The bengla voice clock posted here a few months back is of good help to set alarm for fixed time intervels. With regards Jaison Bellarmine-----Original message----- From: Shadab Husain Sent: 2011:11:08, 7:41 am To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Screen Readers: Maintaining careful listening for long time?
Amar, we tend to forget taking breaks when engrossed in reading, and true, we don't even want to take breaks, though at every 40 minutes there has to be a break of around 5 minutes. I was fortunate when I was using the demo version of Jaws because then I had no other chance except taking breaks, and they really used to refresh me. Reading sentence by sentence and voice changing are good ideas. But I feel there is no substitute for taking a break every 40 minutes. Though I still am figuring out how to train myself to take breaks! Friends, please give me suggestions that how can one allow or remind himself to take breaks amid deep reading. I would be immensely thankful. With best wishes, Shadab On 11/8/11, Adhimoolam Vetrivel Murugan <vadhimoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I divide reading materials in to two types. The first type is that of > reading for leasure and the second type is of readings for studies or > research. The former basically does not require too much of > concentration, whereas the later requires careful consideration of > each paragraph or as you rightly put it sometimes even words. So what > I do is to make sure that I bookmark important passages which may be > in the form of paragraphs or sometimes just one or two sentenses. It > actually helps you to go back to them even if you forget something. I > used to be a fast reader in brail too, but no more. But I would say > that using a brail display in my view would certainly slow you down to > a considerable extent if speed is your priority and that's the case > with me. I am not sure about the refreshment on brail display, but I > read with the speed of 500 words per minute and there's no way I can > loose my concentration by focussing my attention on listening as well > as brail reading. > > Vetri. > > On 07/11/2011, Srikanth Kanuri <srili...@gmail.com> wrote: >> hi, when i lost concentration i really slow down. i try to read by >> paragraph to paragraph. really don't have the solution as of now but i >> adopt: change the mode of listening I.E from external speakers to >> headphones, section by section reading, pausing for sometime, changing >> synthesizers voice to come out of monotony, decreasing the volume >> sometimes to get out of irritation in ear, listening for music for few >> minutes taking gap and restarting and lastly but not the least shutting >> down the entire PC. >> >> >> On 11/8/2011 12:11 AM, sunil wrote: >>> hi bro, the idea that came after reading your mail is, , use head >>> fones as suggested already, >>> and, a bit teadious, but works for me, read line by line or paragraph >>> by paragraph, and take breaks even for few seconds after every line >>> or paragraph. >>> lets wait for more suggestion since is looking very simple problem, >>> but actually, its affects badly, not only in studies, but also in >>> other related works. >>> >>> On 11/7/11, Amar Jain<amarjain2...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Dear All, >>>> Looking for experts’ views in this matter. This problem relates to my >>>> study >>>> as well. >>>> We understand the fact that we heavily rely on audio since we use screen >>>> readers. Now when you have to work with them for long hours, and at the >>>> same >>>> time you have to maintain careful reading, so that you don’t end up >>>> missing >>>> the most tricky things. >>>> Given the fact that I am in one of those field where every single word >>>> has >>>> its own value, I am at great loss if after some time, my same power of >>>> concentration starts reducing. (Please understand the fact that it is >>>> not >>>> that I am not able to comprehend the things, nor it is so that screen >>>> readers miss the things due to fast speed, nor it is so that since I use >>>> Jaws at 62% (109) with all punctuations, I am missing the things.) >>>> In such a case, what is happening is that since the audio is keep >>>> playing, >>>> sometimes you feel that you are getting the whole thing fit in your >>>> brains, >>>> but actually some of the minutest detail you start missing. (they just >>>> pass >>>> through your ears but details do not process in your brain). >>>> Please note, word is ‘minutest’. >>>> Reduction in speed is not a good solution, nor I can afford taking >>>> frequent >>>> breaks (specially when I start working). Switching to speakers instead >>>> of >>>> headphones can be temporary solution till the time I don’t enter in my >>>> job. >>>> What solutions you all apply in such situations? >>>> I feel specially those who are into proof reading can suggest me some >>>> solution of this problem. But that doesn’t mean that I am excluding >>>> others >>>> from giving their views. >>>> If my problem is understood at the appropriate level and if it is taken >>>> in >>>> right way, then I am sure to see a very healthy discussion on this >>>> point. >>>> And I know this fact that there will be many who must have faced this >>>> problem, whether they realize it or not, that is all together a >>>> different >>>> issue. >>>> Look forward for some solution. >>>> Regards >>>> Amar Jain. >>>> Register for AccessIndia convention 2011(November 12-13) at: >>>> http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm >>>> >>>> Search for old postings at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>> >>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>>> please >>>> visit the list home page at >>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> Register for AccessIndia convention 2011(November 12-13) at: >> http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> > > Register for AccessIndia convention 2011(November 12-13) at: > http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > -- Easy tips for improving English at shadablucknow.blogspot.com My contributions to the press http://shadablucknow.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-contributions-to-press.html#links Shadab Husain interviews Danny Bloom shdb101.blogspot.com Many posts on one page http://shadablucknow.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=30 Register for AccessIndia convention 2011(November 12-13) at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. 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