--- description: Watch here as she reads 'The Three Little Pigs' in 15 seconds flat title: Watch the World's Fastest-Talking Woman Read 'The Three Little Pigs' in 15 Seconds image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The World's Fastest-Talking Woman Will Impress You But Also Stress You Out by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 9, 2014 3:45 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 9, 2014 3:45 PM CUT Fran Capo has held the Guinness World Record for the fastest-talking female for more than two decades. On average, she can spit out 11 words a second. Capo, who’s from New York City (obviously), has recorded a new video to remind us all just how quickly she can spew out words. Watch here as she recites “The Three Little Pigs” in a breezy 15 seconds, but let us warn you: this will stress you out in a major way. Be sure to take plenty of deep breaths. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2969805/the-worlds-fastest-talking-woman-will-impress-you-but-also-stress-you-out/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2969805/the-worlds-fastest-talking-woman-will-impress-you-but-also-stress-you-out/"},"headline":"The World's Fastest-Talking Woman Will Impress You But Also Stress You Out","datePublished":"2014-07-09T15:45:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:31.478Z","description":"Watch here as she reads 'The Three Little Pigs' in 15 seconds flat","url":"https://time.com/2969805/the-worlds-fastest-talking-woman-will-impress-you-but-also-stress-you-out/","keywords":["Newsfeed","New York","Appreciation","guinness world records"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2969805/the-worlds-fastest-talking-woman-will-impress-you-but-also-stress-you-out/","name":"The World's Fastest-Talking Woman Will Impress You But Also Stress You Out"}}]}] ```