Like you, I read faster than most people talk. Skimming helps, but I haven’t figured out how to skim videos. If you ever do, let us know; we miss out on a lot of news that is never written down.
You can play newscasts a faster speed on YouTube if it’s not a live video. I haven’t tried it, but it could be less depressing hearing Alvin and the Chipmunks style voices.
Clever-sticks in tech have ruined that humorous function: increasing the speed doesn't raise the pitch of the speakers' voices, by some magic. Down with tech progress!
These days, almost every YT vid has a transcript. Reading it can be quicker, and less traumatic, than watching the vid. It's also useful for sending snippets from the transcript to those weird friends of yours who refuse to waste time watching YT vids (unlike you, who have nothing better to do) and just want the executive summary.
Like you, I read faster than most people talk. Skimming helps, but I haven’t figured out how to skim videos. If you ever do, let us know; we miss out on a lot of news that is never written down.
You can play newscasts a faster speed on YouTube if it’s not a live video. I haven’t tried it, but it could be less depressing hearing Alvin and the Chipmunks style voices.
Clever-sticks in tech have ruined that humorous function: increasing the speed doesn't raise the pitch of the speakers' voices, by some magic. Down with tech progress!
These days, almost every YT vid has a transcript. Reading it can be quicker, and less traumatic, than watching the vid. It's also useful for sending snippets from the transcript to those weird friends of yours who refuse to waste time watching YT vids (unlike you, who have nothing better to do) and just want the executive summary.