Illustrated Presentations

I am down do present a talk to my local history group. I have done presentations in the past but they had not been designed to fit into a specific time frame. The time allocated for talks is 45 minutes. I have read that the average adult can say approximately 183 words a minute. By my calculations, that works out at roughly 8000 words over 45 minutes.

Does anyone have any experience to know if that makes sense. Any help or advice would be appreciated

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

Is that 45 minutes expected to be all presentation?

Many public lectures I attend allow time for questions after the uninterrupted talk, which seem generally from 30 to about 45 minutes.

Also, presumably you will be illustrating the lecture, so give people reasonable time to see each slide.