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  1. Interactive Speaking Time Calculator

    On average there are 600 words in a 4 minute speech. This is based on the average speech rate of 250 words per minute. Still, even a novice speaker could maintain the 150 words per minute rate. Try it in the Soundbite above. Set your words per minute and speak along to see if you could endure consistency over 4 minutes.

  2. Speech Time Calculator

    To convert word count to read time for a specific text, you can do so by dividing the total word count of the text by this established value of 238. Here is the mathematical equation for determining the duration of reading time in minutes: Reading Time = Total Word Count / 238. Explanation of the Speech Time. Speech time refers to the duration ...

  3. Speech Rate: Do you speak too fast, too slow, or just right?

    Slow speech is usually regarded as less than 110 wpm, or words per minute. Conversational speech generally falls between 120 wpm at the slow end, to 160 - 200 wpm in the fast range. People who read books for radio or podcasts are often asked to speak at 150-160 wpm. Auctioneers or commentators who practice speed speech are usually in the 250 to ...

  4. Average Speaking Rate and Words per Minute

    Average speech rates. Presentations: between 100-150 wpm for a comfortable pace. Conversational: between 120-150 wpm. Audiobooks: between 150-160 wpm, which is the upper range that people comfortably hear and vocalize words. Radio hosts and podcasters: between 150-160 wpm. Auctioneers: can speak at about 250 wpm.

  5. Speaking Speed Test

    The average Speaking Speed Rate is 150 wpm (2.5 words per second). Traditionally you had to calculate your speech tempo manually by recording yourself talking for a minute and then counting the number of words in your speech. After you divide the number of words by the minutes your speech took, you can get the WPM score.

  6. How many words per minute in a speech: a quick reference guide

    Words per minute calculator. Lastly here's the link to a useful online words per minutes calculator. Once you've completed your speech enter the total number of words, and select whether you want it to give you an average for a minute of your speech at a slow rate, average or fast rate. Again, it's a 'guesstimate'. ☺

  7. Powers of 10: Time Scales in Public Speaking

    A typical speaking rate is 150 words per minute, or 2.5 words per second. This means the average time between words is just four tenths of a second. When you consider pauses, a syllable leaves your lips in about a tenth of a second. (Your brain, of course, has to operate on a much faster scale to keep up.) In one tenth of a second, perceptions ...

  8. Words per Minute Calculator

    To determine the number of words in a talk that will last m minutes: Decide on the speaking rate r: Average: 130 wpm (words per minute); Slow: 100 wpm; and. Fast: 160 wpm. Multiply the speaking rate by the time you have in minutes: r × m. The result in 2 is the number of words your talk should contain. Audiobook Speed Calculator.

  9. How Fast Does the Average Person Speak?

    Most people speak at an average speed of four to five syllables per second. Most words are two to three syllables long, giving you the answer that the average person speaks approximately 100 - 130 words per minute. A professional voice over artist usually uses 150 to 160 words per minute. An auctioneer, on the other hand, does a rapid fire ...

  10. Convert Words to Time

    19.2 minutes. How long does it take to read 3900 words? 30 minutes. How long does it take to read 7800 words? 60 minutes. Speech length calculator. Enter the word count of your speech to see how long it will take you to read. Estimate the number of minutes based on a slow, average, or fast speaking pace.

  11. Speech calculator: how long does your speech take?

    A fast speaker will get to 170 words per minute, a slow speaker will use around 110 words. Professional speechwriters use this speech calculator to find out how long a speech takes. Copy your full text and paste it in the box below: The entire analysis happens within your browser. The text will NOT be stored and NOT be sent over the web.

  12. How Many Words Per Minute Does the Average Person Speak?

    In 1995, Shannon recited the 260-word 'To be or not to be' speech from Shakespeare's Hamlet in 23.8 seconds—which works out to 655 words per minute. Have you got a Big Question you'd like ...

  13. Guide to Speaking Rates: How Many Words Per Minute Should Your Speech

    For TED Talks, aim for around 163 words per minute to keep things interesting. Political speeches should be slower, at about 110-120 words per minute, to add weight to your words. Business presentations work best at a pace of about 140 words per minute. Your speaking rate can vary because of many reasons like where you're from, how excited ...

  14. Average Words Per Minute Speaking (15 Experts Examples)

    Average words per minute speaking rates vary for different jobs and projects: Presentations. between 100 - 150 wpm for a comfortable pace. Conversational. between 120 - 150 wpm. Audiobooks. between 150 - 160 wpm (upper range that people comfortably hear & vocalize words) Radio hosts & podcasters. between 150 - 160 wpm.

  15. Script Timer & Words to Reading-Time Calculator

    Public speakers, speech writers, voice actors, poets, production companies, and narrators rely on this converter. ... If you read 5 words per second, then you will read: 150 words per half-minute; 300 words per minute; 18,000 words per hour; 2.6 seconds per line (assuming 13 words per line)

  16. Convert Words to Minutes

    Words in a 2 minute speech 260 words. Words in a 3 minute speech 390 words. Words in a 4 minute speech 520 words. Words in a 5 minute speech 650 words. Words in a 10 minute speech 1300 words. Words in a 15 minute speech 1950 words. Words in a 20 minute speech 2600 words. How long does a 500 word speech take? 3.8 minutes.

  17. Words To Time

    Most public speakers target an average of 130-150 words per minute for their spoken content, meaning you should aim to limit your speaking time to roughly one minute per 130-150 words. While this may take some practice to achieve, the end result is a confident, well-timed delivery that keeps your audience engaged from start to finish.

  18. Average Words Per Minute Speaking: Why It Matters

    World Fastest Speaker. Stephen Peter Woodmore (13 December 1959 - 6 February 2023) was a British salesman recognized for his extraordinary speech speed, articulating at 637 words per minute (wpm) — four times faster than average. From August 1990, he held the Guinness World Record for the world's fastest talker, succeeding John Moschitta Jr.

  19. Convert Words to Minutes

    Use the calculator below to convert your words to minutes. 1) Enter the number of words your speech is. 2) Choose your speaking style/speed 3) Find your speech length. The following table below provides an indication of the minutes for a speech (based on an average reading speed of 125 words per minute):

  20. Words to Time Conversion Calculator (Free), word per minute speech

    Time your speech on a timer for the actual time it takes you to deliver your speech, practice. 00:00:00. Our tool comes in handy when you are preparing for a speech or creating a presentation. The length of your speech depends on the amount of text and your speaking or reading speed. Find out how many words per minute you speak during a speech.

  21. Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second

    Yet in any given minute, Italians and Germans convey roughly the same amount of information, according to a new study. Indeed, no matter how fast or slowly languages are spoken, they tend to transmit information at about the same rate: 39 bits per second, about twice the speed of Morse code. "This is pretty solid stuff," says Bart de Boer, an ...

  22. Speech tempo

    Speech tempo is a measure of the number of speech units of a given type produced within a given amount of time. Speech tempo is believed to vary within the speech of one person according to contextual and emotional factors, between speakers and also between different languages and dialects. ... Counting syllables per second will result in ...

  23. Free Typing Test

    Practice typing as much as you can. Type a lot, type tests, and practice typing tests. Improve your words per minute typing results, and test your typing speed often. Our typing speed test will keep track of all typing tests that you've taken in the past so you will be able to see the improvements over time.

  24. Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    The largest and most trusted free online dictionary for learners of British and American English with definitions, pictures, example sentences, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, audio pronunciation, and more. Look up the meanings of words, abbreviations, phrases, and idioms in our free English Dictionary.

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