code: public int getPreSpeechTimer() {
          final String value = Optional.fromNullable(getParameter(SignalParameters.PRE_SPEECH_TIMER.symbol())).or("30");
          return Integer.parseInt(value) * 100;
      }
docs: The amount of time to wait for the user to initially speak.<br>
  Specified in units of 100 milliseconds.<b>Defaults to 30 (3 seconds).</b>
  
  @return The pre-speech timer duration.