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COURSE DURATION

Two half days (9.00am - 1.00pm) or (2.30pm - 6.30pm)
 

How Course Is Conducted

It begins with a series of Pre-Course Tests to determine the existing reading standard of each participant. Conducted by an experienced trainer, the course is packed with exciting and stimulating activities and exercises, incorporating the use of a specially designed Reading Rate Accelerator and Tachistoscope. Participants can progress at their own pace and improvements are measurable and permanent. The course concludes with a series of Post-Course Tests to evaluate the improvement achieved.

Course Content

An overview of the reading process
Correcting the 3 most common reading faults:
- Reading Word By Word
- Subvocalisation
- Regression
Developing more efficient eye-brain co-ordination
Improving concentration & comprehension
Extending vocabulary & word power
Varying speed to suit reading material & purpose
Previewing, Speculating, Skimming & Scanning
Improving memory, retention & recall
Flexibility in approach to reading different kinds of material
PQR4 Strategy for handling study-type materials

Certificate

A certificate is issued on completion of the course.

FOR WHOM, ESPECIALLY

Anyone who has a lot to read as part of his job:
Business executives and administrative personnel who are confronted with an overwhelming mass of written material that cross their desks everyday - memos, letters, reports, proposals, contracts and other documents.
Professionals like engineers, lawyers, technocrats, IT specialists, accountants, teachers and others who have a multitude of reading material to cope with daily.
Students who have long lists of required reading assignments or research papers to do; exams to prepare for in order to score better grades in today's competitive educational environment.
Homemakers and those who want to read for pleasure and relaxation but do not have the time to spare.

- TYPICAL RESULTS ACHIEVED -
No.
PRE-COURSE
POST-COURSE
TIMES
IMPROVED
WPM
(%) COMP
ERS*
WPM
(%) COMP
ERS*
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
196
199
199
201
221
227
180
246
207
302
297
183
210
208
187
75
60
65
85
70
60
55
75
75
85
75
75
70
75
55
147
119
129
171
155
136
99
183
155
257
223
138
147
156
103
852
587
767
483
549
500
427
434
473
1078
524
439
649
498
436
85
80
90
85
80
75
85
90
80
95
85
90
80
80
75
724
470
690
411
439
375
363
391
378
1024
445
395
519
398
327
4.9
3.9
5.3
2.4
2.9
2.8
3.7
2.1
2.4
4.0
2.0
2.9
3.5
2.6
3.2
*Effective Reading Speed = comprehension percentage of gross speed.

   


GROUP DISCOUNT

Special discounts are negotiable for students and organised in-house groups.

 
 
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