Speed Reading

Reading may be the least advanced skill you bring to the work place. The Harris technique will enable you to read the easiest or the most difficult texts more quickly, while gaining the comprehension and retention you need.

Course Outline

Do you have too much to read but too little time to do it?
Have you been unable to keep pace with your reading workload?

You may think of yourself as professional in the work you do, but your reading skills may be developed only to an amateur level.

Reading may be the least advanced skill you bring to the work place. Good techniques and practice can dramatically improve your ability to read.

The Harris technique will enable you to read the easiest or the most difficult texts more quickly, while gaining the comprehension and retention you need.

• Read 50 - 150% faster

• Improve your comprehension and retention

• Eliminate wandering attention

• Increase concentration

• Learn an "attack strategy" to keep on top of your reading

• Enhance your leisure reading

Workshop Outline

9:00 AM
Background
Test of reading speed and comprehension
Diagnosis of traditional reading
Explanation of Harris technique and principles
Hands-on speed exercises using the new technique

10:20 AM - Break (On average, participants are reading 15-20 % faster by
this point)

10: 35 AM
Questions and answers
Intermediate steps, speed exercises integrated into own reading
Reading environment and obstacles - lighting, noise, posture, eye care
Test of reading speed and comprehension

12 noon
Lunch (On average, participants are reading 40-50 % faster by this
point)

1 PM
Questions and Answers
Speed exercises
Reinforcement of concentration, memory and retention
Attack strategy, improvement of comprehension in difficult material

2:30 PM - Break

2:45 PM
Pacing strategy
Reading-time management exercise
Test of speed and comprehension

4 PM
Closing (On average, participants are reading 80-100 % faster by this
point with comprehension as good or better than at the beginning of the
day)

About The Facilitator

Steve Harris is a bilingual speed reading specialist. Since 1981 he has researched, developed and taught the applications of speed reading to work, study and leisure.

He teaches speed reading at Carleton, Ottawa, McGill, Queen's and Guelph Universities. He is a continuing education instructor for the City of Gatineau and the Ottawa-Carleton Board of Education. He is a frequent instructor to Executive MBA programs at University of Ottawa and Queen's University.

He has worked with the following organizations: Auditor-General of Canada, Bell Canada, AIT Corporation, Lockheed Martin , MDS, Mitel Corporation, Nortel, Superintendent of Financial Institutions, and many federal and provincial agencies and departments.

Additional Details

Pre-Requisites

Certificates offered

Certificate of completion

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations with less than four weeks' notice are subject to the full fee. Participant substitutions can be made at any time.

Map & Reviews

Job Design Concepts Inc.
[ View Provider's Profile ]

Reviews

 

This course has not yet been rated by one of our members.

If you have taken a course through this vendor please log into your account and leave feedback for this vendor. You will be helping ensure our members get directed to the best training facilities.

Here are some reviews of the training vendor.

   

N/A

Reviewed by David Z. 2011