One thing most entrepreneurs never stop to think about is how their reading speed and comprehension affects their daily life. Think about how much you read each day. You may read technical manuals, trade publications, newspapers, résumés, performance reports, and of course for the online entrepreneur, websites, forums, and eBooks.

The average person has about a 60% comprehension rate, reading at approximately 200 words per minute. Top speed readers may reach 800-1000 words per minute with an 85% comprehension rate!

Why Learn Speed Reading?

If you could read four to five times faster and comprehend and retain more of what you read, how do you think that would help you? You could do research for your reports, articles and eBooks four times faster. You could absorb information from trade journals in record speed.

You could learn more in less time than ever before. So many entrepreneurs get bogged down in paperwork and research. They spend countless hours each week trying to figure out how to get through (or avoid!) the mountain of work on their desks while still accomplishing their goals for the week. It’s tough!

There are all sorts of books and DVDs available that can teach you speed reading skills, and you can also find classes on this subject at many schools around the world. Learning speed reading is generally best accomplished using computer software, because it allows you to be interactive. It’s a lot harder to judge your ability when you have to use a stopwatch to time your reading, and it can be even more difficult to gauge your accuracy and retention.

There are many skills an entrepreneur needs to reach peak productivity. Speed reading is just one more invaluable tool in an arsenal that can bring an average entrepreneur into a whole new world by maximizing productivity and efficiency.

Useful links:
Speed reading program

Speed reading software

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