You most definitely can speed read. In high school, I took a speed reading course from the teacher who was on the speed reading segment on the 80s show "That's

You most definitely can speed read. In high school, I took a speed reading course from the teacher who was on the speed reading segment on the 80s show "That's Incredible!". By coincidence, she taught at my high school in Southern California. I feel bad for not remembering her name but it's been well over 20 years ago at this point. Her technique emphasized exercising the eye muscles, improving peripheral vision and focus. The downside to the technique is that it required one to constantly do these eye exercises to maintain speed, although my peripheral reading ability is still there.