From: keith tokash (ktokash@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:23:06 ART
> Reading: Just thought of this, I read fast, I can glance at a few
sentences
> and get the meaning. This technique is better served when skimming emails,
> leisure reading and the like. I found myself reading the test in this
manner,
> but realize I need to read word by word, line by line. I need to adjust to
the
> test, not the other way around.
Most of us do this I think. A candidate gave me some solid advice (I believe
he got it from a class): touch every word. Physically poke each word with
your finger as you read. It sounds retarded but it forces you to slow down
and notice things like they specified the name of the acl or some other
arbitrary crap that would cause you to miss an entire task that you had
otherwise done correctly.
I think this technique takes on more importance with tests like the CCIE lab
because the people who take it (a little self-fel... ahem, back-patting here)
are typically smart enough to skim non-technical things, and in fact get bored
if they try to read carefully because most material is too easy. Works great
in meetings when it takes a group 10 minutes to agree that the meeting has
started (and you're already three articles into Slashdot on your crackberry),
sucks on a technical lab exam.
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