Public Speaking Timer -- Speech Timing Tool

Practice Your Speech

Rehearse with configurable warning points. Green means on pace, yellow means wrap-up time, and red means final seconds or overtime.

Pacing Plan

This pacing plan helps you distribute time across your talk. A practical baseline is 15% intro, 70% body, and 15% conclusion.

Pro tip: finish your planned conclusion before the red cue so you always have room for a calm ending.

About This Tool

A strong presentation is not only about what you say, but also about when you say it. Most speaking formats have strict limits: class talks, team updates, conference lightning talks, investor pitches, and club speeches. Running over time often means getting cut off before your conclusion, while finishing too early can make your content feel underdeveloped. This public speaking timer is built to solve that exact rehearsal problem in a practical way.

The timer combines three things speakers usually track separately: a countdown, visual cue transitions, and pacing targets. You set your total time, then choose warning points for yellow and red cues based on your format. During practice, you can see remaining time, elapsed time, and overtime without switching screens. If you want a structure for your draft, the pacing plan breaks your speech into introduction, body, and conclusion time blocks. Adding target words gives you a rough word budget for each section so you can edit with intent instead of guessing.

Use checkpoints while rehearsing to mark key moments: first story, second argument, call to action, or final summary. After one run, you can quickly spot where your timing drifts. If your midpoint checkpoint appears late, your opening is likely too long. If you hit red before your conclusion, your body section may need trimming. Repeating this loop a few times usually produces a cleaner, calmer, and more persuasive delivery.

Everything runs directly in your browser. No account is required, and no speech content is uploaded anywhere. Open the page, set your timing, and rehearse until your delivery feels natural within the time limit.

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