Speech Length Calculator
How long will your speech take to deliver? Paste your script and get the spoken length at your chosen pace.
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How many words is a 5-minute speech?
At a typical conversational pace of 130 words per minute, a 5-minute speech is roughly 650 words. A 10-minute speech is about 1,300 words, and a 20-minute keynote runs near 2,600. These are starting points - your real length depends on how many pauses you take, how fast you naturally speak, and whether you are reading verbatim or speaking from notes.
Always pad your estimate. Live delivery tends to run longer than silent reading because of pauses, ad-libs, and audience reactions. If you have a hard time limit, script to about 90% of it and rehearse aloud with a timer to confirm.