How to Increase Reading Speed

Want to learn how to increase reading speed? I was in your same place a while ago.

A great tip I learned to help increase reading speed has to do with sub vocalization. When you read, are you aware of an inner voice that follows the words as your eyes move across the page or the computer screen? This inner voice is called sub vocalization. You probably experience it as a slight pressure in your tongue or throat. The problem is that as long as you sub vocalize, you limit your reading to the speed to the average of 300 words per minute.

So why bother learning how to increase reading speed?

- Read more in less time.
- Get the important information rapidly without wasting time.
- Enhance your concentration and retain more information.
- Learn how to read better and faster on both paper and computer screen.
- Defeat information overload.

So how can you stop sub vocalizing? It’s not an easy task. If you try for example, read through any text and you will notice that in your mind you are saying the words. You have to stop doing this. Many programs and methods help you stop doing this by increasing the rate your eye moves along the text. Try moving your eyes faster along the lines of the text and stop sub vocalizing.

Of course, at first you may feel that you are barely reading anything or understanding what you read. This is because your mind has to adjust not sub vocalizing and this can take some time. There are many ways how to increase reading speed. Learning how to stop sub vocalizing is just one of the many effective methods.