Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PhotoReading, Memory Optimizer starting learning photoreading

Hi ,
I buy a photocopy book which is translated into Chinese. Is it fine to learn ? OR do I need to buy a tape one ?

After I read through the book, I tried to start the first 3 steps. Question is I can see the column between the 2 pages but the words seems blur indeed and I try to talk to myself to relax but cannot see clear further, can anyone give me some advice.

Another question is that the rest of 2 steps I cannot understand how to do , please give me some example.

Thanks.
winnie

The words blurred is fine. You're trying to avoid seeing the words anyway. Focus on the white spaces rather than the words themselves. You won't have a conscious memory of what you have photoread. That's is what activation is for.

Where are you stuck on step 2 (preview)?

Alex

[This message has been edited by AlexK (edited May 22, 2003).]

Hi Alex,

I am glad to hear the reply soon. Thanks.
More Questions are:

1)Should I need to buy the tape to practise photoreading since there is no training center in my place ?

2)How should I start the photoreading ? Using the report , proposal or guide book in my work ? Since these are ONLY softcopy/hardcopy but NOT a book, how can I do?

3) "2 step" means last two steps, I am confused of these steps

Thnaks again

Winnie

You can learn from the book alone, so no need to buy the tapes unless you feel that they would help you better.

Some people learn faster when they hear someone telling them what to do next.

You do photoreading by doing the steps in sequence.

1 Prepare - get yourself ready for reading. Decided why you want to read. Follow the suggestions given in the book.

2 Preview - spend a bit of time getting familar with the book, layout, read a bit here and there to get a sense of the Authors style. Collect trigger words. Total time for a book about 8 minutes. Less for articles and reports of a few pages.

3 Photoread - do the steps advised in the book. Leave the book for 20 minutes or over night before going onto the next step.

4 Activate - This is the process of bring the information to your conscious mind. Using the technique of superreading and dipping. Ask yourself questions that you would like the author of the book to answer about the subject. Then you follow your intuition and scroll your eyes over the text where you think the author wrote the answer to that question. During this process you can be going forward and backward through the book. Do activation passes in 30 to 30 minute blocks. Till you feel that you have discovered everything the author has to say on the subject.

5 Rapid Read - Is going through the book from front to back as fast or as slow as you need for each particular part of the book (fast over text you've already activated or know; slower over text that you want to know about). Once you become skilled at activation for many books rapid reading is not required. It is often used instead of Activation on novels.

The best way to get to know photoreading is to use the 5 day test. I have been told that it has not been included in the Chinese version of the book?

Treat all your reading material as a book and use each of the steps in order. That's the best approach for all your reading material.

Alex

Hi Alex,

No 5 days test included in my book.

Could Alex briefly describe the 5 day test ?

Thanks

Winnie