Chapter 11: Learning the

Types of Speech Context

 INTRAPERSONAL
Communication
• Means communication with oneself

• May be seen in situations involving talking to or

writing to oneself

• The Speaker and the Listener are one and the

same, which is you.

• You send the message, and you yourself receive

that message
 Examples of Intrapersonal
Communication
• Memorizing out loud a dialogue in a play

• Writing in a diary or a private blog

• Writing on a post-it to remind oneself

• Daydreaming

• Meditating
 INTERPERSONAL
Communication
• Involves more than one person

• Can be differentiated by its purpose

A. Dyadic Communication

B. Small Group Communication

C. Public Communication

D. Mass Communication

E. Organizational Communication

F. Intercultural Communication
A. Dyadic Communication
• Involves only two participants

• The roles of Speaker and Listener are not fixed, they can be interchangeable

• One Speaker and one Listener come together to exchange thoughts, ideas,
opinions, and information

• Informal:

- Conversation - most common, most frequent, and most popular

• Formal:

- Interview - almost always highly formal

- Dialogue - one bares heart and soul to go deeper into their motivations,
attitudes, and beliefs
 B. Small Group
Communication
• Requires from 3 to 15 people to study an issue, discuss a problem,
and come up with a solution or a plan

• The group has an agenda, a leader, and an outcome to accomplish

• Rules must be followed to facilitate order, as everyone can be both

Speaker and Listener

• Small Groups can be divided into 2 depending on its purpose:

1. Study Groups - meant to look into a problem but not

necessarily come up with a solution

2. Task Oriented Groups - study an issue to come up

with a plan to resolve that issue
C. Public Communication
• One Speaker addresses many Listeners,
collectively known as an Audience

• No interchanging of the Speaker and Listener

roles

• The speech is well prepared, Speaker is is

dressed appropriately, and Listeners are set to
listen
D. Mass Communication
• Any of the above human verbal communications
carried out with the aid of mass media technology

• Examples:

- Radio

- Television

- Internet

- Social Media
 E. Organizational
Communication
• Refers to the interaction of members along the links in
an organizational structure

• Two variations of Organizational Communication

1. Formal - uses the proper channels

graphically illustrated by an organizational
chart; follows the chain of command

2. Informal - bypasses the links, skips forward

or backwards, or even goes sideways just
to achieve the same goal
 F. Intercultural
Communication
• Exchange of concepts, traditions, values, and
practices between and among people of different
nationalities and ways of life

• Goes beyond showcasing folk dances, local

songs, and native delicacies

• For it to be more meaningful, should be a deeper

understanding and awareness of what makes
various nationalities different and unique, but also
similar and familiar