Today’s post is in response to a comment to a previous post on personal development books for students and one on speed reading. Both of them ask the same question “When speed reading, should I highlight? While I do speed reading or after?”
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If you’ve been subscribed to my blog for a while, you’ve come to realise that my study book is a system that teaches how to think like an A student without having to spend hours and hours studying, becoming a nerd or a geek. The best way to explain what I do for students is to hear from them directly, like David Fisher below:
Hello Marc
I have been reading your study ebook and have only once listened to your speed reading video once.
The extra emails you send after I bought your study book are great as they keep me on track, otherwise I would wonder a bit.
I am working on a better format for my notes with more drawings and mindmaps as this is a better form of learning for me and audio tapes. (Now that I know
this thanks to your book!)
Exams start end of the month so the next stage is to compile my class notes into A3 mindmap layouts (any extra tips on this technique) would be good and then
the exams.
I am now in a study room not the office which had too many distractions and getting into the mind zone more quickly – it’s the little suggestions like this that make all the difference.
I don’t cold read my study guide and text anymore so I pre-read first to get a general understanding then highlight and compose the notes and now I
comprehend and remember a lot more. I can afford to do this because I can do speed reading, even though I still need to improve and increase my reading speed.
My assignment grades have increased from about 60-80% to the last one which I got 88%!!! This was my highest grade. 
My studies are extramural so no lecturers only Webct, study guide and textbooks.
I am practicing my speed reading and using on my first read but need to work on this more. When you speed read a page when do you highlight the text? I read the paragraph then go back and highlight?
So lots more to learn!
Thanking you very much for you help.
David Fisher
Stay tuned for the answers to David’s questions about MindMapping and highlighting while or after Speed Reading…
Today’s post is from yet another graduate of my Speed Reading Video Program.
Dear Dr. Marc Dussault,
I want to thank u 4 ur help with studyin and reading fasta… It is actually something dat has really bothered me cuz I know I’m smart but findin da right study type dat fits me has been my challenge. It’s like u said something is trying to bust out of me, that genius in me. I just left secondary school and u know b4 dat my teachers were tellin me dat I could do it cuz dey knew what I waz capable of but as one teacher likened me to the Ntherlands football team “exellent team (players) but low performance”. I know I can do it.
I can be that GENIUS that I was made to be. Thanks 4 ur help sir and I hope to know u physically in the nearest future, I even see myself talking about u and ur work, how it tranformed me on TV, u know interviewing me… . I am in the sciences (aeronautical engineering) like all science, robotics, rc stuffs. C u soon
Onward and Upward YEAH!
Moboluwarin Maku
Isn’t that amazing? You too can learn speed reading and get better grades… Many graduates are not native English Speakers, which means if you are English speaking, you have an adavantage… But y’know what? Speed Reading works in ALL languages!
Quite a few students have asked me which books I recommend after they’ve read my study book. I post my top book recommendations on my Linked In Profile. It includes all the books I recommend for Business, Professional and Career Development. If you’re athletic, you’ll want to subscribe to my Mindset Of A Champion Blog, which lists a different collection of books that I recommend for serious (elite) athletes – focused on Mental Toughness. With these two book lists, you can learn the foundations of an Exponential Mindset. If you are not English Speaking, I am sure most of the classics have been translated into your language.
You might not know that I have several blogs. One blog that I want to highlight today is the one called the Mindset Of A Champion. I simply want to ask you to go and check it out because there are a lot of parallels between learning and mastering a sport and getting better grades. Bookmark it or better yet, subscribe to it so you don’t miss any of the posts, you just don’t know which one will be the one that will have the breakthrough idea that will make all the difference.
You might have taken a look at my study book and considered buying it. If you haven’t bought it yet, listen to David’s experience and ask yourself – if it works for him, why wouldn’t it work for you?
Hello Marc
I have been reading your e book and have only once listened to your speed reading video. The extra emails are great as it keeps me on track otherwise I could wander a bit and lose focus on what I should be doing rather than just go through the motions.
I am working on a better format for my class notes with more drawings/mind maps as this is a better form of learning for me and audio recordings. (Now that I know this from your book that explained how to determine my own learning style).
Exams start end of the month so the next stage is to compile the notes into A3 mind maps layouts.
I am now in a study room not the office which had too many distractions that prevented me from getting into the right mind ‘zone’.
I don’t cold read my study guide and text any more so I pre-read first to get a general understanding then highlight and compose the notes and now I comprehend more. (I can’t believe the difference this makes!)
