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Speech Reading Time Calculator
Calculate how long your speech will take to deliver based on your speaking pace
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Recommended Lengths
Wedding Toast (Best Man/Maid of Honor)
3-5 minutes
390-650 words
Parent Wedding Speech
3-4 minutes
390-520 words
Eulogy
5-7 minutes
650-910 words
Graduation Speech
5-8 minutes
650-1040 words
Business Presentation
10-15 minutes
1300-1950 words
Retirement Speech
5-10 minutes
650-1300 words
💡 Pro Tips
- •Practice your speech to match your actual delivery speed
- •Add 10-15% extra time for pauses and audience reactions
- •Shorter speeches (3-5 min) are usually better received
- •Nervous speakers tend to speed up - practice slowly
⚠️ Common Mistakes
- ❌Writing too long - "more is better" is false!
- ❌Not timing your practice runs
- ❌Forgetting to account for emotional pauses
- ❌Speaking too fast due to nerves