Um, basically your deck kind of explains the business. And your delivery, like, closes the round, I guess.
Your deck explains the business. Your delivery closes the round.
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Practice your best man speech until the jokes land.
Rehearse out loud before you stand up with the microphone.
speaking.app does not write the speech. That part is yours. It helps fix what actually goes wrong in rehearsal: jokes you rush, a speech that drifts past five minutes, and an opening you never said out loud. Record a run, see your pace, pauses, and filler words, and repeat until the first line feels automatic.
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See their analysisSo, basically, a brilliant message kind of dies if you, like, can't hold the room, you know.
A brilliant message dies if you can't hold the room.
The feedback
Analyze your delivery. Refine your words.
Every filler word, weak word, and repetition gets flagged. See where your speech lands, and let the tool tighten the parts that ramble. Toggle the layers, or switch to the clean rewrite.
Transcript
Highlights
Um, so, for those who don't know me, I'm Sarah, and I've, I've basically been Emma's best friend since, like, the third grade. I just want to say that, honestly, Emma is one of the kindest, most loyal, funniest people I've ever met. When she met Jack, I could, I could kind of tell right away something was different. She smiled more. She, um, laughed more. She was just happier. And that's really what love is supposed to do, you know?
What you get
Fit it inside the five-minute slot
Most best man speeches work best at three to five minutes. Past seven, the room starts to drift, and drafts almost always run longer out loud than they look on the page. Record a full run and see your real length, which stories earn their minutes, and where the tangent starts.
Place the pauses so the jokes land
Nerves make you talk over your own punchline. The analysis maps your pace and pauses through the recording, so you can find the lines you rushed and rehearse the beat of silence that lets the laugh happen.
Make your opening automatic
Adrenaline hits hardest in the first thirty seconds. Record the opening, from the welcome to your first line, and repeat it until it comes out clean without looking down. Filler words and racing pace show up in every take, so you can watch them drop run by run.
See it in action
World-class speeches, broken down.
Every speech in the library runs through the same analysis your practice gets. Open one to see structure, pacing, and rhetoric.
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Lecturer, Stanford GSB · Think Fast Talk Smart
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Verity Price
2021 World Champion of Public Speaking
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Founder, TRACE Teams
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Founder, DocuSmart AI
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CEO & Co-founder, Locanter
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Luisa Montalvo
2024 World Champion of Public Speaking
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Founder, IDV Exchange
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Founder, TRACE Teams
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Common questions
How long should a best man speech be?
Three to five minutes is the sweet spot, roughly 400 to 700 words at a natural speaking pace. Under two minutes can feel thin; past seven, guests start checking the bar. Written drafts nearly always run longer out loud than they read, so the only honest measurement is a recorded run. Say the whole speech into speaking.app and the transcript shows your real length.
How do I stop rushing my jokes?
Rushing is an adrenaline reflex. Your heart rate climbs and you talk straight over the laugh. The fix is mechanical, not mental: deliver the setup, hold a beat of silence, deliver the punchline, then hold again while the room reacts. speaking.app maps your pace and pauses across the recording, so you can see which jokes you rushed and drill those lines until the pause is built in.
Will it tell me if my speech is too long?
Yes. Every recording comes back with the full transcript and your actual run time, so a draft that reads as four minutes and speaks as six gets caught in rehearsal, not at the reception. The pacing feedback also shows where you sped up or slowed down, which usually points straight at the section to cut.
Can I practice just the opening?
Yes. You do not have to run the whole speech every time. The recorder only needs about 30 seconds of speech to analyze. A simple drill: record your first 30 seconds, from the welcome to your opening line, five times in a row. When the opening is automatic, the nerves have less to grab onto.
Is best man speech practice free?
Yes to start, no credit card required. Free practice includes feedback on filler words and pace, plus a full transcript. The full speech analysis is part of Pro at $19.99 per month or $99.99 per year. Pro adds detail for pauses, intonation, and vocal energy, and lets you upload a rehearsal recorded on your phone.
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