Every word counts.
Make your time count.

Divide your word count by your speaking speed in words per minute (WPM). For example, 650 words ÷ 130 WPM = 5 minutes. Add any separate time needed for slides, questions, or audience reactions. Paste your script into the calculator above or enter a word count, then adjust the pace to match your delivery.

At 130 words per minute, a 1-minute speech contains 130 words and a 2-minute speech contains 260 words. At 150 WPM, the counts are 150 and 300 words. These are speaking-time budgets before any extra holds; use fewer words if part of your slot is reserved for something else.

A 3-minute speech is 390 words at 130 WPM or 450 words at 150 WPM. If you reserve 30 seconds for a demonstration, the remaining 2.5 minutes fit 325 words at 130 WPM. Use your measured pace and rehearse the whole speech before settling on a final word count.

Yes, if your overall delivery averages 100 WPM. At 130 WPM, 300 words take about 2 minutes 18 seconds, leaving about 42 seconds of a three-minute slot for additional pauses or other activities. Time yourself aloud to decide whether to add material or leave that breathing room.

At 130 WPM, a 5-minute speech fits 650 words; at 150 WPM, it fits 750 words. Reserving 30 seconds for an introduction or audience reaction leaves 585 words at 130 WPM. Treat the word count as a drafting guide and confirm the timing with a rehearsal.

At 130 WPM, 10 minutes fits 1,300 words. At 150 WPM, it fits 1,500 words. If your ten-minute slot includes two minutes of questions, budget for eight minutes of speaking: 1,040 words at 130 WPM. Include slide changes and demonstrations when you rehearse.

Reading 1,000 words aloud takes about 7 minutes 42 seconds at 130 WPM, 6 minutes 40 seconds at 150 WPM, or 10 minutes at 100 WPM. Extra holds increase the total. These are spoken-delivery estimates, not estimates of silent reading time.

At 130 WPM, 300 words take about 2 minutes 18 seconds and 500 words take about 3 minutes 51 seconds. At 150 WPM, they take 2 minutes and 3 minutes 20 seconds respectively. Change the pace in the calculator to see the estimate for your own delivery.

At 130 WPM, 450 words take about 3 minutes 28 seconds and 700 words take about 5 minutes 23 seconds. At 150 WPM, they take 3 minutes and 4 minutes 40 seconds respectively. Add separate time for activities that are not already reflected in your speaking pace.

A word-count estimate includes only the time implied by your chosen speaking pace. If you measured that pace with natural pauses, those pauses are already reflected in it. Use Fine-tune your estimate to add extra seconds for slides, questions, or longer holds. Do not count the same pauses twice.

Yes. Choose the script language separately from the interface language, then enter or measure a pace for that language. ScriptTimerr uses word counts for supported word-based languages and characters per minute for Chinese, Japanese, and Other / mixed. An English WPM setting is not a reliable substitute for a pace measured in another language.

ScriptTimerr is free to use without an account or microphone. Calculations and rehearsal happen in your browser; your script is not sent to a calculation server. The current draft is retained in this tab, and Save draft stores one draft locally on your device. Avoid saving sensitive scripts on shared devices.