Speed Reading for Business (Barron's Business Success) [Paperback]

Steve Moidel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 1998 | Series: Barron's Business Success

The necessary task of digesting the paperwork that's part of a business operation can steal valuable time from a manager's work day. Here's a good solution to that problem--methods for increasing reading and comprehension speed by three to five times

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 2 edition (April 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764104012
• ISBN-13: 978-0764104015
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #575,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for speed reading, February 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Speed Reading for Business (Barron's Business Success) (Paperback)

Among all the speed reading books, I think this book is one of the best. It's definitely works for me because it's simple and concise. All you need to do is follow the steps that the book said and practice as often as you can. I was a 212 word per minute reader with 60% comprehension skill, after I followed the 3-2-1 practice as stated in the book, I've litereally increasing my speed reading to 1200 wpm with 56% comprehension skill. My husband read this book a year earlier, and now his speed reading is 3000wpm with 80% comprehension skill. So I am stilling working on it. It's a great book though. You shouldn't miss this one if you want to improve your speed reading.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get More from EVERY book you read! Read more, remember more!, May 14, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Speed Reading (Barron's a Business Success Guide) (Paperback)

This is an insightful and practical book about reading books. Though several books on the market employ skimming or sighting topic sentences, Steve Moidel stays on target by teaching a method which includes reading every word of the text. From your first reading, you can measure vast improvements in both reading speed and comprehension. The learning process includes a study on how the eye operates, reading mechanics, and retaining comprehension. The price of this book is deceptively small, but it promotes a full, faster, and stronger comprehension of your entire library

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's hard work...but probably worth it, March 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Speed Reading for Business (Barron's Business Success) (Paperback)

Yes, you will increase your reading speed/skills with this book, but be prepared for some hard work. The author asks that you do the exercises for 6 weeks, about an hour a day. This can be very tiring since you're doing the same set of exercises over and over and over....Unfortunately, there's no variety in the exercises. After about 4.5 weeks, I was really feeling the monotony, but stuck it out for 6 weeks.

I increased my reading speed from 300wpm to about 800wpm. That's 800 when I REALLY want to understand what I'm reading. Don't be deceived by the reading rate you get from the exercises. I got up to 1100wpm doing the exercises, but you'll quickly realize that this is not attainable when you want to read for good understanding and comprehension. For example, I was reading at 1100 doing the exercises. Then when I read Chapter 12(the reading comprehension test), I read at 800wpm. And this chapter is relatively easy to read, not like the reading I do for work-related items. I assume I'll go below 800 for my work-related reading.

This book needs updating: 1)the first line of chapter 14 says "The Internet is here to stay!" (duh); 2)chapter 8 has the exercises you do for 6 weeks. The author doesn't say if you should continue reading the book once you've read this chapter, or stop and do the exercises for 6 weeks, and then finish reading the book. But in the last paragraph of the book, he states that "the next six weeks are the most crucial." So I guess he wants you to read the entire book first?;
3)get rid of chapter 11: "Develop a Super Memory". I bought this book for speed reading, not for developing my memory.

Overall, I am happy with the results and recommend the book. You'll become a better reader, but not an expert speed reader. You'll need to go elsewhere to attain more expertise. However, for [a good price] and 6 weeks of your time, you'll probably be happy with the results too. Good luck if you decide to buy this book.