Accelerated Learning & Speed Reading

Managers and professionals have to deal with a lot of information from a variety of sources and often feel swamped by the amount they have to read and absorb. This practical workshop on accelerated learning and speed reading helps them to find new ways to approach reading material and gives them the tools and confidence to manage written information in effective ways and improve their learning capacity. The course aims to help participants both to deal with the regular demands of their jobs and to develop the study skills needed for continuing professional development.

Course Membership

• Anyone who has to absorb and understand information quickly and effectively at work.

• Anyone studying for a professional qualification.

• Anyone who is interested in learning more about the techniques of accelerated learning & speed reading.

Course Objectives To help participants to:

• apply the techniques of accelerated learning & speed reading to make their learning fun & effective

• double their reading speeds whilst retaining comprehension

• increase reading effectiveness and efficiency by knowing:
  - what to read and why
  - what to remember
  - how to remember it
  - how to recall it when needed

Course OutlineAccelerated learning - the SIMPLeR way:

• 'State' – get into the right state for learning

• 'Input' – in the right way for you

• 'Make it yours' – explore & play with it

• 'Permanence' – put it into long-term memory

• 'Look' – show yourself & others what you know

• 'evaluate' – how you learn

• 'Review' - regularly

Speed reading:

• assessing current reading speed
• understanding how we read
• techniques to increase reading speed

Effective reading:

• scanning - looking for specific information
• skimming - knowing where to find the key information in a document
• using accelerated learning to read effectively
• visual note-taking

Course Methods

This Accelerated Learning & Speed Reading course provides a very interactive programme with lots of opportunities to practise. Participants are asked to bring with them a variety of examples of the material they read for work