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Reading Time Calculator

Estimate reading and speaking time from word count.

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Primary result5 min 3 secSilent reading time
Silent reading time5 min 3 secSpeaking/presentation time8 min 48 secWords per reader1,200Five-minute speaking capacity682 words
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Formula, assumptions & limitations

Inputs used: Word count; Reading speed (words/min); Speaking speed (words/min); Pause/interaction allowance (%); Number of readers/listeners.

Method: Word count ÷ words per minute. Speaking time includes the selected pause/interaction allowance.

Reading level, visuals, discussion, accessibility needs, and audience familiarity can materially change actual time.

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How this tool works

Estimated reading or speaking time equals word count ÷ the selected words-per-minute rate.

Limits to know

Reading time is an estimate based on word count and the selected words-per-minute rate. Complexity, purpose, language, accessibility needs, figures, equations, and pauses can change actual time.