Please provide research (including case studies, real-life examples
and statistics) to show how (1) Being able to read faster (speed-read)
with higher comprehension and (2) Having a better memory leads to (a)
financial success (b) business success (c) career promotion. I am only
interested in documented examples, not general ideas like "If you read
faster, you're more knowledgeable so you get paid more".  Instead, I
want specific examples that compare those who have these skills with
those who do not have these skills, or examples of individuals with
these skills who have excelled.  (Do not include the famous
speed-reading people like tony robbins, demartini, john stuart mill, a few US
presidents etc as I already know this).

I took a speed-reading course once and felt that all they really did
was use trickery in the before and after measurements.

That is sad to hear - speed-reading is a real skill that works, but
from my observation, it is one of the worst taught skills that I have
ever seen. I'm here to change that.

dddobos,

I've heard of a few instances where well-taught speed-reading can
help. All instances concerned people who had to read volumes of
profession-related information every day. One example was an American
president. Other examples were corporate CEOs.

One of my majors was English. Though I came across well-meant offers
for speed-reading courses over the years, I always declined. Would it
have helped me in college? Could I have spent less time studying text
books? I'll never know. (But I did well in school anyway, so...  <g> )
But I enjoy reading, and, unlike a many heads of state or CEOs, I
don't have to read tons of information every day to do my job.

When I read, it's to learn or it's for enjoyment. I'm not a scientist,
but I like reading books on cosmology, experimental physics, and
theoretical physics, for example. If I were to read those book
super-fast, I'm afraid I couldn't assimilate the information, since I
don't have the requisite background. (I have friends who are
physicists, and I can ask them questions about anything I don't
understand, but that's another subject. <s> ) When I read fiction, I
enjoy immersing myself in the world that the author has drawn. If I
were to speed-read a well-written novel, I've always thought that
though I would learn the plot, I'd miss the art.

In fact, often when I've read an exceptionally well-written book, I've
thought to myself, "Wow, I'm glad I never learned to speed-read."

dtc