Free tool
How long will this take to say?
Paste your speech, talk or update. You get how long it runs out loud, at a pace you choose, and how much to cut to fit your slot.
Words are counted the way you would say them: a number like 2,080 is one word here, though you may say it as several.
Time your pace, once
The pace is the one number that changes the answer. Read one paragraph aloud against a clock, count the words, and set your own pace above — then every estimate after that is yours. Meetful writes every call down under the name of each person who spoke, so after a rehearsal call you can read back exactly what you said.
How it is worked out
The words, divided by the pace, plus a pause at every blank line between paragraphs. “Slow to brisk” shows the same text at 110 and at 170 words a minute, the two ends of the pace menu. Cutting to fit is the pace times the minutes you have, minus the pauses.
Questions
How many words is a five-minute speech?
At a steady 130 words a minute, about 650 words; at a brisk 170, about 850. Read a paragraph of your own aloud against a clock to find your pace, then set it in the tool.
Does it count the pauses?
Yes — every blank line between paragraphs adds the pause you set, one and a half seconds to begin with. Set it to zero to count words only.
Is what I paste saved anywhere?
No. The counting happens in your browser and nothing is sent to Meetful or anybody else.