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The voice is not taken. It is given.

Fair Speaking Time, Made Simple.

Traditional talking stick passed between hands

👆 Like passing a stick

Tradition

Family passing a velvet cushion

🛋️ Like handing a pillow

Family

Professional handing a phone with Talking Pillow

📱 Like giving your phone

Today

You might be...

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HR / Inclusive manager

You've signed a diversity charter. In meetings, the same 3 people speak 80% of the time. You feel it. You can't prove it.

→ A PDF report with the exact speaking time stats. Data. Not impressions.

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No AI. No recording. No judgment. Just a clear, neutral structure that helps every group hear from everyone.

The Reality

In every group, the same voices always dominate.

It's not about bad intentions. It's a group mechanic.

Click each card to see the data behind it.

Half of participants stay silent
48%
never say a word in meetings
Source: Cisco Hybrid Work Index
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The silent majority
Almost half of your team sits in silence. They have ideas. They have experience. They just don't get the space to share them. Every silent voice is a missed opportunity.
Silent in large meetings 48%
Women silent more than men +2x
Sources: Cisco Hybrid Work Index (2021), research on meeting dynamics
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Men speak longer than women in meetings
2.7x
Men speak 2.7× longer than women
Source: Groupe Egaé, 2025
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The gender gap in speaking time
In mixed professional meetings, men speak 2.7 times longer than women. Not because they know more — because they're expected to. The imbalance is invisible. Until you measure it.
Men's speaking time (stage) 73%
Average intervention: man vs woman 17 min / <1 min
Source: Groupe Egaé, observation of public assemblies (2025)
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One person monopolizes the conversation
20% → 60%
20% of people speak 60% of the time
Source: group dynamics research
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The domination pattern
Two out of ten people dominate every conversation. Often the same two. The other eight listen — or disengage. It's not their fault. It's the structure. And structure can be changed.
Speaking time captured by 2 people 60%
Manager's share in a team meeting up to 81%
Sources: group dynamics research, team meeting observation studies
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Typical speaking time distribution — without a tool

* Based on group dynamics research. Without regulation, 20% of participants often capture over 60% of speaking time.

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Visible

You see exactly who speaks and for how long. In real time. Unambiguously.

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Measurable

Numbers replace impressions. Stats and charts speak for themselves, at the end of the session.

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Actionable

A PDF report you can export. Emojis to qualify each intervention. Data you can use.

🪶 Our philosophy

"Not AI. Human intelligence."

Talking Pillow doesn't listen to your conversations. It captures no voice, no audio, no automatic speech analysis. You give the voice — by clicking. The app keeps score. That's it.

Like the talking stick in Native American traditions. Like the pillow in Young Sheldon or Breaking Bad. But digital.

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What is Talking Pillow?

A simple tool for a difficult problem: who gets to speak, and for how long?

Talking Pillow makes speaking time fair — and visible. No AI, no recording, no judgment. Just a clear, neutral structure that helps every group hear from everyone.

In practice, Talking Pillow:

  • •Gives each participant the same chance to speak
  • •Tracks time, balance, and quality of contributions in real time
  • •Lets you set a session duration — a visual countdown for the whole discussion
  • •Turns a conversation into objective data you can act on
  • •Exports a PDF report — the proof you need for clients, supervisors, or your own records

Leave with a report.

Not with an impression.

Every session ends with a clean PDF you can share, archive, or defend.

📊Speaking time per participant
🥧Pie chart of distribution
😊All emojis and grades
📋Session notes

Use it for:

  • ✦Balanced meetings where the loudest no longer dominates
  • ✦Classrooms and therapy groups where participation patterns matter
  • ✦Facilitation work where you need to document what actually happened
  • ✦Family conversations where everyone deserves a turn
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Who it's for

One tool. Dozens of contexts.

Talking Pillow adapts to everyone who needs speaking time to flow better.

⚖️ HR & DEI

HR Managers & Inclusive leaders

You've signed a diversity charter. In meetings, the same voices dominate. Talking Pillow gives you the data to prove your commitment — and to act on it.

Prove your inclusiveness →
🎙️ Facilitation

Trainers & Facilitators

Facilitating AND observing at the same time is impossible. Delegate the observation to the app. Leave with a clear, quantified, PDF-exportable report.

Facilitate. We take the notes. →
🏛️ Local democracy

Local officials & Citizen facilitators

Cutting off an opposition speaker means a scandal. You need an arbiter no one can contest. A neutral third party, visible to the whole room.

Arbitrate without exposing yourself →
🧠 Clinical & Supervision

Therapists & Clinical supervisors

Speaking patterns are clinical data. Who stays silent? Who monopolizes? Move from impressions to measurable facts — and export a supervision report.

From impressions to data →
How it works

Ready in 30 seconds. No app. No account.

Open the link. Enter names. Start.

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Create a session

Enter names. Up to 50 participants. Save groups so you never start over.

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Start the session

The group speaks freely. A moderator — or speakers themselves — clicks who is speaking.

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Give the voice

One click = voice changes hands. Qualify each intervention with emojis. Flag interruptions.

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Set a session duration

Choose a duration for the whole session. A visual countdown keeps the group on track.

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Leave with data

Analytics report: time per person, pie chart, emojis received. PDF export in one click.

⏱️ New

Set the pace. Without the pressure.

Choose a duration for the whole session — 30 minutes, 1 hour, or anything else. A visual countdown and progress bar keep everyone on track. When time is up, you can extend it or end the session. Optional. Always free.

⏱️ 25:30 / 30:00
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Origins & Inspiration

The core idea behind Talking Pillow is very old: one person speaks, everyone else listens, and the right to speak is passed around.

This is inspired by the Native American tradition of the talking stick:

  • 🪶A special object (stick, feather, etc.) is held by the person allowed to speak.
  • 👂Everyone else listens with attention and respect.
  • 🔄When finished, the speaker passes the object so others can speak in turn.

This tradition has been popularized in modern TV shows, where a pillow replaces the stick:

📺 Young Sheldon – S1 E22

"Vanilla Ice Cream, Gentleman Callers, and a Dinette Set" — Sheldon's mother uses a "talking pillow" at the family table: only the person holding the pillow is allowed to speak.

📺 Breaking Bad – S1 E1

"Pilot" — A similar "talking pillow" moment appears in a family scene: the pillow is used so each person can speak without being interrupted during a difficult conversation.

From object to app

Talking Pillow does the same thing, but digitally:

  • 👆Instead of passing a physical pillow, you pass the phone by clicking the name of the person speaking.
  • 🔦Only one person is highlighted as the current speaker.
  • ⏱️Speaking time is clearly tracked.
  • 😊You can evaluate contributions with emojis and generate reports.

Our mission is to honor the spirit of these traditions: give everyone a fair chance to speak, be heard, and be respected — in meetings, classrooms, therapy groups, and at home.

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

Free forever for most groups. Pro coming soon for power users.

Free

$0

forever

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Up to 50 participants (limited-time offer)
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Then up to 10 participants
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Observation Mode
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Evaluation (emojis + notes + grades)
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Session Duration — a visual countdown for the whole meeting
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PDF report
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Saved groups
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No signup, no download
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Pro

Coming soon

For power users

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Excel export
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More participants
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Speaker Countdown — a time limit per participant
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More features announced soon
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