Centerdraft's speech app speechdraft

Write the speech.
Deliver it from your phone.

Structure it block by block, write each part where it belongs, then deliver it as cue cards — with a stage clock that keeps you on time. Works offline. The screen stays awake until you're done.

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See it in 60 seconds

Watch a speech come together.

A wedding speech goes from a pile of half-thoughts to something you can stand up and deliver — blocks, timings, the words themselves, then the cards you read from on the night.

1 min 1 sec · Watch on YouTube

Write

The words go where they belong.

Most speeches start as one long wall of text — hard to structure, hard to time, hard to read from. In SpeechDraft you name the parts first, then write your actual lines inside each one. Give every block a time, and the running total tells you whether you'll land inside your slot — before the day, not on it.

The stage clock

Five minutes means five minutes.

Time on stage counts up while you speak — and every card shows time used against plan. Go over, and the number turns red.

3:24

Total time on stage, always in the corner of your eye.

0:42 / 1:00

Time used vs. planned — linger or move on, at a glance.

1:17 / 1:00

Over on this card? Land the line and swipe to the next.

When you're done: share it as a polished PDF, Word or Excel file — for the toastmaster, or the copy folded into your jacket pocket. Just in case.

Made for every occasion

Whatever the room, there's a structure for it.

Every occasion opens as a ready-made structure you make your own.

Questions

Before you stand up.

What is SpeechDraft?
SpeechDraft is a speech app for iPhone and Android. You break your speech into blocks — the welcome, the story, the moment, the toast — write your lines inside each block, then deliver the finished speech from full-screen cue cards with a stage clock that keeps you on time. SpeechDraft is Centerdraft's speech app — a dedicated app for one format. Centerdraft on the web is the full studio: everything in SpeechDraft, plus every other format — podcasts, videos, films, books.
How long should a wedding speech be?
Three to five minutes is the sweet spot, and best man or maid of honour speeches rarely benefit from going past five. The hard part isn't knowing the number — it's hitting it. Give each block a time, and the running total tells you whether your speech actually fits the slot before the day, not on it.
Is SpeechDraft a teleprompter?
No, and that's deliberate. A teleprompter scrolls your words at a fixed speed and pulls your eyes to the screen. Cue cards show one thought at a time in large type, so you glance down, find your place, and look back up at the room. You keep eye contact, and you control the pace.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Your speech lives on your phone, so venue Wi-Fi and dead reception don't matter. The screen also stays awake for as long as you're presenting — it won't dim halfway through your toast.
Can I print my speech or bring it on paper?
Yes. Any speech exports as a PDF, Word or Excel file — for the toastmaster, for a rehearsal read-through, or for the printed copy folded into your jacket pocket as a backup.
When is SpeechDraft out, and can I use it now?
SpeechDraft is coming soon to the App Store and Google Play. You can plan and write your speech today in Centerdraft on the web — it's free to start, and every speech template in SpeechDraft is already there.

Your next speech deserves better than crumpled notes.

SpeechDraft is coming soon to the App Store and Google Play. Until then, plan and rehearse your speech in Centerdraft on the web — free to start, and your projects come with you.

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