Speaking & Speech

How Many Words Is a 8-minute Speech?

A 8 minutes speech is typically 880–1,280 words. How many words you need for a 8 minutes speech depends on your speaking pace: slow speakers (110 wpm) need around 880 words; average speakers (130 wpm) around 1,040 words; fast speakers (160 wpm) around 1,280 words. Paste your script below to check your timing, or use these figures as a writing target.

A 8 minutes speech is 880–1,280 words depending on pace. Slow (110 wpm): 880 words. Average (130 wpm): 1,040 words. Fast (160 wpm): 1,280 words.
How Many Words Is a 8-minute Speech?

Word count range8 minutes

SpeedWords per minutewords / 8 minutes
Slow110 wpm880 words
Average130 wpm1,040 words
Fast160 wpm1,280 words
minutes

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