Timed sample fluency
Verbal Facility and Pause Analysis
Verbal facility summarizes how a speaker uses time during a language sample. ConductSpeech can report words per minute, total speech time, total pause time, pause-to-speech ratio, and pause distribution when word-level timing is available.
This gives clinicians fluency context beyond the transcript text, especially for timed recordings where long pauses or frequent within-utterance pauses matter.
Sample result
Verbal Facility and Pause Analysis
WPM
Words produced per minute
Speech time
Seconds spent speaking
Pause time
Seconds spent paused
Rate
Words per minute
Timing
Speech and pause seconds
Distribution
Within and between utterances
Requirement
Audio with word timing
Rate
Words per minute
Timing
Speech and pause seconds
Distribution
Within and between utterances
Requirement
Audio with word timing
How it fits into a speech workflow
1
Collect
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2
Review
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3
Measure
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4
Use
Bring the output into reports, progress review, or research exports.
What verbal facility measures
A transcript shows what was said. Verbal facility adds timing: how quickly the words were produced, how much time was spent paused, and whether pauses occurred inside utterances or between them.
When it is available
Verbal facility requires a timed audio sample with word-level timestamps from transcription. Typed samples do not include timing, so ConductSpeech reports verbal facility as unavailable instead of making up a rate.
How it appears in reports
When timing exists, the report can summarize speaking rate and pause behavior alongside grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and maze metrics. When timing is missing, the report explicitly says verbal facility was not available for that sample.
What users see
Verbal facility fields
A compact result view turns the feature into reviewable language, not a technical readout.
WPM
Words produced per minute
Speech time
Seconds spent speaking
Pause time
Seconds spent paused
Pause ratio
Pause time compared with speech time
Clinical interpretation notes
- Audio quality and transcription timing affect the reliability of verbal facility values.
- Typed samples do not produce verbal facility metrics.
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