Today, we're delighted to introduce you to our guest blogger Alex Garcez, aka The Speed Reading Coach. Over to you Alex...
Time to read this blog post:
- Slow reader:.........2 minutes 17 seconds
- Average reader:.......1 minute 8 seconds
- Fast reader:........................42 seconds
- Speed reader:.....................21 seconds
So... let me introduce myself, I am Alex Garcez, The Speed Reading Coach and today I'm going to start sharing some information with you about reading and some practical speed reading tips to get you reading faster.
Everyone knows that information is power and time is money... but how much information will make you more money? Well, you could start making more money by learning to speed read. A US Department of Labor and Yahoo study shows that people who read at least 7 business books a year earn 2.3 times more than those who read just one book.
Now think about this: If you read from 30 to 50 books in a particular subject you become an international specialist in that area of knowledge.
Can you imagine yourself choosing a book and reading it like you were choosing a DVD and watching it?
I can show you how to read a book of 200 pages in about 2 hours. You'll be able to read 1 or 2 books a week by reading only 30 minutes per day, so in about 6 months you can read around 35 books in one particular subject and become a specialist in that area.
When you apply this knowledge to your profession you will be ahead of the masses that don't read and you'll have the potential to generate more business... and make more money!
Our attention span is very short and reading in the traditional way can be frustrating. People become lazy when it comes to reading just because they read slowly. The brain loves speed and you will feel the difference by learning some easy steps to improve your reading speed.
In my next post, I'll explain about the voice in your head that distracts you and slows your reading speed.
