About Lectern
Lectern is an iPhone app that helps people write, practice and give a toast, a eulogy or any speech they’ve been asked to give, reading it from their phone on the day. It is made by Robot Design Pty Ltd in Australia and comes to the App Store on Thursday, November 19, 2026.
What Lectern does
The app follows a speech from the first idea to the moment you stand up.
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Speechwriter
Choose the occasion and how long you have. Speechwriter asks about it one question at a time, and you answer out loud or by typing. The draft uses only what you told it.
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Bring your own words
Paste or type your speech, dictate it, scan printed pages, or import a Word, text, RTF or PDF file.
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Where to breathe
Lectern can suggest where to pause, breathe, slow down, stress a word or look up. You add or dismiss each one, and your words stay as you wrote them.
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Practice
Practice with a timer, then see how long the whole speech runs at the pace you set.
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On the day
Your speech sits on one calm screen in large, warm type, and the screen stays awake. Tap to start or pause, tap the top of the screen to step back a line, and drag to find your place. Lectern makes no sounds or pop-ups while you read.
On this website
The speech guides answer the questions people ask before a speech: how long a eulogy should be, how long a best man speech should be and how to read a wedding speech from your phone. The speech length calculator counts your words and times them at three paces, on the page. The comparisons set Lectern beside the Notes app and cue cards, and say when those are the better choice. The facts page gathers fifteen sourced facts about wedding speeches and eulogies.
How the guides are sourced
Every number in the guides links to a public source, such as the National Association of Funeral Directors, the Emily Post Institute or a university speaking guide, and each source was opened and checked before the page went live. Where sources disagree, the page says so. Where a page compares Lectern with another way of reading a speech, it says plainly when the other way is better. To report a mistake, email support@lecternspeech.com.
Key facts
| Name | Lectern: Speech Teleprompter |
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| What it is | An iPhone app for writing, practicing and giving a speech |
| Made by | Robot Design Pty Ltd, Australia |
| Website | lecternspeech.com |
| App Store release | Thursday, November 19, 2026 |
| Works on | iPhone |
| Occasions | Best man or maid of honor, parent of the bride or groom, bride or groom, eulogy or memorial, birthdays, anniversaries, retirements, farewells and anything else |
| Account | None needed |
| Offline | Every speech works offline. Speechwriter needs a connection. |
| Ads and tracking | None |
| Free | Prepare any speech; practice and deliver its first 2 minutes |
| Lectern | A$39.99 once, with one Speechwriter speech |
| Speechwriter | A$14.99 for each extra speech |
| Lectern Plus | A$79.99 a year, with six Speechwriter speeches a year |
| Contact | support@lecternspeech.com |
Questions
- What is Lectern?
- Lectern is an iPhone app for giving a speech from your phone. It helps you write a toast or eulogy, practice it with a timer, and read it on the day from one calm screen in large type.
- How much does Lectern cost?
- Lectern is free to download and free for preparing any speech, and for practicing and delivering its first 2 minutes. Lectern costs A$39.99 once to practice and deliver every speech in full, with one Speechwriter speech included.
- Does Lectern need an account or an internet connection?
- No. Lectern needs no account, has no ads or tracking, and your speeches work offline. Only Speechwriter needs a connection, and it sends your answers only after you agree.
- How does Lectern keep my place on the day?
- Tap to start or pause, tap the top of the screen to step back a line, and drag to find your place. A small clock shows how long you have been speaking. If you leave by mistake, Lectern picks up where you stopped for the next 15 minutes.
- Does Speechwriter make things up?
- No. Speechwriter drafts your speech only from what you told it, and checks every sentence against your answers. Your words stay yours to change.
- Who makes Lectern?
- Lectern is made by Robot Design Pty Ltd in Australia. You can reach the team at support@lecternspeech.com.
Get a note on launch day.
Preparing any speech is free, and so are practicing and delivering its first 2 minutes.