Useful Skills That Can Be Learnt In less than Five Minutes

Having skills is important to any human being. There are many different skills in the world that people can learn. Skills can be gained differently by different individuals; one can gain a skill through inheritance from family line or through learning it. Some skills can be learnt faster while others take time to learnt. you will take time to learn martial arts skills while it will take you few minutes to learn to blow different types of whistle-blowing. Skills are important to us since it helps us to defend ourselves; like martial arts; help us earn a living and help make work easier.

Here are some useful skills that every student can learn within minutes and master them well.

1. Learning To Speed Read.

The first step when learning to read fast is to do away with voice. Just read using your eyes only. The voice lowers the speed of reading since you cannot say words as fast as you can understand them. Once you eliminate voice, start reading two or three word at once. Keep increasing the number of words you read at ago, once you are comfortable. The other thing is to stop directing your reading with a finger. This habit slows down your reading speed and sometimes causes confusion when changing from one line to another.

2. Reading Strategy: SQ3R Method.

SQ3R helps you to read fast and understand more information.

SQ3R stands for: Survey, Question, and Read, Recite and Review.

• Survey: read quickly through the topic headings to get the overview of the reading. Skim sections and final summary paragraph to get the general gist of the chapter.
• Question: after seeing the heading of the chapter, formulate questions that should be answered as you read along. This will help you to concentrate when reading the chapter.
• Read: read the section you want and answer the questions you had formulated. In case your questions are not answered, re-read the part until you find answers to your questions. Try to understand what the author is trying to say and how the information can be useful to you.
• Recite: once you finish reading the section you want, close the book or switch the screen and try to recite answers to your questions using your own words. If you are successful write down your answers.
• Review: ask yourself the questions you have identified after reading the whole chapter. Review your notes for an overview of the chapter. Ask yourself the importance of the information, how the information can be applied in your daily life situations.

3. How To Use A Fire Extinguisher

The skill is useful as it will save you or help you save a friend or property on fire.

• Pull: pull the pin in the handle to break the tamper.
• Aim: aim the nozzle at the base of the fire.
• Squeeze: squeeze the lever slowly to discharge the extinguishing agent.
• Sweep: sweep from side to side till you completely extinguish fire. If the fire re-ignites, repeat step 2-4.

Caution to take into account:

1. Activate the fire alarm system before you attempt to extinguish the fire.
2. If there is any threat to your safety don’t try to extinguish any fire.
3. Understand the type of fire you are dealing with and know which extinguisher is relevant to use.
4. Make sure the fire extinguisher is in good condition and is inspected periodically.
5. When fighting fire be in-line with the direction of wind. Aim such that the extinguishing agent travels in the direction of wind away from you.
6. In case you are using an extinguisher with a tap, rotate the knob in anticlockwise direction before you start using it.

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