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Reading time uses 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for English non-fiction in Marc Brysbaert's 2019 meta-analysis of 190 studies. Speaking time uses 150 words per minute; a one-minute video script is roughly 140–160 words.
About 4 minutes 12 seconds at the average silent reading speed of 238 words per minute.
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