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