14. A word counting system, comprising: a microphone configured to receive an audio input representative of spoken speech; a processor: windowing the audio input representative of spoken speech, determining whether or not one or more windows of windowed audio input representative of spoken speech meet one or more speech criteria, counting 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 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, in response to the applying the multiplication factor, a word count, and outputting the word count to a graphical user interface associated with the word counting device.
14. A word counting system, comprising: a microphone configured to receive an audio input representative of spoken speech; a processor: windowing the audio input representative of spoken speech, determining whether or not one or more windows of windowed audio input representative of spoken speech meet one or more speech criteria, counting 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 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, in response to the applying the multiplication factor, a word count, and outputting the word count to a graphical user interface associated with the word counting device. 19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the graphical user interface includes at least one user interactive element.