http://www.smartspeedreading.com These slides are from the Iris Speed Reading Classes & Memory Improvement Courses. Iris is the largest and leading provider of Speed Reading & Memory Improvement Courses in the United States. This course covers memory and comprehension techniques, including how to remember more of what you read.

1. How To
Remember More
of What You Read
Welcome!
We will start at 12 Noon Central Time
Presenters:
Paul Nowak, Founder & Program Director
Katya Seberson, Director of Research

2. Reading with the Purpose
Takes 2 minutes, but save hours
Can be refined or changed later

3. Remember Better with Mind Maps
What are mind maps?
Why They're Useful

5. The Multiple Reading Process (MRP)
1. Preview

6. The Multiple Reading Process (MRP)
1. Preview
2. Overview

7. The Multiple Reading Process (MRP)
1. Preview
2. Overview
3. Read

8. The Multiple Reading Process (MRP)
1. Preview
2. Overview
3. Read
4. Final Review

9. The Multiple Reading Process (MRP)
1. Preview
2. Overview
3. Read
4. Final Review
5. Recite

10. How To Apply the Multiple Reading
Process in Your Daily Reading
● Magazine Articles
● Textbook Chapters
● Non-Fiction Books
● Fiction Books
● Reading on a Kindle
● Reading on the Computer Screen

11. MRP for Magazine Articles
1. Preview (first & last paragraph)
2. Overview (first sentences or headings/sub)
(decide... is this worth my time)
3. Read

12. MRP for Textbook Chapters
1. Preview (introduction & conclusion)
-mind map your notes
2. Overview (headings, sub-headings, bold-faced words)
-mind map your notes
3. Read
-mind map, taking notes at the end of sections
4. Final Review
5. Recite

13. MRP for Non-Fiction Books
1. Preview (introduction & conclusion)
-mind map your notes
2. Overview (headings, sub-headings, bold-faced words)
-mind map your notes
-Decide... is this worth my time?
3. Read
-mind map, taking notes at the end of sections
4. Final Review
5. Recite

14. MRP for Fiction Books
Do you want to know the ending?

15. MRP for Fiction Books
"A new experimental study from the University of
California, San Diego shows that people who flip to the
last page of a book before starting it enjoy it more. In
other words, spoilers don’t spoil stories. Contrary to
popular wisdom, they actually seem to enhance
enjoyment.
Even ironic-twist and mystery stories – which depend on
suspense or surprise for success – aren’t spoiled by
spoilers, according to the study to be published in a
forthcoming issue of the journalPsychological Science"

16. MRP for Fiction Books
"The same held true for mysteries. Knowing ahead of time not
only didn’t hurt enjoyment of the story but actually improved it.
Why does this happen? The answers go beyond the scope of the
study, but one possibility is perhaps the simplest one: it’s easier
to read a spoiled story.
It could be that once you know how it turns out, it’s cognitively
easier – you’re more comfortable processing the information –
and can focus on a deeper understanding of the story.
The overall findings are consistent with the experience most of
us have had: A favorite tale can be re-read multiple times with
undiminished pleasure. A beloved movie can be watched again
and again."

17. MRP for Kindle Books
Popular Highlights

18. MRP for Online Reading
www.AccelaReader.com

19. What Memory Aids Should Be Used
While Reading
AccelaReader
Taking Notes after finishing the Section
MindMapping
Drawing and Underlining
Make your books more Personal

20. How to Mind Map a Book

21. Never Read to Remember
Read in order to Understand
Set the Stage for later Remembering

22. Thanks for Attending!
Contact Information:
Paul Nowak
pnowak@irisreading.com
Katya Seberson
katya@irisreading.com