
But if you read at the rate of 1000 words per minute, you will not only read a farty story about people sitting down to dinner you will also read about the food fight after they sat down and the severe allergic reaction someone suffered from the food. In one minute's time, you are gonna be bored to death reading about someone sitting down at the dinner table. Suppose you are reading at 400 words a minute. Also, reading is more enjoyable when I read faster because MORE STUFF HAPPENS IN LESS TIME. He sort of like marketed himself to Americans as the James Bond of American politics.Ī) I find my comprehension is boosted when I read faster. Kennedy promised to rescue America with intellect, physical fitness and the Green Berets.

#FAMOUS SPEED READER TV#
By the early sixties, we saw a succession of shows on TV in which evil Russian scientists would take over the earth. Americans were afraid that Russia would surpass us with scientific leaps into the unknown. For example, in around 1957, Russia scared the pants off of America with the Sputnik achievement in outer space.

It was a way of distinguishing themselves from Eisenhower.

1,200 words per minute is the number cited for Kennedy, however we'll look a little more closely at this in a few moments. Kennedy, who spoke about it often and is said to have had his staff take Evelyn Wood speed reading classes. While there is controversy on who actually holds the actual Speed Reading. The most famous speed reader is probably John F. They claim to be able to read anywhere from 25,000 80,000 words per minute with up to 100 comprehension. First, about Jack and Bobby: Actually, when they touted their speed reading, it was part and parcel of a much larger thing with them: They urged Americans to strive for excellence and achievement. Howard Stephen Berg from the United States and Maria Teresa Calderon from the Philippines both claim to own Guinness World Record for World’s Fastest Reader.
