If youve ever been witness to someone speed reading the sight can be remarkable. They turn the pages of a book at breakneck speed and often their hand is skimming the length of the pages very quickly. Its difficult to imagine that they are absorbing everything that they are reading. After all, a person reading at normal speed can sometimes even have trouble remembering what they just read. However, it is possible to read and retain all of the information in a book or magazine even when you are reading it much faster than a normal person does.
Its obvious that one of the keys to speed reading is the eyes. Its the eyes that are scanning the page, and soaking up the information for the brain. The people who are able to speed read dont have special bionic type eyes. Their eyesight is just the same as anyone elses.
The first step to speed reading is found with the eyes. In order to read properly at all, regardless of speed, a person has to be able to see to the best of their ability. This involves getting a regular eye examination. Once you have a thumbs-up from the eye doctor or a new set of glasses or contact lens, you are all set to learn some of the basics...