My assignment grades have increased from about 60-80% to the last one 88% and this was the highest grade.
My studies are extramural so no lecturers only Webct and study guide/text books.
I am practicing your speed reading techniques and using it the first time I read something but need to work on this more.
Thanking you very much for you help.
David Fisher
The Economist Magazine recently reported that a male university graduate will make $82,000 more in his working lifetime than his non-university graduate peer. This includes the cost of tuition, lost wages while studying as well as extra taxes paid. What this simply means is that it pays to get better grades.
But getting better grades is not just about winging it – you need to be systematic and discipline about it. My study book and this blog are great way to learn to get better grades with less effort. My study book comes with many bonus materials that will help you – go to the product page now and check it out.
I recently came across this great list of 25 Speed Reading Tips Every Student Should Know. I thought I would pass it on – every once in a while you need to review what you’re doing to keep making the 1 percent improvement you’re committed to! If you come across any other great resources out there, please let me know!
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Today’s blog post is a clarification from my Speed Learning Video Program. The quote was “The brain stops reading fast it does not want to get dizzy”. It was after I mentioned you can read 200% faster on screen using Rapid Reader because your eyes don’t have to go from left to right.
Someone contacted me and was wondering if this has any thing to do with past negative programming that the brain can work against you. For example if you have not had a lot to do with a subject and tried to take it for a study course, would the brain work against you automatically?
This is a great question – and you’re not going to expect the answer I’m about to give…
This is a new video that I published on YouTube recently. It’s a summary of How To Speed Read which, as a reader of this blog, you know by now is the #1 most important skill you need to acquire to get the best grades with the least amount of effort. It’s incredibly simple and easy to learn, in fact I have taught thousands of students, many of them grade school kids… Why not you? Have a look at this short YouTube video and then decide you can do it.
How To Speed Read Twice As Fast As You Do Now
Zina, a concerned mom asks how quickly my study tips can help her son. The quick answer is almost instantly. I would NOT recommend buying it the DAY BEFORE A FINAL EXAM and expecting a miracle, but even the day before an exam can be a great time to LEARN 3 or 4 EXAM TAKING STRATEGIES that work, well instantly DURING your next exam!
Without jumping into 3 or 4 tangential discussions, my book is DESIGNED to help students get better grades IMMEDIATELY. Within 1 hour of reading – even skimming through the book, a student will quickly realise how easy it is to put these study techniques to use RIGHT AWAY.
If you know a student who is struggling, buy my study book, and enter his/her e-mail so he/she gets it AND ALL THE BONUSES directly.
The sooner he/she gets it, the better.
To be straight to the point – the study strategies are so SIMPLE and EASY, some people ask for a refund because they just don’t understand the POWER OF SIMPLICITY. As you can read for yourself on this blog and the fact that my study book has been translated into 3 languages with 2 more coming, AND it’s been sold to students from 29 different countries — these strategies work.
Get the study book for your son ASAP and watch his transformation!
The Speed Learning Video Program which is included FREE with my study book will also help in the short term with short cuts, note taking tips and exam preparation strategies.
The Speed READING Program is also recommended, but if he’s in a panic with exams, it might be best to buy it and let him decide when he has time to practice. The sooner he starts speed reading, the sooner he will get the benefits of faster reading. The time he takes to LEARN he is still READING = there is no time lost. It’s not like he needs to do something else – he will only get faster and faster with no disadvantage beyond the 1 hour video he needs to watch.
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My son is coming home for 3 weeks (from UK Boarding School) shortly. He is
due to sit his FINAL IB EXAMS at the beginning of May 2009. I know he has
been working HARD but is still concerned about some aspects of his 6
subjects. Would your “Best Grades” product be too late to be of any
practical use to him or would it be of significant help? Also, does this
course require a lot of learning of techniques which ultimately takes time
away from valuable revision?
I would appreciate an honest reply at your earliest convenience.
Thank you
(Concerned mum) Zina Bhatia
Today’s post is from Rodney Alexander, an undergraduate accounting student who has a 4.0 GPA which is OUTSTANDING and want to know how my e-book “Get The Best Grades With The Least Amount Of Effort” can help him have a life beyond the endless hours of study… Here are my suggestions:
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Hello Dr. Dussault,
I am a junior in the undergraduate accounting program at my university. I am planning to attend the graduate program to earn my MSA when I finish undergraduate next year. I currently have a 4.0 GPA but spend a lot of my time studying and have trouble squeezing social life, girlfriend, and work into my schedule. In what ways will your product add value to my academic and social life?
