Speech Duration Planner
Plan spoken delivery time with pauses.
Your inputs
Calculation results
Formula & assumptions
Seconds = 60 × words/rate + pauses.
Values use the specified units. Calculations use floating-point arithmetic. Check input measurements and formula assumptions before applying the result.
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Save up to five results to compare changes side by side. Scenarios stay in this tab until you clear or reload it.
Using Speech Duration Planner
Plan spoken delivery time with pauses.
- Enter word count, speaking rate, total pauses using the units printed under each field.
- Choose Calculate, or enable live updates. Review the result labels and formula assumptions.
- Save scenarios to compare up to five variations, then copy the report or download JSON or CSV.
Example
Word count: 1000 words Speaking rate: 130 words per minute Total pauses: 60 seconds Duration · minutes: 8.6923077 Duration · seconds: 521.53846 Words for 5 minutes at this pace: 520
Questions & answers
What does Speech Duration Planner calculate?
Plan spoken delivery time with pauses.
Which units should I enter?
Word count uses words. Speaking rate uses words per minute. Total pauses uses seconds. Convert values to these units before calculating.
Which formula does it use?
Seconds = 60 × words/rate + pauses.
What does the included example show?
Word count: 1000 words; Speaking rate: 130 words per minute; Total pauses: 60 seconds. Result: Duration · minutes = 8.6923077; Duration · seconds = 521.53846; Words for 5 minutes at this pace = 520.
Can I compare different settings?
Yes. Save a scenario, change the inputs and save another result. Up to five scenarios are compared in this tab; they disappear when you reload or leave.
Can I export the calculation?
Copy the JSON report or download JSON and CSV with inputs, result labels and numeric values. Processing uses local JavaScript; no calculation request is sent to our server. Displayed values use up to 10 significant digits; exports retain JavaScript numeric precision.
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