How to read to so you get the author’s point quickly

(Post Degree Diploma in Digital Media Production The principles can be used for any subject.)

A lesson in fast efficient reading to get the sense of any two literature examples.

In an essay or paper where you are asked to read book a and book b, read relevant texts compare the views of author a or b or write a critical assessment of the views of author a and author b  you are in fact being asked to do a literature review.
You have to read. There is no other option. You are reading for a degree after all. No pain no gain!
Here are some tips how to lessen the torture.

Watch for the key words in the text

• Use the same method for writing clear text in earlier examples in this section of writing for reading text quickly.
• "Navigate the text" - skim through the book you have te read - quickly by using the key words to think – yes think about what is the message.
• Good text that is easy to read is also easily navigable - that is - will have long chains of visual links.
• Also use the repeating key word method to improve your text readability.
• Finally see how the boring but clear and easy to follow method used by academic authors - intro, examples, final statement for paragraph, section and whole paper structure.

These principles are based on my PhD research findings, where the concept of easily navigated web pages are found to have simple visual links have are shown to be an extension of visual search principles in text.