Thank you,
Rodney Alexander
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Study Tip #1: Learn To Speed Read
I chose the title of my book specifically to address this issue – it’s not about getting the best grades, it’s all about doing it WITH LESS EFFORT.
The first tip is to learn to Speed Read. If you can read 2, 3 or 4 times faster than you do now, you are going to gain FREE TIME to go out and have fun with your girlfriend or boyfriend. When I was studying for my Ph.D. – and this is all on my product information page…
I was speed reading 6 times FASTER than my colleagues, that meant that if I read for 3 hours on Friday night, my colleagues were spending 18 hours – that’s all day Saturday and all day Sunday reading the SAME MATERIAL.
Rodney, if you are NOT speed reading, you need to get my e-book PLUS get my Speed Reading Video Program.
Study Tip #2: Learn To Speed Learn
In my book I explain this and then supplement it with the FREE BONUS Speed Learning Video that is INCLUDED with my e-book. If you are getting As or High Distinctions, you know how to learn, you just need to do it FASTER.
Some people need to learn HOW TO LEARN, but if you’re getting TOP grades now, you just need BE QUICKER, more efficient.
In my e-book I explain how you currently do this and how you can SYSTEMISE what you do step-by-step to do it better and FASTER. Within 2-3 weeks, you will be able to get the SAME RESULT with a 5 to 10 hour reduction in TIME SPENT if you are an undergraduate student in Accounting.
Study Tip #3: Learn How YOU Learn
Rodney, I don’t know what your learning style is, but whatever it is – there are 3 or 4 things you MUST do to improve HOW you study to get better results FASTER. In my e-book, I show YOU how to find out WHICH STYLE YOU have and what to do to get better results, faster.
It’s NOT ‘one size fits all’ solution.
Every single person has their own style and patterns that THEY need to get the BEST RESULTS. The trick is to find YOUR SECRET COMBINATION so you can unlock the genius that’s within you.
Study Tip #4: How To Understand And Remember More
Most students waste 25 to as much as 50% of their study time memorising stuff for exams. That is ludicrous! In my e-book I teach you the SYSTEM to make sure you are never caught cramming at the last minute trying to learn and remember stuff.
This works in ALL SUBJECTS AT ALL LEVELS. I should know – I have degrees in Pure and Applied Science, Engineering, Business, Psychology, Law, Corporate Governance and Taxation.
The strategies are simple and easy – but they need practice.
Rodney, with a 4.0 GPA, you don’t need better grades, you need to STOP WASTING TIME and get the SAME GRADES with a lot less effort!
My e-book and video programs GUARANTEE you’ll be able to spend more time with your girlfriend and your firends within 8 weeks – or ClickBank will refund you 100%.
But honestly Rodney – think about it this way – you’re getting straight As. I have products that GUARANTEE RESULTS – why not give it a try?
Hundreds of students with WORSE GRADES than you are now getting the SAME GRADES as yours with less effort… Why not join them today/tonight?
I would love to hear you become one of my success stories – I can almost read it now…
“Dear Dr. Dussault,
I wrote to you 6 months ago. Struggling to reduce my study time. I was apprehensive, but decided with your blog post response it was worth a shot. WOW! What a difference your book and videos made! I can now read 3 times faster than I used to, I’ve retained my 4.0 GPA and study about 10 hours less a week – going out with my girlfriend every weekend (Psst! she is also using your strategies and went from a 3.2 to 3.8 GPA!) I, no make that WE, can’t thank you enough.
I wish I had learned these strategies at the BEGINNING of my Accounting degree! Now that I have this skill – I might decide to do a double-major for my Master’s Degree – I’ll keep you posted!
Sincerely Yours,
Rodney.”
Omar sent in this question: What can I do every day to really master speed reading?
Speed Reading Tip
This is quite simple – put aside 20 to 30 minutes EVERY DAY and practice the strategy in my Speed Reading Video Program – Read as FAST as you can, FASTER than you can comprehend. The point of doing this is NOT to READ but to practice the SKILL OF SPEED READING.
This is the #1 reason most people never end up doing more than just reading quickly – SPEED READING is a skill that requires that you breakthrough your limiting beliefs and sub-vocalisation which means you have to stop speaking the words in your head.
Not sure you can do it? I’ll prove to you that you can do it right now.
Watch this first video, that streams words at you at 600 words per minute.
