i prefer to read slowly. as i understand it, part of the idea of speed-reading follows: step 1: you read the words aloud; this is slow because you can only read

i prefer to read slowly. as i understand it, part of the idea of speed-reading follows: step 1: you read the words aloud; this is slow because you can only read as fast as you can talk; step 2: you read the words aloud in your head without your lips moving; faster, but still slow because you can "see" faster than you can "hear"; step 3: you identify words/meaning through sight and not sound. the thing is, moving to step 3 takes away some of the musicality/beauty of language.