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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
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
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
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.

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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

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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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