Cadence — Speaking Time Calculator

Paste your script and pick a delivery style. Cadence reads the words themselves — syllables, weight, sentence length, and pauses — to estimate the real speaking pace and time.

Insert a deliberate beat with // or [pause], or a set length like [pause 2s].

0 words 0 characters
Adapt pace to the text
Speed up brisk, simple lines; slow down heavy words and pauses.
Pause sensitivity 1.0× · Natural
Delivery style — the speaker's natural tempo
words per minute
Likely pace
Speaking time
0:00

Realistic delivery, with extra breaths, audience reaction & slide transitions (+15%) 0:00

Pause timings and rates are reasonable averages — treat the result as a close estimate, not a stopwatch. Q&A and demos add more.