I often find myself reading things WAY too quickly! Take your time! Slow it down! Slowing down what you read allows you to read further ahead and better prepare for what you are about to say. Not all reads should be like an auctioneer or a canned voice (the voice at the end of car ads that somehow reads faster than one can think). Remember, what you are reading is only read by you, it is heard by everyone else. Give it some time to soak in. A little silence between words won’t kill anyone… that is unless you have to cram the copy in. That happens too. Silences can be edited out a lot easier than sound. If you’re reading ahead (like you always should be) and the words get jumbled up in your head: STOP!! It takes a lot of practice, but it can save you or your editor a LOT of time.

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