Text Structure and Visualization
About the Lecture
The lecture Text Structure and Visualization by Zach Davis is from the course PoweReading©: Speed Reading Techniques (EN). It contains the following chapters:
- Information density
- Exercise: Finding recurring patterns
- III. Measurement
- Exercise: Drill
- Example for visualizing patterns
- Create images
- Exercise: Drill
- IV. Measurement
Included Quiz Questions
Which kinds of texts usually show a reoccurring pattern? (multiple answers possible)
- Newspaper Articles
- Books
- Magazine Articles
- Poems
Where do you usually find the most important information of a text? (multiple answers possible)
- At the Beginning
- In the Centre
- In the Subheadlines
- At the End
In which paragraphs of a text do you usually find the central statements? (multiple answers possible)
- In the First Paragraph
- In the Second Paragraph
- In the Third Paragraph
- In the Last Paragraph
Which features indicate a text, which is easy to comprehend? (multiple answers possible)
- It is recited slowly.
- It contains concrete terms.
- It contains similar words.
- It has an inconsistent structure.
What is the brain able to easily memorize?
- Pictures
- Names
- Single Words
- Complete Sentences
How can you easily memorize the word "because"?
- By Visualising It as an Arrow
- By Visualising Every Letter of It
- By Visualising It as a Gigantic, Illuminated Billboard
- By Visualising It Highlighted in Several Colours
You are reading an article containing a number. Which of these approaches can be used to memorize the number quickly? (multiple answers possible)
- You imagine the number as part of a pie chart.
- You imagine the number as part of a bar chart.
- You imagine the number highlighted in several colours.
- You imagine the number on a gigantic, illuminated billboard.
What is the advantage of visualizing information while reading a text?
- You can contain information in your memory for a higher amount of time.
- You increase your reading speed.
- You can more easily use information in your daily life.
- You can more easily find mistakes in the text.
Imagine you have to attend an exam tomorrow - in the course of preparation you have to read a 300-page book. How do you get ready most effectively?
- You read the complete book and memorize the content using images.
- You carefully read the first and last chapter of the book.
- You carefully read the headlines of all chapters in the book.
- You skim each chapter in the book.
You are attempting to read a text as fast as possible. Which parts does your brain focus on particularly?
- Keywords
- Key Sentences
- The First Sentences
- The Last Words
Author of lecture Text Structure and Visualization
Zach Davis
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