Shorten Your Speech to Fit the Time Limit
Speeches run over because pages lie: text that reads in four minutes silently takes six out loud. Most people speak at roughly 125-150 words per minute, so a 5-minute slot really means 625-750 words, and a 3-minute toast means about 400.
WordLimit turns your time limit into a word limit and cuts your script to exactly that. It trims the repetition and wind-up while keeping your stories, your jokes, and the lines you wrote to be remembered - so you finish on time without rushing the ending.
Multiply your minutes by 130 for a realistic target. If you rehearse fast, use 140 - but nerves usually slow speakers down, not speed them up.
Audiences remember openings and closings. Trim supporting examples from the middle before touching your first and final lines.
Laughter, applause, and dramatic pauses spend your time budget too. Target 10% under your calculated word count so delivery has room to breathe.
About 625-750 words at a typical speaking pace of 125-150 words per minute. A 3-minute speech is roughly 400 words, and a 10-minute talk about 1,300.
Set your word target in WordLimit and let it trim redundancy and wind-up while preserving your stories and key lines. Then read the result aloud once - your ear will catch anything that lost its rhythm.
Yes. It shortens your own sentences instead of rewriting them, so the phrasing, humor, and rhythm that make the speech yours survive the cut.
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