Read On

Zilong Zhao
Liberty Toastmasters
Philadelphia, PA
November 15th, 2016
Agenda
1. WHY
a. Stand on the shoulders of the giants
b. Build the dots
c. Live more fulfilled lives

2. HOW
a. Speed read
b. Listen

3. WHAT
 1.
WHY
Formal education will make you a living;
self-education will make you a fortune.
Jim Rohn
Why read?
Why read?

1. Stand on the sholders of the Giants

2. Build the dots before you can connect
them
3. Live more fulfilled lives
 2.
HOW
Speed reading &
Audiobooks
THREE FATAL READING MISTAKES

Fixation: Reading word.by.word

Regression: Unnecessarily
rereading a sentence

Auditory Reassurance: Reading

out loud in your head
FOR SPEED

Two Types of Eye Movements:

Saccade (Fixation)
Smooth Pursuit

SPEED DRILL!
 Improving
Comprehension &
Recall
Multiple Reading Process & The Tangerine
Exercise
Multiple Reading
Process

Preview
Overview
Read
Review
Recite
Preview

Intro & Conclusion

Overview

1st Sentence of
each paragraph
Headings & Sub-
headings
Bolded words
Read
Read the 1st
sentence of every
paragraph slower
than the rest
Take notes only
after reading a
paragraph
Have mental
checkpoints (Hey,
are you still there?)
Review
Headings &
Subheadings
Stategically re-read
parts you didnt
understand
Memorize here

Recite

Teach once. Learn

Twice.
 The Tangerine Technique

Step 1: Get Physical

Step 2: Expectancy and the Tangerine
Step 3: Read upper-half of text
And listen to audiobooks:
 3.
WHAT
What?
Foundation: Execution:

Communications: Everything else

Thanks!