Free speaking tools
Quick, free tools to check and sharpen how you speak. No signup. When you want the real measure, the Wellspoken app scores your actual speaking from a short recording.
How well spoken are you?
A 12-question read on your speaking across all six dimensions.
Which famous speaker are you?
Match your style to one of thirty-five iconic communicators.
Communication style quiz
Find your speaking archetype in eight quick questions.
Speech time calculator
Paste a script, see how long it takes to say out loud.
How fast do I talk?
Measure your speaking pace in words per minute.
Filler word counter
Count the ums, uhs and likes in anything you say.
Which tool should you use?
Each answers a different question. Pick by the problem you actually have rather than working through all of them.
| If your question is | Use |
|---|---|
| How long will this script take to say out loud? | Speech time calculator |
| Am I actually a strong speaker, or do I just think I am? | How well spoken are you |
| Why do people react to me the way they do? | Communication style quiz |
| Whose speaking style is closest to mine? | Which famous speaker are you |
| How fast do I actually speak? | How fast do I talk |
| How many ums and likes am I saying? | Filler word counter |
| What should I practise today, in under five minutes? | Daily speaking practice |
What a free tool can and cannot tell you
Worth being clear about, because these tools measure different things. The calculator is arithmetic: word count divided by an assumed pace. The arithmetic is exact, and the answer still depends entirely on whether that assumed pace matches yours.
The quizzes measure what you believe about your own speaking. That is genuinely useful for deciding where to start, and it is a different thing from what a listener hears. Treat a quiz result as a starting hypothesis rather than a verdict.
One thing settles it: a recording. Sixty seconds of yourself answering an unfamiliar question, played back, tells you more than any questionnaire. It is also uncomfortable, which is the main reason most people skip it.
What to do with the result
Change one thing at a time. Speaking is several separate skills, and working on all of them at once tends to produce no visible movement in any. Pick the single dimension costing you most, work it deliberately, then reassess with a fresh recording rather than from memory.
For the framework behind those dimensions, see what makes someone sound articulate at work, or compare the options in our guide to the best app for public speaking.