April 15, 2025

Howard Berg

Howard Berg
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Howard Berg

For the past 35 years, Howard Berg has been teaching individuals how to dramatically increase their reading speed and comprehension—while more importantly helping them build a total learning solution that enhances all areas of life. His unique methods have empowered professionals, associations, corporations, academic institutions, students, and lifelong learners from all walks of life to learn faster, comprehend better, and retain more information in today’s fast-paced, information-rich world.
Howard’s system can double the learning speed of the average person in just four hours, leading to better decision-making, fewer costly mistakes, and more time for the things that matter most.
Some of his accomplishments include
 


Guinness Book of Records – World's Fastest Reader


Featured on over 1,100 radio and television programs


His Time-Warner book, Super Reading Secrets, is now in its 28th reprint


Authored Speed Reading the Easy Way for students, published by Barron’s Books


Over 650,000 copies of his Speed Reading Program sold by Nightingale-Conant

For the past 35 years, Howard Berg has been teaching individuals how to dramatically increase their reading speed and comprehension—while more importantly helping them build a total learning solution that enhances all areas of life. His unique methods have empowered professionals, associations, corporations, academic institutions, students, and lifelong learners from all walks of life to learn faster, comprehend better, and retain more information in today’s fast-paced, information-rich world.

Howard’s system can double the learning speed of the average person in just four hours, leading to better decision-making, fewer costly mistakes, and more time for the things that matter most.

Some of his accomplishments include

 

  • Guinness Book of Records – World's Fastest Reader

  • Featured on over 1,100 radio and television programs

  • His Time-Warner book, Super Reading Secrets, is now in its 28th reprint

  • Authored Speed Reading the Easy Way for students, published by Barron’s Books

  • Over 650,000 copies of his Speed Reading Program sold by Nightingale-Conant

 

Chapters

00:00 - Howard Berg on The Patron Podcast

00:20 - In the Elevator With the World's Fastest Reader

04:31 - The Search for Truth in the Universe

08:26 - How to Get Through College With a Psych Major

12:15 - Why do we read slowly?

17:57 - Reading with No Schema

22:23 - Don't Be a Sulk Boy

26:58 - Developing a New Skill Set

28:11 - Reformers in the Schools

32:27 - Brian Stewart on Down Syndrome Kids

36:00 - Learning How to Read in Thailand

37:28 - How to Get Out of College With an A

42:12 - How to Relax Your Mind before an Interview

48:28 - Lessons from Successful People

53:12 - A Few Words from Howard Buffett