Speed Reading & INFO-INTAKE
                       Buzan’s
            Mind Maps®and Range Reading
          How to manage information in the 21st Century
              VandaNorth - Founder & CEO
                         2004
                   CLSA U Executive Education 
                     Introduction
                     CLSA U executive education 
                     About the author
                     Vanda North is a world authority on the brain, memory and creativity. She 
                     is also the Founder & CEO of Buzan Centres, in association with Tony 
                     Buzan, the inventor of Mind Maps®. Vanda has been working with Tony for 
                     over twenty years, training worldwide and writing several books including 
                     ‘Get Ahead – Mind Map your way to success’ and ‘Business Mind Maps’.
                     Vanda is external editor of all Tony Buzan’s books & projects. Formerly she 
                     was the President for the International Society for Accelerative Learning & 
                     Teaching. Currently she is working on the application of Buzan
                     BrainFriendly processes to assist people with ‘Learning Difficulties’.
                     Course Overview
                     Buzan’s INFO-INTAKE SEMINAR OUTLINE
                     Previously known as ‘Speed Reading’ - or for the Buzan process it is 
                     actually ‘Range Reading’ – because what you 
                     will learn is how to take in the written word at a speed and manner 
                     appropriate for the information.
                     What you can expect for the seminar is to learn about your eye and brain 
                     and how it actually takes in information. 
                     Based on this eye-brain information we will show you skills that can enable 
                     you to use your equipment far more efficiently! After that it is up to you to 
                     apply this information to build a new info-intake habit.
                     During the seminar many people will have their eyes opened as to what is 
                     possible. Speed increases will vary depending on the individuals desire to 
                     create a new habit. In the past most people have at least doubled their 
                     speeds while maintaining their level of comprehension.
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                                 Info-intake aspects:
                        Depending on the group’s needs, we may include:
                        ! Power-browsing a book in fifteen minutes
                        ! Eye movements relating to speed techniques
                        ! Overcoming common reading problems:
                           (sub-vocalising; back-skipping; pointing etc.)
                        ! Understanding comprehension and recall with reading
                        ! Knowing your goal with the material
                        ! Improving concentration
                        ! Handling interruptions
                        ! Mind Mapping® for Information Management
                        ! Reading processes applied to learning “differences” (such as 
                           Dyslexia)
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                                 Benchmark:
                        ! Do you have a stack of unread newspapers?
                        ! Do you have a pile of untouched magazines?
                        ! Do you have unread books on your shelf?
                        ! Do you have professional papers
                           ‘Waiting for a spare moment’?
                        ! Do you feel overwhelmed by ‘information’?
                        ! Do you know your reading speed?!!! 
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                                 Benchmark:
                       ! Check your current reading speed . . .
                       Read for 1 minute, as you ‘normally’ would.
                       Calculate the number of words read.
                       Assess your subjective comprehension. 
                       _______  wpm
                       __________ % comprehension
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                                 Benchmark:
                                           Problems; Goals & Concerns 
                                                with Info-intake
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