"I think it may make me act awkwardly if I try to consciously apply some techniques."
There is some interesting academic literature on the correlation between perceived intelligence and IQ. I read one paper where they identified the factors behind perceived intelligence, and then tried to get people to fake them to increase their perceived intelligence. IIRC the only factor they were able to successfully fake was eye contact, and the rest either had no effect or else made the people look less intelligent.
As for reading, my biggest problem is that every time I get excited by something I stand up and start pacing back and forth across the kitchen thinking about it. I don't think speed reading will help much with that.
There is some interesting academic literature on the correlation between perceived intelligence and IQ. I read one paper where they identified the factors behind perceived intelligence, and then tried to get people to fake them to increase their perceived intelligence. IIRC the only factor they were able to successfully fake was eye contact, and the rest either had no effect or else made the people look less intelligent.
As for reading, my biggest problem is that every time I get excited by something I stand up and start pacing back and forth across the kitchen thinking about it. I don't think speed reading will help much with that.