Scientific feedback 

“I have been conducting research into training concepts for more efficient reading techniques at our society for many years and can confirm that the methods used in the Improved Reading course reflect our latest research findings. Course participants learn skills that by far surpass the reading efficiency attained after conventional advanced reading courses!"
Dr. Karl-Heinz Plochberger, Board Member, Sir Karl Popper Society, Vienna (Austria)

“At the beginning of every semester, I tell my students how important it is to improve their reading skills, even if they have only just started university, so that they’ll be able to cope more effectively with the vast amounts of course literature. My Intercultural Media Studies Research Unit tested the Improved Reading concept and recorded good long-term improvements of participant reading efficiency. That’s why I’m delighted that the Free University of Berlin has been holding courses in both English and German for several semesters now. They’re gaining in popularity all the time.”
Professor Bernd Sösemann, Free University of Berlin,
Centre for Communication History and Intercultural Media Studies, Berlin (Germany)

Participant feedback

"An exercise that we did on the second day was pretty impressive. We were given a 300-page book and had just one hour to read it. We used various reading techniques (previewing, scanning, skimming). It was hard work, but I definitely felt that I’d completely taken in almost the entire content of the book according to the Pareto principle. Before this exercise, I didn’t believe that the 80/20 rule worked.”
Marcel Maschke, Student, in his blog

"I’d like to say a big thank you to Improved Reading! I’m currently researching for my dissertation and I’ve made so much progress with my reading that I’ve actually been able to take a few days’ off... So I’ve genuinely profited from the Improved Reading course!"
Sara Tröster, History undergraduate

“I feel as if the course has sowed the seed of ‘reading confidence’. Before the course I was always completely overwhelmed by the thick books on my shelf. I simply didn’t open them because reading them seemed an impossible task. Now I’m breezing through all the stacks of reading material for my course."
Susanne Ihlenburg, Medical student

“I can only say that the course has done wonders for me and that it’s one of the best investments I’ve ever made! Best wishes from somebody who notices the post-course improvement every day!”
Florian Mey, Student

"I was the youngest participant on the course, but it still helped me a lot. Now, I’m not daunted by the thought of having to get through stacks of reading in just a few days. Everybody should take this course. You notice the benefits straight away. I don’t understand why schools aren’t introducing courses like this after the G8 reform."
Lukas Kaesmann, Schoolchild