I&#x27;ve have experience with both reading with sound and not reading with sound. When I drop the sound when I read, it stays a stream of concepts, and I can read fast. On the other hand, it also drops pretty much all of the emotional nuances. I don&#x27;t read much poetry, but I don&#x27;t think it makes much sense to read it without a voice. I don&#x27;t think I have tried typing without voicing things out, except maybe when I&#x27;m writing code.<p>I don&#x27;t read without vocalizing in my head much anymore. I found that without hearing that, my EQ in relation to communicating with a person drops. On the other hand, if I&#x27;m visualizing some systems interactions in my head, it&#x27;s not going to be verbalized. Until maybe, I try to explain it to someone.