1. Aug 2025
Read scientific texts fast and efficiently (October 08 and 09, 2025 | onsite)
Scientific work involves a significant amount of reading. How about increasing your reading speed significantly while at the same time improving the quality of your reading…and boosting your motivation? In this systematic step-by-step program of practical exercises and well dosed theoretical parts you will overcome typical reading faults and sharpen the focus of your reading.
Content
The course aim is to considerably enhance your individual reading efficiency:
- increased reading speed (around 50-100%, depending on text difficulty and English proficiency)
- better text comprehension
- variation of different reading strategies
- improved memory retention
- higher level of concentration & motivation
- special approaches towards scientific texts
Target Audience
Doctoral students and postdocs
Terms and Application
- October 08 and 09, 2025: 9 am – 5 pm
- Format: on-site at MLU
- Location: Von-Seckendorff-Platz 1, SR: 5.10 (roof level)
- Group size: maximum 12
- Workshop-Language: The workshop will be held in English – for all students/researchers who read many English texts on a regular base. Good/very good English reading (not necessarily speaking) proficiency is expected (approx. B2 English language level).
- Applications are considered in chronological order of receipt. You get information.
Registration
Trainer
Friedrich Hasse, M.A., Improved Reading Trainer since 2003 in German, English and Spanish, co-author of the best-selling book “Schneller lesen – besser verstehen” (“Read faster with better comprehension”, 100.000 sold copies since 2008). More information in German see: https://speedreading.berlin/blog/
