Effective Screen Reading - book

Author

• Tarmo Toikka

Produced

• 2008

Key Features

233 page book

Speed read e-mail and other documents – right off your computer screen

Did you know reading text on a computer screen can be as much as 30 percent slower with less comprehension than reading printed text? Reading electronic text, e-mails and Web pages on a computer screen is different. That’s why this book is important no matter what industry you are in. Effective Screen Reading provides tried-and-tested principles for increasing your on-screen productivity and effectiveness.

The easy-to-handle and quick-reference guide is the first book to address fast and effective reading and learning via the computer screen. Effective Screen Reading offers concrete techniques for:

• Speed reading e-mails and other documents directly off your computer screen
• Finding the information you want faster from a mass of electronic data
• Selecting, scanning, understanding and remembering key messages
• Reducing work-related stress by improving the ergonomics of your work environment

Learn various techniques for better using your vision skills. Find out why sitting correctly in front of the screen is critical. Discover how to improve concentration and understanding of what you read. Examine e-mail folder structure and filing principles.

The book is organized into five chapters:

• World of Electronic Information
• Direct Program – Techniques for Effective Screen Reading
• Screen Reading Environment
• Manage Your Daily E-mail
• Manage the Internet

Each chapter includes a preview of the goals of the chapter and topics to be covered and asummary of the highlights.