WELCOME TO LESSON ONE!
Ready to improve your speed reading? You’ll find a series of videos below.
(I split the lesson into 4 parts because YouTube limits videos to a max of 10 minutes each).
Any questions? No worries… just send me an email: chris@doitordont.com.
This is a link to a PDF… a handy way to keep track of your progress!
Click here for your Free Training Record
Now… let’s grab a good book and get started!
PART ONE
Teaches you how to figure out just how fast you are reading now.
You’ll also use the technique taught in this video to keep track of your progress!
PART TWO
Describes the practice drill that will help you kick your reading speed into HIGH GEAR!
PART THREE
This video will give you a chance to practice the Triple-D Drill (at least the first few steps).
You’ll want to practice along with the video on this one.
PART FOUR
This final video finishes Lesson 1 by taking you through the final steps of the Triple-D drill.
Here’s your FREE Audio Version (mp3) of the Triple-D Drill
Triple-D Drill
Dear Mr. Mercer:
I was reading at 2012 wpm, but when I read that fast I get a negative reaction from my wife, she thinks I do it for the purpose of impressing people, but that's not the case, I just like to read and want to read as much as possible, is there something to do different than using the pointing method?
Thank You,
Danny Cowan
Hi Danny –
Great job on getting your reading speed up to 2012! Is your question related to \”hiding\” just how fast your reading? If so, you can skip the pointer… normally without a visual cue you\’ll slow down a bit though.
Hope that helps,
…Chris…
Chris:
I have a problem that is probably very common. When I read, I hear and say the word in my head. As your last poster states he reads two thousand WPM. WOW! My speed is 165 to start, and after going through the three D's, I'm up to 360. BUT! There's that understanding what I just read thing. Also, in the third D exercise I found myself moving my finger across the page but my eyes not knowing what to follow. Am I supposed to keep focused on the pointer at all times?
I think I get the idea of your exercise, but the barrier I am experiencing is that darn voice-over in my head to what I'm reading. How do I get over that? I see my wife read much faster than I do. I'm jealous. If I were to read "War and Peace" it would take me nearly as long as the writer took to write it. OK, well, not quite that long, but – - -.
So, how do I stop hearing the voices in my head when I read?
Tony: First… sorry for the delay on this comment… I just found it caught in the blogs spam filter. I did get your emails and sent you a reply to each of them. Not sure if you got them. Your question is a great one and I wanted to post the answer here as well. You’re experiencing “subvocalization” and it’s completely normal. Remember that old reading program for kids… “Hooked on Phonics”… same stuff.
Here’s what tends to happen with most people (as they continue practicing the course):
You’ll stop hearing the “feeder words”, words like the, a, I, they, can, etc. They’ll just fade away and you’ll hear only the words that convey the main content of what you’re reading. As an example…
“The attorney read the docket in court and found that 18 people had fallen asleep before he finished it.”
Might be “heard” as…
“attorney… docket… 18… asleep… before finished”
You get the idea. You’re brain will naturally adjust. The best part is that you are noticing the change already!
Let me know if you have any questions,
…Chris…
Hey Chris, I am doing the drills as much as I can, however, when I get to the 3rd triple D my eyes seem to stay focused on the middle of the page and not left to right is this normal or no?
Also to let you know my reading has speed up just a little, sometimes I find myself reading faster and faster but not retaing anything, I believe that will change.
Hi Todd – Your experience with the Triple-D is very natural. What you'll start to experience is a natural widening of the "window" your eyes are using to pick up words. We are all taught to read one word at a time, but it's entirely possible to read 2, 3, 4… even entire sentences & paragraphs at a time. The retention/understanding will improve as the "newness" of the reading technique sets in and as you implement the Neural Trigger Maps.