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Courtesy of Edge Studio

SPEECH COUNT
      Average person reads 3 words per second (range is 2 to 4)
      Average person reads 88 words per half-minute (range is 60 to 120)
      Average person reads 170 words per minute (range is 135 to 215)
      Average person reads 10,320 words per hour (range is 8,625 to 12,030)

LINE COUNT (12 point Arial, double-spaced, margin-to-margin)
      Average number of lines per page: 21
      Average number of lines per 30-second spot: 7.5
      Average number of lines per 60-second spot: 15

WORD COUNT (12 point Arial, double-spaced, margin-to-margin)
      Average words per line: 13 (range is 8 to 18)
      Average words per page: 273 (range is 168 to 378)