Reading technique #3 "Shining a light on text"

If we are reading a difficul text, we can mark up the text in a way to separate the words and phrases. I don't believe it matters exactly how this is done. I just think that adding some colour, or making the text different in some way, helps reading. I think this makes our eyes recognise phrases and identify difficult words. The small words: and, a,to,in, as, are can be left in the original style.

Here is a text that I think is quite difficult, I will show it before and then after "text". See which you find easiest to read and understand.  

Bye for now

Alan

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http://www.self-confidence.co.uk/social_skills.html

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6 Key Social Skills

Social skills are arguably the most important set of abilities a person can have. Human beings are social animals and a lack of good social skills can lead to a lonely life, contributing to anxiety and depression. Great social skills help you meet interesting people, get that job you want, progress further in your career and relationships.

Happily, like any skill, social strategies and techniques can be learned…

The main social skills are as follows:

1) The ability to remain relaxed, or at a tolerable level of anxiety while in social situations

2) Listening skills, including letting others know you are listening

3) Empathy with and interest in others' situations

4) The ability to build rapport, whether natural or learned

5) Knowing how, when and how much to talk about yourself - 'self disclosure'

6) Appropriate eye contact

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http://www.self-confidence.co.uk/social_skills.html

6 Key Social Skills

Social skills are arguably the most important set of abilities a person can have. Human beings are social animals and a lack of good social skills can lead to a lonely life, contributing to anxiety and depression. Great social skills help you meet interesting people, get that job you want, progress further in your career and relationships.

 Happily, like any skill, social strategies and techniques can be learned…

 The main social skills are as follows:

 1) The ability to remain relaxed, or at a tolerable level of anxiety while in social situations

 2) Listening skills, including letting others know you are listening

 3) Empathy with and interest in others' situations

 4) The ability to build rapport, whether natural or learned

 5) Knowing how, when and how much to talk about yourself - 'self disclosure'

 6) Appropriate eye contact