<p>I've hear both claims
1) people (in general) talk faster than listeners can process the meaning of the words being said
2) people can process what's being said faster than a person can talk</p>

<p>I think 2) comes from the fact that sometimes you can predict the end of a sentence before it is spoken. Have there been any studies that verify that people speak faster than can be understood or vice-versa? </p>

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2015-02-02T15:31:37.493Z
This have to depend tremendously on what type of content is transmitted. Complex content with ambigous and unclear meanings would obviously take a lot more processing power than simple and clear messages. And it would quite obviously be very dependent on the listerners existing experience of the topic in question.
Alex
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2015-03-28T12:16:37.420Z
I voted to close this because it's unclear what's being asked. The question lacks sufficient definition and context to have a clear answer based on cognitive science.
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Do people talk faster than they process?
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# Do people talk faster than they process?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-02-02)

I've hear both claims
1) people (in general) talk faster than listeners can process the meaning of the words being said
2) people can process what's being said faster than a person can talk

I think 2) comes from the fact that sometimes you can predict the end of a sentence before it is spoken. Have there been any studies that verify that people speak faster than can be understood or vice-versa?

**Tags:** cognitive-psychology, communication

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This have to depend tremendously on what type of content is transmitted. Complex content with ambigous and unclear meanings would obviously take a lot more processing power than simple and clear messages. And it would quite obviously be very dependent on the listerners existing experience of the topic in question.  
> **username_2**: I voted to close this because it's unclear what's being asked. The question lacks sufficient definition and context to have a clear answer based on cognitive science.  

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