Are you able to skim over something and understand it without reading it completely?

Answer 1

It's a neccessity of my profession. Over time, have have learned to separate the boilerplate from the substance and pick out the key points. Having dome that, I will take the trouble to examine in detail certain things that stand out.
But if I had to read every word of everything that comes across my desk, I'd never get anything done.

Answer 2

Yes, when you have to read a lot every day you learn how to "filter" the important words/sentences out of the rest.
That's practice, nothing else.
For example: I read a book with 400 pages in 3-5 hours, depends on the language, the storyline and the paragraphs. An English book which contains new words is of course more difficult than books in my mother language.

Answer 3

On the computer I use the computer to read the text for me is is free at:http://www.zabaware.com/products/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=5 It is fun and fast us can speed it up for faster reading...
as far as read a book skim reading is grate after you have skim ed a page go back and pick out what is important

Answer 4

Hardly ever and I'm jealous of people who seem to be able to do that. The only time I come close to being able to skim some material and really get it is when the subject is something that I am passionate about.

Answer 5

Yes, I have been doing this since about second grade to get through required reading. The key is knowing how to find important information.

Answer 6

I have a special technique. I usually look over the page first before I begin reading it. If there is a picture, it usually catches my eye immediately, and then I read the page as usual. Unless of course I'm speed reading or power reading. Which differ in the sense that speed reading is simply getting a quick overview of what they're telling you in the book. and Power reading is Speed studying but x10 more effective. I've the steps. They say if you want to speed read, it's very simple what you must do. I'll tell you.
The steps to speed reading are simple. There are a few small things you can do right now to begin to cut your reading time down exponentially. First, that is start 2 or 3 lines into the sentence before when you begin reading a sentence, because usually they're using the same words over and over again and subconsciously your mind will piece together the repeated words from context clues. The same as how one can complete another's sentence before they're finished saying it simply due to the fact that sentences are usually phrased the same way over and over again. The same technique is used for ending sentences 2 or 3 words before they're finished. Then take your hand and sweep it back and forth across the page, as though you're dusting off crumbs. Usually one uses their eyes to look at the words and their is a jerking motion of the eye, looking at one word to the next. The sweep motion of the hand stops this jerking motion and turns it into one quick sweep. They say you should practice this technique of sweep atleast 20 minutes daily if you wish to become proficient at it. Try swiping your hand across the page to guide your eyes, and do this a little bit faster than you think it is even possible for you to be able to read. Do this for a book and after a short while something amazing will start to happen, words will begin to stand out in the sentences and you'll begin to subconsciously digest the material and comprehend the message, and after this regular practice, you'll be able to read whole books within two or so hours. But for deep thorough comprehension in a short amount of time, we come to power reading. Power reading is a form of speed reading that ups one's comprehension of the material massively.The steps to power reading are simple as well: First you must overview, which simply means, skim and scan the entire book. Next comes the preview, meaning you'll glance quickly through each chapter. Then you sketch out what you know about the subject, whether it be in writing, with pictures, or with computer software, as though Microsoft Word. Then you create questions that you have about the topic, so that you're reading on purpose. Step five is to make sure you're Reading for Key Ideas. Step 6 is the Afterview, as though rereading directly for the pattern of the material and difficult ideas. Step 7 is making Notes and learning maps of the material being read. And finally the last step is to review the material the next day, the next week, and the next month. Altogether this will reduce your studying time of a Whole textbook to simply a few hours, with 10 times the proficiency of someone who simply studied through only a few chapters within the same timeframe, with mediocre comprehension of the few chapters they did manage to read within that time period. These methods are used mainly by executives, who spend most of their day reading material, For efficiency purposes. Might I add they have quite impressive salaries. As long as what you're reading is of interest to you and relevant. You'll have no problem implementing these techniques to up your comprehension and efficiency of that which you wish to learn.

Answer 7

yes I can but it takes practice, I was taught when I was in jr high school and and very greatful that I can do it. I think that your brain has to be trained to do it. It does become a habit and I think that it can take the joy out of reading a good book sometimes.

Answer 8

Nope. I often have to re-read something to understand it fully. I may get the basic gist of it, but that is not enough for me.

Answer 9

yes, speed-reading is a valuable skill to have, especially if your work involves reading and digesting a lot of information, as mine does.
I think you can get courses in speed-reading.

Answer 10

Yes. I have too many things to read throughout the day...
Otherwise I wouldn't get anything done!