The Marriage of Sound and Words 🌻

We can thank Imogen Howden with RealSam Book Club for today’s fun fact. Click the link for more fun facts about audiobooks. The topic is quite fascinating.

As I pondered the perfect speed to listen to an audiobook, I learned the typical narration speed is 150-160 wpm. Listening at about 1.5x or 1.75x will match your reading speed. This increased listening speed levels with 275 wpm average shared above.

This piqued my interest to find out what the scientists had to say, so I checked out NIH, who re...

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Published on October 10, 2025 05:03
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Eve M. Harrell
Hi! I'm Eve, an author and encourager who loves words and The Word. I am a daughter of the King who believes in God's great Love and His desire to draw us near Him.

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