I sometimes get email from folks who have been practicing their speed reading techniques, yet they still don't feel it is happening for them. After talking to them, quite often I find that they are actually doing just fine, but their new reading experience is so different from what they are used to that they think they aren't getting it. But they are!

I recently got an email from a student one month after he took the class. Here is what he wrote:

 Dr. Jackie,

I just want to say thank you! I came to your seminar last month skeptical but hopeful. I have been practicing regularly for 30 days with mostly textbooks and non-fiction reading and while I have by no means mastered the process, I have seen a dramatic increase in the speed and efficiency at which I read and take in information. I am so excited! I look forward to getting long reading assignments from my professors. I have noticed that I have become even more motivated than I already was to learn more, faster and better.

At first it was very difficult to make myself use the techniques and it was becoming extremely frustrating. But I stuck to my guns and last week I had a breakthrough. I used the technique to read my psychology textbook and when I finished I was certain I had not retained anything. But I went on to do my assignments and I was shocked, absolutely amazed, when I only needed to refer back to my notes for minor information.

I just wanted share my experience in hopes that this will help encourage your clients to continue working diligently and they will see results.

Thank You,
JB

The message is to keep practicing and be open to the idea that comprehension is happening with your new system, but it FEELS different.

Don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Jackie