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Read More, Faster...On-Screen! - eBook

Read more Faster On Screen

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By Pamela Mullan

Do you sink or swim in the sea of words on your computer screen?
Do you tend to print, a lot?
Would you like to learn how to read more and faster on-screen?

Read More, Faster . . . On-Screen! is the FIRST book of its kind to offer reader solutions to the challenges of on-screen reading. Author Pamela Mullan takes the best-known strategies for reading on paper and creatively adapts them for reading on-screen. This easy-to-read and practical book shows all readers how to manage their on-screen reading workload while printing less. These ground-breaking strategies are a MUST-HAVE for anyone who reads on-screen.

The proven tips, techniques, and strategies will help you manage your on-screen workload by:

  • Spending LESS time and energy reading MORE and FASTER on-screen.
  • Coping with information overload and manage the pressure of keeping up-to-date.
  • Adapting paper speed reading strategies for reading on-screen.
  • Printing LESS!
  • Reducing eyestrain and other physical discomforts that result from prolonged computer reading.

This book, available as both a printed paperback and downloadable eBook, is an ideal learning tool or gift for anyone who reads on-screen, especially busy professionals, researchers, students and on-line learners.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Introduction
  • Reading MORE On-Screen
    • Reading On-Screen vs. Reading on Paper
    • Altering the Physical Appearance of Text for Better Screen Reading
    • Understanding Different Types of Screen Reading
  • Reading FASTER On-Screen
    • Three Common Reading Problems
    • Strategies to Reduce Three Common Reading Problems
    • Pacers
    • Using Speed Reading Software to Improve Your On-Screen Reading
    • Using Speed Reading Software to Improve On-Screen Reading
    • Strategies for Going Paperless
  • Reading in Comfort On-Screen
    • Creating the Right Environment
    • Keeping Your Eyes Refreshed
    • Keeping Your Eyes Strong
    • Eye Care Menu for Computer Users
    • Body Care Menu for Computer Users
    • Workstation Tool Selection and Usage
    • Call to Action
  • Reading References
    • At a Glance
    • Glossary
    • References and Resources

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Pamela Mullan is a specialist in on-screen speed reading. She founded a speed reading company in Dublin, Ireland where she facilitated hardcopy reading strategy workshops for 10 years. She later wrote her Master's Thesis on Reading On-Screen at Trinity College, Dublin. Pam is currently an Assistant Professor of Reading at Onondaga Community College in New York.

Copyright 2004
Content Editor: Abby Marks-Beale
Published by The Reading Edge/The Corporate Educator
eBook ISBN: 0-9745928-0-3 (81 pages)

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