REVIEWER IN ORAL COMMUNICATION II.

SPEECH STYLES

A. INTIMATE STYLE
I. SPEECH CONTEXT -highly private
A. INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION -used to communicate to very
-Communicating with one’s own self special persons in our lives
-terms of endearment
CATEGORIES:
B. CASUAL STYLE
1. Internal Discourse
2. Solo Vocal Communication - day to day style of
3. Solo Written Communication communicating

- common language
B. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
-Communicating with another person C. CONSULTATIVE STYLE
or a group
-professional
CATEGORIES:
-consultation/inquiry
1. Dyadic- between two people
2. Small group- among three or more D. FORMAL STYLE

DIFFERENT SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION -follows an accepted format

1. Lecture- an expert discusses in front - happens in a formal setting

of an audience E. FROZEN
2. Panel Discussion- there are panelists,
moderator and audiences - cannot be easily changed
3. Debate- two opposing ideas are being
- used usually in traditions or
presented by two parties
ceremonies
4. Symposium- authorities discuss
different aspects of a single topic
5. Round table- discussion where
participants are sitting in front of a III. SPEECH ACT
round table A. LOCUTIONARY
6. Forum- audiences are allowed to ask - What is said
questions - The utterance

EXAMPLE:
C. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
- Speaking in front of a crowd, Give me a glass of water.
requires influence

D. MASS COMMUNICATION B. ILLOCUTIONARY

-communication done through mass -what is actually meant
media - intention
EXAMPLE:

The speaker is commanding the receiver to

give him a glass of water.
 C. PERLOCUTIONARY
-what is done by the receiver after
-expected response
EXAMPLE:
The receiver will give the speaker a
glass of water.
IV. COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE
-ability/skill to communicate
A. LINGUISTIC
- It is the knowledge in
structuring words grammatically
to be able to impart the correct
message to the receiver.
B. SOCIOLINGUISTIC
- It is understanding of the existing
relationships of people
communicating and knowing how to
respond and use language
appropriately.
C. DISCOURSE
- It is being cohesive and coherent in
structuring the sentence during long
conversations or speeches.
D. STRATEGIC
- It is the capacity to recognize when
there is a breakdown in
communication.
V. COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES
-These are plans, ways or means of sharing
information which are adopted to achieve a
particular purpose.
A. NOMINATION
- proposing/suggesting a subject to start a
conversation
B. RESTRICTION
- limiting the topic or subject in conversation
C. TURN-TAKING
- allowing others to talk in a conversation
D. TOPIC CONTROL
- It means regulating or manipulating the
topic of conversation and how long we want
other person may talk.
E. TOPIC SHIFTING
- This refers to changing the subject in a
conversation.
F. REPAIR
- This refers to the correction by the
speaker of a misunderstood utterance.
VARIETIES OF REPAIR SEQUENCE
1. SELF-INITIATED SELF-REPAIR
This repair is both initiated and carried out
by the speaker of the trouble source.
Example:
“I’m going to Bianca’s─I mean Bella’s
birthday party on Sunday.”
2. OTHER-INITIATED
SELF-REPAIR
This repair is carried out by the speaker of
the trouble source but initiated by the
recipient.
Example:
A: “I’m going to have my final examination
this week.”
B: “What?”
A: “I said, I am going to have my final
examination next week.”
3. SELF-INITIATED
OTHER-REPAIR
This repair is the speaker of a trouble source
may try and get the recipient to repair the
trouble.
Example:
A: “I need to pack my things tonight for our
recollection on Saturday, so I need to get
another ummm…”
B: “Another bag?”
A: “Yes, that’s right! A bigger bag.”
4. OTHER-INITIATED
OTHER-REPAIR
The recipient of a trouble source initiates
and carries out the repair. (Correction)
Example:
A: “Aren’t you glad that today is Friday?”
B: “Friday is actually tomorrow.”
G. TERMINATION
-stopping or ending the conversation
VI.TYPES OF SPEECHES ACCORDING TO
PURPOSE
A. Informative Speech
- Aims to teach the audience
something new or to provide the
audience worthwhile information.
B. Inspirational Speech
- Aims to motivate or inspire an audience,
to help them be positive and optimistic about
things.
C. ARGUMENTATIVE SPEECH
- Aims to convert the audience to agree
on the speaker’s point or side.
D. Persuasive Speech
- Aims to convince the audience to
believe or to adapt something.
E. Entertainment Speech
- Aims to make the audience smile,
relax and enjoy or even laugh and to help
them forget the everyday problems.
VII. TYPES OF SPEECHES ACCORDING
TO METHODS OF DELIVERY
A. IMPROMPTU SPEECH
- This type of speech is delivered at
the spur of the moment.
B. READING FROM A MANUSCRIPT
- The material or speech is written out
word for word and the speaker will just have
to read it.
C. MEMORIZED SPEECH
- This is a type of delivery where the
entire speech is committed to memory.
D. EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH
- It is planned and outlined speech. It
is not committed to memory and not read
too.