Even if, for speed's sake, you skip the matting of most of your photographs, choose the most important photo and mat it. When your objective is speed, skip the templates. By using paper trimmer or circle cutter, you'll be able to crop your photographs much more quickly. Skip the title Not every page needs a title. Your highlighting of a focal point photograph, plus your journaling, can easily tell readers what the page is about.
Fancy titles are a time-drain for many scrapbookers.
Choose a style that allows you mount photographs off-kilter. If you you draw or mount the lettering at differing angles, though, you'll find the design forgiving of many inconsistencies. When time is of the essence, you recognize the value of your time. Instead of doing your lettering by hand, use sticker letters. Rather than cutting alphabets by hand using a stencil, use die cut letters.