11. The method of claim 1 , wherein applying the multiplication factor to the number of instances during which the one or more windows of windowed audio input representative of spoken speech meet one or more of the speech criteria comprises multiplying the number of instances during which the one or more windows of windowed audio input representative of spoken speech meet one or more of the speech criteria by the multiplication factor.
1. A method of providing a word count to a user, comprising: receiving, by a word counting device, an audio input representative of spoken speech; windowing, by the word counting device, the audio input representative of spoken speech; determining, by the word counting device, whether or not one or more windows of windowed audio input representative of spoken speech meet one or more speech criteria; counting, by the word counting device, a number of instances during which the one or more windows of windowed audio input representative of spoken speech meet one or more speech criteria; applying, by the word counting device, a multiplication factor to the number of instances in which the one or more windows of windowed audio input representative of spoken speech meet one or more of the speech criteria; determining, by the word counting device and in response to applying the multiplication factor, a word count; and outputting, by the word counting device, the word count in a graphical user interface associated with the word counting device.