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1. Reading as a Holistic Experience Welcome to the Speed Reading Excellence programme. Outline the parts of the reading experience. Outline of the whole programme and relationships between among its units.

2. Amazing Readers The habits of 'average' readers. The habits of amazing readers. The steps to significantly enhance your reading experience, speed, comprehension and recall.

3. Memory is Reading's Best Friend Introduction of Speed Reading Excellence Memory Friends. The Memory Friends are visual summary diagrams maximising the reader's effective comprehension and recall.

4. Exercises Methodology Objectives. Approach. Assigned materials exercises. Selected material exercises. Stretch and warm-up exercises. Page turning and book holding methods.

5. Exercises Framework Speed Reading Excellence exercises framework: Expectation, preparation, orientation, execution, reflection, Key Performance Indicators and conclusion. Framework example.

6. Exercises Tools Reading material types. Timer devices. Marking kit. Writing kit. Speed reading calculation methods. Speed Reading tables.

7. Eyes, Hands & Brains Mechanics of the reading eye. Field of vision. Field of printed text. Moving the eyes faster. Wandering eyes. Guiding hands. The Underline/Submarine technique and exercise.

8. Reading Backwards Naturally Why read backwards? Brain processing of backward reading. Return to next forward line. Reverse regression. Bi-directional reading exercise.

9. Double Vision Going Forward Your vertical field of vision. Soft focus technique. Reading multiple lines. The Double Forward technique and exercise.

10. Turns & Slides Paragraph reading techniques. Tri-directional reading: forwards, backwards and diagonally. Turns and slides of the eyes around and across paragraphs. Exercise.

11. Gliders, Broomsticks & Binoculars Glides; very fast visual imaging of pages. Sweeps; fast visual imaging of page lines. Previews; mapping the reading terrain to plan the reading expedition. Skims; selective linear reading of paragraphs. Scans; looking for specific information. Reviews; post reading consolidation. Exercise.

12. Advancing Your Techniques Enhancing paragraph and page reading techniques and introducing: The Zigzag. The Loop. The Spiral. The Wiggle. The Central. The Margin.

13. Comprehension in the Fast Lane Definition of comprehension. Factors impacting comprehension. Ladders to higher comprehension: objectives, wants/needs, plan. Snakes to lower comprehension: word order, partial reading, sub-vocalisation.

14. Paragraphs Are Reading's Currency Paragraph types, structures, indicators and keywords. Paragraph analysis techniques. Exercise.

15. Workout 1 Five (5) real-world exercises covering the Forward Underline/Submarine technique.

16. Workout 2 Five (5) exercises covering the Line turn & slides and Double Forward techniques.

17. Workout 3 Six (6) exercies covering the paragraph turn & slides and page overview techniques.

 

1. Systems, Methods & Techniques Power Memory Excellence programme structure. Chain, Peg and Framework memory systems. Translating abstract data into visual and vivid information. Organising thoughts and lists for long term recall.  The essential tools for memory improvement.

2. Shapely Numbers Each digit is represented by a symbol of its shape. Extensive options in digit/picture tables with clip art images.

3. Inspirational Numbers Each number inspires a picture. Use your inspirational numbers to help your memory. Comprehensive examples with clip art images.

4. The Phonetic Digital Band The most scalable Peg memory technique that will serve you for a lifetime. Learn the phonetic digital equivalents by meeting the 10 members of the Phonetic Digital Band (the digits/numbers 0-9). Tables, clip art images and real-world exercise.

5. The Memory Orchestra Expand your phonetic digital knowledge by meeting the members of our Memory Orchestra. Extensive coverage of numbers up to 29, with tables of multiple options and clip art.

6. The Memory Parade The whole 100 members of our Memory Parade. Tables of varied and diverse options for each number up to 99. You will be amazed.

7. Home, Sweet Home The first yet most effective technique in the Framework memory system. Used since the ancient Greeks, its practical and tangible benefits will be evident in your daily life.

8. The World is a Stage Expand the Framework systems by using the whole world, or selected parts of it, to store information. VERY visual technique with plenty of clip art images from around the world.

9. My Body, My Shrine The Framework's system most 'touchable' framework; your body. Use this favourite technique to memorise lists of all kinds. Main advantage: it's always with you.

10. Numbers, Numbers Everywhere The How To of numbers. The techniques we use in our daily life to remember numbers and their limitations. The advanced techniques using the Chain and Peg memory systems to store and recall numbers of credit cards, phones, bank accounts, licenses, tax, etc.

11. I've Got a Little List The How To of lists. Imagine a day without lists! The practical and immediately applicable techniques to remember lists: presentations, shopping, ToDo, etc. 

12. A Date for All Occasions The How To of dates. Memorise periodic (anniversaries, birthdays, etc.) and Historic (events, people, etc.) dates. The basic concept is to transform an abstract date into a meaningful memory image that is associated with the people or event concerned. You will never look at dates the same way again!

13. Know Face, No Name The most popular memory technique requested and needed by all. Memorise first and last names, as well as titles and important facts about the people you meet. We spared no effort to present this topic with heaps of clip art images and innovative memory tools and examples. You are simply going to love this unit. 

14. 10 Memory Street The How To of addresses. Everyone has an address and this unit will instruct you on how to memorise the addresses of all you care about.

15. Left Right Right Right The How To of directions. The most effective technique to remember directions, whether pre-prepared (as in reviewing a map or street directory) or on-the-fly (as in someone telling you verbally how to get there

16. Spades, Hearts, Diamonds & Clubs The How To of memorising playing cards. The most entertaining unit of the programme, teaching you a technique that will simply amaze your playing partners and/or audience. VERY comprehensive with examples and options tables for each suite.