Script timer: plan every second.

About 1,500 words at a normal 150 words a minute, 1,300 if you speak calmly and 1,700 at an energetic pace. Videos with lots of b-roll, demonstrations or gameplay need fewer words, because the picture carries part of the time.

About 750 words at 150 words a minute, or 650 to 850 depending on pace. Write to the lower end if you want room for pauses, jokes that land, and on-screen moments without narration.

Most creators keep the hook to the first 5 to 15 seconds, which is roughly 15 to 40 words. Its job is to confirm the viewer clicked the right video and give a reason to stay, so say the payoff or the stakes before any introduction.

On camera most people speak slower than when they read alone, and editing adds time: b-roll, reactions, on-screen text and music beats. A common rule of thumb is to expect the edit to run 10 to 20 percent longer than the spoken script, unless your editor cuts tightly for pace.

Read a 150-word paragraph aloud the way you would on camera and time it. Divide 150 by the minutes it took: 1 minute 10 seconds is about 129 words a minute. Type that into the custom pace box and the timer will match your real delivery.

Yes. The word counter counts text you paste and shows speaking time, limits and keyword density. The script timer works the other way round: start with how long the video should be and get a word budget for each part of the script.