Speech Word Counter — Estimate Speaking Time

This page opens the word counter for a specific job: writing a speech, toast or presentation that has to fit a fixed slot, with the speaking-time estimate front and center alongside the word count.

As you draft, the tool estimates speaking time at a natural presentation pace of about 130 words per minute, so a 5-minute slot means roughly 650 words — trim or pad the script instead of guessing and running long at the podium. Sentence and paragraph counts help spot run-on sections that will slow your delivery.

Reading time at a faster silent-reading pace of about 200 words per minute is shown too, useful if the same script also has to work as a handout. Everything runs locally in your browser, so an unreleased speech or eulogy never leaves your device.