How To Speed Read 600 Words Per Minute
Now watch this second video that streams the words at 1,000 words per minute. Read More »»
Today’s post is from a Pastry Chef in Melbourne. “Speed reading is starting to help me especially with concentration and comprehension, I read through the pages of the document about Host Beneficiaries the other night real easy, normally I am not a reader and would not get through it.”
“The study book “Get The Best Grades With The Least Amount Of Effort” has great power for me, it has been thirty five years since I left school and now I want to start studying again. So I have decided to put it to the test, I am going to study Cooking and Pastry as well as Baking Breads and I am going to do it as though I want to be a Consultant to the Industry so I will see what happens. Also I will try something I know nothing about and that is computers that will be fun!
This is from a ‘baker in Melbourne’… If you are looking to improve your career or your business – learning new stuff is essential. Whether you buy my study book or speed reading video program or BOTH, once you start, you won’t want to stop because getting the Best Business Results With The Least Amount Of Effort gets to be addictive!
Several people have been asking how many videos there are to help them Get Better Grades With The Least Amount Of Effort… There are TWO and the NEW updated pages have just been launched – click below to see them now.
http://www.SpeedLearningVideo.com You get this for FREE when you buy by study book…!
http:www.SpeedReadingVideo.com This is a GUARANTEED program to learn 3, 5 or even 10 times faster than you read now. It’s the single most valuable skill you can learn and it takes only ONE HOUR to learn.
As you can see, each video program is comprehensive and fully contained so you can learn in the comfort of your own home or office and you can revisit ANY segment at your leisure.
Enjoy!
Today’s post is about a shocking statistic I just read in The Economist Magazine, that says that the proportion of 17 year-olds in the US who don’t read anything they don’t have to has DOUBLED between 1984 and 2004! It gets worse… HALF of adults admit not reading even one book, novel, short story, poem or play in the last 12 months.
That is absolutely shocking.
I can’t say this enough – go and check out my speed reading video program right now. It GUARANTEES that you will at least double your reading speed in less than 1 hour so that you can not only START reading more, but by reading MORE quickly, you’ll enjoy it MORE.
I have nothing else to say other than pick up a book and READ!
If you’re not reading as much as you know you should, get my Speed Reading Video program and give it a try for 8 weeks at my risk. That’s how convinced I am it will work for you.
I say this because I want you to have the GIFT of SPEED READING because it will change your life as you beging to explore and discover new thoughts, ideas and possibilities!
If you aren’t reading more than 400 to 500 words per minute, I’ll tell you why…
First, you need to purchase my Speed Reading Video Program, because what I’m about to say isn’t going to make much sense unless you know the technique of SPEED READING…
Once you have purchased it, you’ll understand that the #1 reason you haven’t doubled or tripled your reading speed is because you are still sub-vocalising.
Speed Reading is a skill that will help you get better grades with the least amount of effort – GUARANTEED.
If you haven’t yet purchased my Speed Reading Video Program, click on the hyperlink and get started right away – Join Nahyan and thousands of others who are well on their way to becoming successful speed readers!
Students need a break in this economy and the best bet is to >buy cheap text books online from a marketplace featuring thousands of sellers. You’re going to go through a lot more books now that you’re a speed reader!
One of my ’students’, Nahyan asked me two great questions:
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If you’re purchased my Speed Reading Video Program, you’re on your way to doubling your reading speed. Just like driving a car for the first time – you don’t want to go TOO FAST TOO QUICKLY.
G’day Marc,
I am practicing but I don’t seem to be enjoying the book as much. I am reading RICHARD BRANSON’S new book. Am I reading too fast? I watched 2 videos is there another one? I have a feeling I’m missing something thanks mate.
Garry
The first problem you have that holds you back from reading fast is the movement of your eyes. Once you get your eyes coordinated, the next obstacle is your brain’s ability to keep up with the words and thinking at a FASTER pace.
Like anything else, it’s a skill you DEVELOP over time. If you’re focused on ‘enjoyment’ your focus is in the wrong place – focus on PROGRESS and the enjoyment will return. It will return because it will become intuitive, natural and easy.
There is nothing missing – all you need to do is TRUST the PROCESS and let it ‘happen’ for you.
The GREAT NEWS is that you’re actually doing it and you will start to experience more and more ease as you continue…
Don’t expect miracles, but do expect breakthroughs!
Onward and upward!
Marc
P.S.
If you’re having any issues or concerns, let me know and I’ll address them with you 1:1 or via this public forum.
If you want to test you reading speed to prove to yourself you CAN read much faster, then click below.
