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Speed Reading Strategies for Textbooks Instructor: Paul Nowak | [email protected] Founder | Iris Reading www.irisreading.com Welcome to the Webinar!

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Page 1: Welcome to the Webinar! Speed Reading Strategies … Reading Strategies for...Speed Reading Strategies for Textbooks Instructor: Paul Nowak | paul@irisreading.com Founder | Iris Reading

Speed Reading Strategiesfor Textbooks

Instructor:Paul Nowak | [email protected] | Iris Reading

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Welcome to the Webinar!

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Textbook Reading

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Speed Reading & Productivity

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Fighting Procrastination

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Do you easily “space out” while reading?

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Using Your Hand as a Guide

Improves Your Focus

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What if my textbook is on a digital device?

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Use AccelaReader.com for Digital Reading

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The Deadline Strategy

Measure: How long does it take to read 1 page?Now try to beat that time

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The Deadline Strategy

“What gets measured, gets managed.”-Peter Drucker, Business Management Guru

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The Note-Taking Problem

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When Should I Take Notes?

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How Should I Take Notes?

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How NOT To Take Notes

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How Should I Take Notes?Option #1: Mind Mapping

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How Should I Take Notes?Option #2: Outlines

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How Should I Take Notes?Option #3: Notes in the Margin

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How Should I Take Notes?Option #4: Highlighting

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Good Bad

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The Read & Recall Strategy

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Adjust Your Reading Speed

Slow down on the first sentence, then speed up a little after the first sentence

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How To Deal with Diagrams, Charts, Formulas, etc.

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How To Deal with Diagrams, Charts, Formulas, etc.

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Dealing with Footnotes

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Dealing with Footnotes

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How To Avoid Re-Reading

Try Re-Reading Strategically

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Done Reading Your Chapter?

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After You Finish Reading

1. Re-read any sections that you didn't understand2. 3.

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After You Finish Reading

1. Re-read any sections that you didn't understand2. Re-read headings, sub-headings, bold-faced words3.

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After You Finish Reading

1. Re-read any sections that you didn't understand2. Re-read headings, sub-headings, bold-faced words3. If you need to memorize anything, do this now

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Congratulations!

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Contact InformationPaul Nowak

[email protected]: linkedin.com/in/paulnowak

Twitter: twitter.com/paul_nowak

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MRP for Textbooks & Technical Material

1. Preview2. Overview3. Read4. Final Review5. Recite / Talk

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When You First Get the Book...

Preview the Entire BookFigure out its structure

Read intro & summary for each chapter

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The Structure of Textbook Chapters

Headings, Sub-Headings, Bold-Faced Words, Pictures, Diagrams, Charts, Bullet Points, Objectives, Outlines...

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MRP for Textbooks & Technical Material

1. Preview○ Read the Introduction, Objectives and/or Outline○ Read the Conclusion and/or Questions○ Take Notes

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MRP for Textbooks & Technical Material

1. Preview○ Read the Introduction, Objectives and/or Outline○ Read the Conclusion and/or Questions○ Take Notes

2. Overview○ Read the headings, sub-headings, bold-faced words

and/or first sentences of paragraphs○ Take Notes

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MRP for Textbooks & Technical Material

1. Preview○ Read the Introduction, Objectives and/or Outline○ Read the Conclusion and/or Questions○ Take Notes

2. Overview○ Read the headings, sub-headings, bold-faced words

and/or first sentences of paragraphs○ Take Notes

3. Read○ Read section-by-section○ Take notes after reading each section

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Let's Go Back To Reading...

1. Preview2. Overview3. Read

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