand your knowledge base and make informed decisions.
• Slash time spent studying - condense reading and recall information more effectively in lectures, exams and assignments.
• Increase competence and confidence - build knowledge and understanding of any subject - and be able to recall it when you need it!

"Will never read a business book or report the same way anymore because of this course. Great. What a time saver." Senior Commercial Manager - Large worldwide retailer

Who should attend?

• People whose work or study involves getting through a lot of reading material.
• Anyone experiencing information overload.
• Those who want to create more time for themselves.

"It is excellent - probably one of the most, if not the most significant management courses that I have ever attended. I recommended that every middle and senior manager attends this course." Solicitor, Local Authority

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Course content

Compact half-day or Comprehensive 1 day

• Know you are improving - we test your reading speed at the start of the course and on completion so that you know you are improving. Test your reading speed now with our speed reading challenge.
• How the eye works - the mechanics of how the eye works in tandem with the brain.
• Assessment - assess your current reading speed and comprehension and watch it dramatically improve throughout the course.
• INSEAK® - an introduction to the Intelligent Strategy for Effective Acquisition of Knowledge developed by Illumine specifically to improve the effectiveness of reading.
• Environment - create the ideal environment for reading and establish different approaches for different reading material and objectives.
• Practice Techniques - how to continue to improve your reading speed after the workshop.

"You get lots of practice during the day, so you can see immediate improvements and therefore the benefits." Personal Insurance Underwriter, Large Insurance Company

Your Choice of duration and training style

In-house Courses -

We offer Effective Speed Reading™ as a comprehensive 1 day or a compact ½ day* course (*½ day available in-house only). In addition the one day course offers:

• Understanding and overcoming obstacles - challenging the misconceptions about speed reading
• Memory and principles - understanding how your memory works
• INSEAK® - A more in-depth study of INSEAK® and how to use it for business advantage.
• Practice - more time for practice, coaching and feedback

This is not a sit and listen seminar style session. This Speed Reading course is a practical, instructor lead event that will ensure you leave with the techniques required to be able to speed read back at work. Attendee numbers are set at a maximum of 12 to ensure you get the best return for your investment and all the practical techniques you will require.

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Before the course

Before, during and after the course you can test your reading speed for FREE with our Speed Reading Challenge. Find out more here.

"This has given me the confidence not to be frightened by large wordy reports but to break them down into what I need and want to read." WFD Advisor - London West LSC

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After you've attended

Many training companies only provide post course support in the form of course notes. Once you've attended our Effective Speed Reading™ course or workshop we won't forget you - we provide you with EXCLUSIVEand FREE post course areas on our website to remind you of what you've learnt. Find out more about our post course areas here.

Effective working strategies to absorb, understand and organise information. Avoid information overload through Mind Mapping, Memory and Speed Reading techniques.

This programme focuses on the forms of information that are overloading you today and teaches you the techniques required to increase your productivity and effectiveness, improve your memory and enhance how you think and plan. This course is especially relevant if you are:

• Trying to cope with ever increasing amounts of information at work.
• Taking on multiple roles.
• Finding that increased responsibility (and the increasing amounts of information associated with it) is putting a strain on you.
• Juggling work and time to effectively study.

We work in a 24/7 knowledge economy that requires us to absorb ever-increasing volumes of information from reports, emails, the internet, presentations and journals, to keep up to date. You can develop the skills to manage large amounts of information and avoid overload, by combining Mind Mapping, Memory and Speed Reading techniques.