Speed read at 600 words per minute.
Speed read at 1,000 words per minute.
This is exactly what is going to happen once you’ve mastered this skill – the words will ‘fly off the page’ into your mind effortlessly – like magic. If you can do it off the screen, it means YOU ARE CAPABLE – you just need to COORDINATE your eyes to get them OFF THE PAGE!!!
Today’s post is a response to a comment from Virginia who purchased my Speed Reading Video Program that guarantees you’ll DOUBLE your reading speed within one hour.
She said it would help if I gave her additional distinctions to help her get to the 1,800 words per minute that completely changed my academic career.
Just so we understand each other – I completed my MBA, Ph.D. and Post-Graduate Law Degrees WHILE working or growing my businesses FULL TIME… That’s the point – you can have it all when you have the right study techniques whether you’re in high school, college or university.
Speed Reading is all about getting your eyes to read faster – if you want to test how quickly you can read RIGHT NOW, watch the YouTube video below to read at 600 Words per Minute Right Now.
SPEED READ 600 WORDS PER MINUTE RIGHT NOW
Once you’ve done that, give it a go at 1,000 words per minute…
SPEED READ 1,000 WORDS PER MINUTE RIGHT NOW
This proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that you CAN SPEED READ.
The $1 million question is how do you do that with your textbooks?!?!
Of course you need to buy my speed reading course, but there are a few distinctions I want to share with you that will help you once you’ve bought it.
- You need to practice the technique EVERY TIME you’re alone so that it becomes intuitive and AUTOMATIC. Like any sport, you can’t MASTER a technique without practice.
- I explain in the video program why you don’t want to do this in public or in front of anyone UNTIL you MASTER it, then you can show off all you want
- Within 3 to 10 hours of actually doing the technique, you WILL have or get close to your breakthrough – you’ll sense the excitement and you’ll KNOW the feeling – KEEP going until you CRASH RIGHT THROUGH THE BARRIER!!!
I can remember when I was doing my coursework for my Ph.D. Program – I was taking a FULL-TIME course load of 4 seminars while my classmates were taking 2. At the end of the semester, everyone was complaining about the reading load – we had to read the equivalent of 3 full textbooks…
The professors asked each student how much time they spent READING for the course and the average Ph.D. student was reading an incredible 18 hours/week for this one seminar. Plus the term papers and seminar sessions…
When I was asked, I couldn’t reveal I was speed reading – otherwise I would have had to teach everyone and that was a burden I didn’t want so I said “There wasn’t more reading in THIS course than in my other courses” and left it at that.
No one ever knew I was speed reading.
Only my professors knew I was taking DOUBLE the COURSE LOAD.
One of the tricks I used to read faster, because at 1,800 words per minute, the biggest time waster is turning pages… is that I would get 2 pages photocopied per 8.5×11″ or A4 sheet and copied back-to-back so that once placed in a binder, I was able to read 4 pages every time I turned the page once.
That alone helped me go from speed reading 1,200 to 1,800 words per minute.
Before you get to that point, you need to buy my Speed Reading Video Program and practice.
To motivate you, I’ll tell you a TRUE STORY…
One night, when I was studying for my Ph.D., I read from 7 to 10 PM,
a total of 3 hours. At the time, I was reading 1,800 words a minute.The average person reads 300 words per minute. That means I was 6
times FASTER than my classmates.It also means that they had to spend 18 hours, that’s all day
Saturday and all day Sunday reading exactly what I read on Friday
evening…Which do YOU think is easier?
But here’s the real kicker – SPEED READING means you have to FOCUS
and CONCENTRATE which means you understand, comprehend and REMEMBER
more…That meant that the time I needed to study/review was also a fraction
of the time my classmates needed.That meant I was able to complete my Ph.D. Coursework as a part-time
student with a FULL TIME COURSE load in less than 18 months.Several years later, I was able to complete a post-graduate Law
Degree in 8 months without any of my co-workers knowing I had a
FULL TIME COURSE LOAD even though I was registered as a part-time
student.I graduated with Distinction or High Distinctions in all my courses.
The #1 reason is that I can speed read.
Now that you’re motivated, go and buy my Speed Reading Video Program – it’s only $47 and guaranteed to DOUBLE your reading speed within one hour.
Onward and upward!
Dr Marc Dussault
P.S.
Speed reading is one of the easiest and quickest skills to learn – and the most explosively powerful for your academic career.
Don’t hesitate – you could be speed reading within the next hour and I promise you once you do, you’ll never look back.
