Read the following suggestions which will help you read more quickly and effectively. By applying these ten tips most people can double their productivity.

1. Skim Before Your Read - Speed read for main ideas in nonfiction works and textbooks.
Review the table of contents and first and last sentences of each paragraph. You'll increase your reading speed and comprehension if you understand a book's main ideas first. After skimming the material, return to the beginning and read every line with improved reading speed and comprehension.

2. Prioritize Reading Materials - Categorize your reading into "important," "moderately important," and "least important" piles. After that, tackle your reading, one pile at a time, in its order of importance. You'll make better your reading speed and comprehension by getting to the most important material first while your mind is sharp and clear.

3. Choose the Proper Environment – It is better to avoid reading important or difficult material in bed. You may read at a desk instead.

4. Read Early in the Day - Enhance your reading speed, comprehension, and concentration by reading during your "mental prime time." For many people this means reading in the morning, not in the evening. Get up early to take advantage of reading early in the day.

5. Turn Headings into Questions - For textbooks and other reference materials, turn chapter headings and subheadings into questions. Look through the text to find the answers to your questions. You will improve your reading by doing this, and you stay focused on the material.

6. Avoid Using a Highlighter When Studying - Although highlighting is commonly used technique, it actually reduces comprehension and reading speed. Those who highlight end up reading the material twice. You may follow tip number 6 instead.

7. Preview Before You Read - Take a few minutes to preview a chapter before reading it. You'll understand what's interesting and relevant. Moreover, you'll get a sense of the overall structure of the chapter. This ends up in improved reading speed and comprehension.

8. Be Flexible with Your Reading Speed - Certain reading material must be read slowly and carefully: legal contracts and mathematical texts. But other materials can be read at much faster speeds: newspapers, novels, and magazines. You should adjust your reading speed to the type of reading material and your reading purpose.

9. Read Correspondence Only Once - After you complete your reading of each piece, make a decision about what to do with it before moving on to the next one. You avoid the need to read the same correspondence a second time in the future by doing this.

10. Enroll in a Speed Reading Class - Check the credentials of the speed reading instructor before enrolling in a speed reading class.