Just talk. Speechwriter is a speech coach you chat with out loud. It asks the questions that bring out your stories, then writes your first draft from what you said. When you stand up, Lectern keeps your place.
For iPhone. Free to prepare any speech.
So the speech ends up in the Notes app.
Tell Speechwriter the occasion and how long you have, then talk. It listens, asks a follow-up when a story needs more, and writes your draft when you’re done. You can type instead if you’d rather.
Speechwriter
What’s the occasion, and who is it for?
You
Jamie and Alex’s wedding. Jamie’s my oldest friend.
Speechwriter
When did you first meet Jamie?
You
At a party in 2014. I was standing on my own, and he pulled out a chair and said, come and sit with us.
Your answers leave your phone only after you agree. The server keeps no speech text.
I met Jamie at a party in 2014. I was standing on my own, and he pulled out a chair. “Come and sit with us,” he said. I’ve been sitting at his table ever since, and he’s still my oldest friend.
Underlined: your own words.
In 2014 I was the one at the party standing on my own. Then Jamie pulled out a chair. “Come and sit with us,” he said. I never really got up again, and he’s still my oldest friend.
Short answers are enough. They become a speech with rhythm, warmth and your own jokes.
Nothing made up. Every sentence is checked against your answers.
Another way to say it. Lighter, warmer, simpler or bolder versions of key paragraphs.
Lectern suggests where to pause, slow down, look up or stress a word. Add the ones you like, or write your own. It never changes your words.
Before “Come and sit with us”
A beat before a quote lets the room hear it.
Practice with a timer and see how long the whole speech runs at your pace.
Tap to start or pause. Your words wait while you breathe, laugh or cry.
When I first met Jamie, I was standing on my own.
He pulled out a chair and said, “Come and sit with us.”
<Pause>
That is a small thing, until you are the person who needs it.
<Look up>
So here is to Jamie and Alex, and to everyone who will find a seat at their table.
<Raise your glass>
Not sure how long yours should be? Read how long a eulogy should be and how long a best man speech should be, or paste your words into the speech length calculator. Reading from your phone? Here is how to read a wedding speech from your phone, and how it compares with the Notes app and cue cards. For the numbers behind all of this, see 15 facts about wedding speeches and eulogies.
Free
Prepare any speech. Practice and read the first two minutes of it.
A$39.99once
Lectern Practice and read every speech in full, as often as you need. Includes one Speechwriter speech.
A$14.99a speech
Speechwriter Each extra speech it drafts for you.
A$79.99a year
Lectern Plus Everything in Lectern, with six Speechwriter speeches a year. For people who speak often. Renews each year until you cancel.