Obviously being a speed reading company, QuickEye has always, and will always stress the importance of learning this amazingly valuable skill. However, speed reading is only the tip of iceberg, and becoming a speed learner can take a variety of different forms. There are so many areas in our lives that having the ability to take in information at an accelerated rate, can come as a gigantic advantage.

Speed Reading, of course, is used to read quickly through written material. Books, Magazines, Newspapers, etc; they are all common materials that can be quickly read through. Take note, not all material can be absorbed through speed reading. Video and Audio files for example, are just as time consuming to learn to the speed reader as to another. With technologies today, advantages can be had to help you "speed read" through those materials.

First off, there is a program called MySpeed, by a company called Enounce. The main function of this software is to speed up flash videos that you see online. YouTube, Hulu, Etc; The speed that they are played can be sped up to 5 times as fast as normal, or slowed down to 1/3 the normal speed. This can make the extremely fast talking lecture, move at a "normal" rate which is easier to take notes on, or on the opposite end of the spectrum can make the slow boring narrative move at an upbeat pace which will keep you from falling asleep. Best of all, you will not experience the Chipmunk sound that will often be run into when speeding up records, cds, or using another program to do this.

MySpeed can cut the 30 second commercials on Hulu and YouTube down to 6 seconds, as well as slow down a ton of other online Audio and Video file types. Warning: after trying this product, you will wonder how you ever lived without it. Look up the program on Google, and they give you a free 1 week trial on their site. If you are interested in saving %20, feel free to use the coupon code QUICKEYE20. As you can see, this is the only product other than our own that we have ever given a recommendation to our readers for, so you can trust, that there really is some value to be had. Again, One Week, Free Trial. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Sorry to make this sound like a commercial, but it truly is amazing software that we highly recommend to anyone who would like to increase their productivity and become a true speed learner. I have heard of a few free options that can do a similar task as MySpeed, however I’ve never tried any, and therefore cannot suggest an alternative. Personally, for files that I have on my computer, Windows Media Player does a decent job at speeding up Audio Files, and Quick Time, has the ability to speed up Video Files. However, they were not designed to play the media files at an increased rate, so you may find the high pitched Chipmunk sound as a result.

Do not limit yourself to only increasing your reading speed. Think of Speed Reading as the gateway drug to a World of more effective learning techniques that will change your life. QuickEye just partnered up with a company called Speed Student, which can be found at http://SpeedStudent.com. They teach you how to think faster, learn faster, take tests faster, and at least a million other ways to increase your output and productivity levels. Thanks for stopping by and reading this, be sure to check them out. Thank you. ~The QuickEye Team http://quickeyespeedreading.com