Speed Reading

A new book by Clive Lewis promises to help you become an Extraordinary Reader and eliminate information overload, for good. Here Anthony Landale reports on a new reading strategy that will get you the knowledge you need, fast. 
 
“We have met the enemy and he is us” is the evocative title of a new report into […]

… if you spend 40% of your day reading (reports, email, journals, books for qualifications etc) and you double your reading speed - you save a day a week… just think if you trebled your reading speed!

Most of us start learning to read when we are very young. We also stop learning to read when we are very young! Which is fine if your lessons taught you how to read quickly and assimilate information efficiently. It is fine if your lessons got you into the habit of setting out your objectives […]

It may never be the new rock and roll but for many people professional study is probably more important.
Of course many of us are required to study – and to keep on studying. CPD, for example, is here to stay and is mandatory in most professional membership bodies. Furthermore, if you are working in a […]

Accelerated learning (AL) provides executives with a range of rapid response tools. Here Clive Lewis outlines what these are and why they are so important.
So you are familiar with accelerated learning (AL). Good for you. But take note; if you are a trainer or a training manager the issue isn’t about how AL can help […]

Why do we need to speed read? Aren’t we under enough pressure at work already?
If this is your premise then think again. Speed reading is not about forcing you to work harder. On the contrary, by enabling you to triple your reading speed, it is much more about helping you to handle your time […]

Manage your information overload by learning how to speed read. Here Clive Lewis introduces us to the first principles of a technology that all executive travellers sometimes require.
You are on your way to a key client meeting or presentation. You picked up a huge file of papers just before you left home and you only […]

We live in an era when information is more freely available than ever before. One of the great advantages of living at the end of the 20th century. Or is it? Here, Clive Lewis, Director of brain training company, illumine ltd, explores why not everyone is celebrating…and gives us some tips on how to read […]

Speed reading is an area of corporate training which Tony Buzan has just handed over to Illumine Training. Here Clive Lewis, MD of Illumine, highlights why it is such a valuable skill for business executives to learn.
Why do we need to speed read? Aren’t we under enough pressure at work already? 
If this is your premise […]

In the third installment of our Tricks of the Trade series, Clive Lewis, MD of Illumine, highlights why speed reading is so valuable in business.
Why do we need to speed read? Aren’t we under enough pressure at work already? 
If this is your premise then think again. Speed reading is not about forcing you to work […]