Benefits of this course

This course teaches you simple, yet profoundly effective techniques to combat the overwhelming amount of information you need to absorb on a daily basis. Mind Maps, Speed Reading techniques and knowledge about how to build a powerful memory, have all been around for many years. This course was put together by the leading experts on teaching. Using these techniques will allow you to build practical skills that will give you immediate benefits to last a life-time:

• Planning, organising and thinking - when Mind Maps are taught properly and used to their full potential, they are superb for thinking through challenges, comprehensively planning (presentations, activities, projects, reports) and spotting (and making use of) connections and associations to add value to any 'thinking' task. Using Mind Mapping at work will help you save professional and personal time. This course will also ensure you can apply it to many daily business tasks.
• Managing and problem-solving - being able to quickly absorb relevant information and then map out the different aspects, think through the consequences of possible actions and make better decisions.
• Note-taking from the spoken and written word - whether in a meeting, interview or discussion, or summarising information from a journal or report, taking notes in which the relevant information is clear and easy to remember, is exceptionally valuable in business and other areas of life.
• Reading faster and remembering more - the norm on this course is for people to double or treble their reading speed, whilst understanding better and remembering more. Imagine how useful that would be! Many managers and professionals tell us that they spend on average, 40% of their time reading. That's two days a week, every week. If you double your reading speed (it is very rare for course delegates not to do so) you will save yourself a day a week - every week, forever!
• Study effectively and efficiently - studying for an Open University degree, professional exams or other qualifications, whilst holding down a job as well, requires commitment and self-discipline. You also need techniques that save you time and help you achieve better results. The techniques you will learn on this course will give you the edge you are looking for.
• Be memorable for your memory - 90% of people on our courses tell us that they would like to have a better memory - for facts, figures, names and faces. This course shows you how! 

Who should attend?

This course is suitable for all levels of personnel in an organisation trying to cope with ever increasing amounts of information at work, including managers and leaders in private and public sectors through to qualified professionals and technical experts.

It also helps anyone looking for a management development programme offering practical skills to manage the activities that take up time or individuals taking professional qualifications and studies.

"A highly enthusiastic and knowledgeable trainer with an abundance of stamina, who made it a thoroughly enjoyable day and an excellent learning opportunity.  The skills we learnt today will be migrated to our personal and professional development. I would certainly recommend the training to other organisations." Warrant Officer Chris Murphy - Fleet Operations Room Manager - Maritime Operations Centre (Northwood).

Course content

Compact 1 day or Comprehensive 2 day

• The brain, thinking and learning - the structure of your brain, how it works and how you can use this information to think, learn and work more effectively. You will also cover what is required to make learning effective.
• How to Mind Map - what is it and how to use this versatile tool to manage information, make notes and improve thinking and planning. You will also understand how to use Mind Maps for personal and business advantage.
• Learn how to speed read - understand how the eye and brain work together and how to dramatically improve your reading speed, comprehension and information retention. You will discover your reading speed and ways to improve it without losing too much comprehension through speed reading techniques. This includes an introduction to the 'Intelligent Strategy for Effective Acquisition of Knowledge (INSEAK®)' system.
• Memory principles and rhythms - introducing the principles of effective memory, how we remember (and forget!) during and after learning and how to remember anything you need to.
• Learning to learn - how we learn new skills and how to make that easier.
• Special BONUS - Every delegate receives a FREE copy of The Extraordinary Reader- book by Clive Lewis and Anthony Landale. 

Your Choice of duration and training style

Comprehensive or compact option - which one should you choose?

We offer Advanced Thinking and Learning Techniques as a comprehensive 2 day or compact 1 day course. In addition the 2 day course offers:

• A more in-depth look at Mind Mapping, speed reading and memory techniques.
• The opportunity to develop a personal framework based on the INSEAK®system. You will confidently decide what to read, be able to devote appropriate time and employ a range of tools and techniques to extract the relevant information.
• Memory systems - a number of techniques to dramatically improve your memory.
• Increased confidence when using the techniques; more time to practice with additional time for trainer input.

Before the course

Before, during and after the course you can test your reading speed with our Speed Reading Challenge.

After you've attended

Many training companies only provide post course support in the form of course notes. Once you've attended our Advanced Thinking and Learning Workshop we won't forget you - we provide you with EXCLUSIVE and FREE post course areas on our website to remind you of what you've learnt.