The term "Speed Reading" means "reading fast", and it can encompass various techniques people use in order to read faster than traditional slow reading. We (Susan and Jan) have developed a system that includes many additional strategies and techniques, specifically for focusing on getting the information you need from a text. Often the person who knows all the shortcuts will reach the destination before the person who has the fastest car. We call our system SpdRdng, and that’s what we’re sharing with you in this book. For ease of reading, however, we refer to "speed reading" throughout.

This book gives you lots of speed-reading techniques, strategies, and tips and shows you how to use them individually - and in combination - for stress-free, successful studies. If you follow the instructions, you should at least double your reading speed and be getting 10 times more information from your reading, thereby saving lots of time you can use for relaxing or for working more to get higher grades. The speed-reading techniques will help you remember more, too - so you’ll be learning quickly and easily.

You’ll learn the techniques more quickly if you try them out as soon as possible - with either digital or paper texts. We show you immediately how to apply them to study more effectively (because the techniques work) and more efficiently (so you save time).