How many words is a 3 minute speech?
A speaker with an average speaking speed will need 420 words for a 3 minute speech. A fast speaker will need 510 words while a slow speaker will only need 330 words.
How many words is a 5 minute speech?
A speaker with an average speaking speed will need 700 words for a 5 minutes speech. A fast speaker will need 850 words for the same speech length. A slow speaker will only need 550 words.
Is this a word count calculator?
The speech calculator is a word count calculator. Insert your text and the tool will automatically calculate the word count. It will then also calculate the speech length depending on the selected talking speed.
How to best select the right speaking speed?
Fast, average or slow? The answer depends on the speaker, the speech type and the speech setting.
The speaking speed of the speaker
Some speakers are natural fast or slow speakers. The best speakers keep a variance during their speeches. They speed up to keep momentum and slow down to put special emphasis on other parts.
The speech type
The type of speech matters a lot in selecting the right speech speed. If you read the whole speech word for word from paper then your average speech speed will be lower. If you intend to use the written speech as speaker notes then your average speaking speed will be much higher.
The speech setting
An informal setting will have a faster average speaking speed compared to a more formal setting.
Keeping all three factors in mind you will able make a better judgement about selecting the right speech speed in the speech calculator.
