diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/RecordWorkoutActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/RecordWorkoutActivity.java
index 12a56f7..ca361a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/RecordWorkoutActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/RecordWorkoutActivity.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class RecordWorkoutActivity extends FitoTrackActivity implements Location
                     if(isResumed){
                         mHandler.post(this::updateDescription);
                     }
-                    mHandler.post(this::speechUpdate);
+                    mHandler.post(this::spokenUpdate);
                 }
             }catch (InterruptedException e){
                 e.printStackTrace();
@@ -181,9 +181,12 @@ public class RecordWorkoutActivity extends FitoTrackActivity implements Location
         }).start();
     }
 
-    private void speechUpdate() {
+    private void spokenUpdate() {
+        final long interval = 60 * 1000 * Instance.getInstance(this).userPreferences.getSpokenUpdatePeriod();
+        if (interval == 0)
+            return;
         long duration = recorder.getDuration();
-        if (duration / interval == lastSpeechUpdate / interval)
+        if (duration / interval == lastSpokenUpdate / interval)
             return;
 
         timeView.setText(UnitUtils.getHourMinuteSecondTime(duration));
@@ -199,12 +202,11 @@ public class RecordWorkoutActivity extends FitoTrackActivity implements Location
             tts.speak(text, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH, null, "updateDescription" + duration);
         });
 
-        lastSpeechUpdate = duration;
+        lastSpokenUpdate = duration;
     }
 
     TextToSpeech tts;
-    long lastSpeechUpdate = 0;
-    final long interval = 60 * 1000;
+    long lastSpokenUpdate = 0;
 
     private void updateDescription() {
         long duration = recorder.getDuration();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/SettingsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/SettingsActivity.java
index 1537f5f..ea16c97 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/activity/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
         bindPreferenceSummaryToValue(findPreference("mapStyle"));
 
         findPreference("weight").setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> showWeightPicker());
+        findPreference("spokenUpdatePeriod").setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> showSpokenUdatePeriodPicker());
         findPreference("import").setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> showImportDialog());
         findPreference("export").setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> showExportDialog());
 
@@ -280,7 +281,8 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
         np.setMaxValue((int) UnitUtils.CHOSEN_SYSTEM.getWeightFromKilogram(150));
         np.setMinValue((int) UnitUtils.CHOSEN_SYSTEM.getWeightFromKilogram(20));
         np.setFormatter(value -> value + " " + UnitUtils.CHOSEN_SYSTEM.getWeightUnit());
-        np.setValue((int)Math.round(UnitUtils.CHOSEN_SYSTEM.getWeightFromKilogram(preferences.getInt("weight", 80))));
+        final String preferenceKey = "weight";
+        np.setValue((int)Math.round(UnitUtils.CHOSEN_SYSTEM.getWeightFromKilogram(preferences.getInt(preferenceKey, 80))));
         np.setWrapSelectorWheel(false);
 
         d.setView(v);
@@ -289,7 +291,33 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
         d.setPositiveButton(R.string.okay, (dialog, which) -> {
             int unitValue= np.getValue();
             int kilograms= (int)Math.round(UnitUtils.CHOSEN_SYSTEM.getKilogramFromUnit(unitValue));
-            preferences.edit().putInt("weight", kilograms).apply();
+            preferences.edit().putInt(preferenceKey, kilograms).apply();
+        });
+
+        d.create().show();
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private boolean showSpokenUdatePeriodPicker() {
+        final String preferenceKey = "spokenUpdatePeriod";
+        final AlertDialog.Builder d = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
+        final SharedPreferences preferences= PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
+        //d.setTitle(getString(R.string.pref_weight));
+        d.setTitle("Select period between spoken updates, in minutes");
+        View v= getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.dialog_spoken_updates_picker, null);
+        NumberPicker np = v.findViewById(R.id.spokenUpdatesPicker);
+        np.setMaxValue(60);
+        np.setMinValue(0);
+        np.setFormatter(value -> value==0 ? "No speech" : value + " min" );
+        np.setValue((preferences.getInt(preferenceKey, 0)));
+        np.setWrapSelectorWheel(false);
+
+        d.setView(v);
+
+        d.setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, null);
+        d.setPositiveButton(R.string.okay, (dialog, which) -> {
+            preferences.edit().putInt(preferenceKey, np.getValue()).apply();
         });
 
         d.create().show();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/data/UserPreferences.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/data/UserPreferences.java
index 385be76..53ea898 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/data/UserPreferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tadris/fitness/data/UserPreferences.java
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ public class UserPreferences {
         return preferences.getInt("weight", 80);
     }
 
+    public int getSpokenUpdatePeriod(){
+        return preferences.getInt("spokenUpdatePeriod", 5);
+    }
+
     public String getMapStyle(){
         return preferences.getString("mapStyle", "osm.mapnik");
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_spoken_updates_picker.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_spoken_updates_picker.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9e481d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_spoken_updates_picker.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+    android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
+
+    <NumberPicker
+        android:id="@+id/spokenUpdatesPicker"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+        android:layout_margin="30dp" />
+
+</RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_main.xml
index dd24e5a..cea1d6c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences_main.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
         android:key="mapStyle"
         android:title="@string/mapStyle" />
 
+    <Preference
+        android:key="spokenUpdatePeriod"
+        android:selectAllOnFocus="true"
+        android:singleLine="true"
+        android:summary="Choose the frequency of spoken updates"
+        android:title="Spoken updates" />
+
 
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/data">
 
@@ -55,4 +62,4 @@
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
 
-</PreferenceScreen>
\ No newline at end of file
+</PreferenceScreen>