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Oral Communication in Context Week 3

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Topic: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Lesson 10: Principles of Speech Writing

Learning Competencies:
Explains that the shift in speech context, speech style, speech act and communicative strategy affects the
following:
Language form Duration of interaction
Relationship of the speaker Role and responsibilities of the speaker
Message Delivery

Recap

Previously, you learned about the types of speech context (intrapersonal and interpersonal – divided
into dyad, small group, public and mass communication). You have learned also about the different speech
styles (Intimate, Casual, Consultative, Formal and Frozen). Moreover, the speech acts classified by Searle
were also discussed (Assertive, Directive, Commissive, Expressive and Declaration). Finally, communicative
strategy which is composed of nomination, restriction, turn – taking, topic control, topic shifting, repair and
termination.
This week, we are going to examine how the aforementioned affects the language form, duration of
interaction, relationship of the speaker, role and responsibilities of the speaker, message and delivery.

Discussion Proper

Shifting and communication affects the language forms, duration of interaction, relationship of the
speaker, roles and responsibilities of the speaker, the message and the delivery of the intended message.

What is your idea about the shifts in communication? Is it possible to use a single communicative
strategy form the beginning of the process until the end? Can there only be one way of delivering the message
that suits all the communication context?

Changing any part of the communication process brings change to the entire process. This means that
that shifting from one speech act to another, one speech style to another, one speech context to another, and
one communicative strategy to another directly or indirectly affects the entire communication.

COMMUNICATION SHIFTS
in a variety of speech situations
Part 1
1. Language Form (formal or informal / Types of Sentences)
Shift in communication affect the form of language being used. This does not concern the variety of
languages but they may take the forms that reflect the types of sentences (Lander, 2016).
Language form it could either be formal or informal language. It refers to the intent of the group of
words or types of sentences (syntax), internal grammatical structure of words (morphology) and phrases as
well as the words themselves.
Types of Sentences
 Declarative (making statements)
 Interrogative (asking questions)
 Imperatives (commands)
 Exclamatory (expressing strong emotion)

2. Duration of Interaction (refers to time)

It is the length of communication, that could be shortened or lengthened depending on how the
conversation is going on between the sender and the receiver.

3. Relationship of the Speaker

This refers to the bond between the speaker and receiver which may depend on how the discussion
relate to receiver’s interests and knowledge.
When we go back to speech context, styles, speech acts and communicative strategy generally the
speaker is expected to create positive relationship among his/her listeners.
Positive relationship does not mean having intimate or familial relationship with everyone. This means
creating an acceptable, desirable or even recognizable, reputable, and respectful image among the
receivers or the listeners or even the audience.
 Having positive relationship is applicable and advisable across speech contexts, speech styles, speech
acts and communicative strategies for effective communication.

4. Role and Responsibilities of the Speaker

The speaker’s foremost role is to clearly send the message to the intended receiver
 except in INTRAPERSONAL communication and most FROZEN style, the speaker can interchange
roles as both the SPEAKER and the RECEIVER but not at the same time.
 The speaker can use various speech acts and communicative strategies to successfully relay his/her
intended message and receive acceptable FEEDBACK.
 In PUBLIC SPEAKER & MASS COMMUNICATION, it is the responsibility of the speaker should be credible,
presentable, be friendly and enthusiastic, relay accurate facts, relay to the listener’s situations, feelings and
motives, make the topic relevant, and properly observe ethics with positive intentions for the audience.
 The speaker’s role could be a tv presenter or news anchor, teacher, engineer, and among others.
 The speaker must appropriately acts based on the role and responsibilities of the speaker.

5. Message (core concept of the interaction)

When the speaker is able to answer all the questions of the listener beforehand and receive them
positively, then the message is correct and acceptable.

6. Delivery
Refers to the manner of how the speech/message is presented. This can be impromptu,
extemporaneous, memorized or manuscript reading.

Speech Context Language Form Duration of Interaction Message Delivery

Blend of language Someone can speak to
forms can be both himself/herself overnight In a form of reflections,
observed to reflect and reminisce decision-making, self-
Intrapersonal
personal decisions and fulfillment and
Impromptu
Can use formal or experiences (lengthy experiences
informal language speech)
Dyad

May reflect socialization

Small group topics and messages Extemporaneous

Do not require lengthy

Public speech considering the
Declarative languages audience
are often used (giving Reflect national and
information) general issues
Mass Manuscript Delivery
concerning the
Communication
Mostly formal language community

Activity 1: Explain how does the shift in speech context affect the language form, duration of interaction,
message and delivery in the communication process (10 points).

Speech Context Language Form Duration of Interaction Message Delivery

Dyad

Small group

Public
 Speech Style Language Form Duration of Interaction Message Delivery
May take an average
Intimate
time of one to two hours
Blended of
Takes the shortest Often speaks of social,
declarative, Are often impromptu
duration of interaction familial and general
interrogative and in nature
Casual (you do not spend much topics as the message
exclamatory
time talking to a
stranger)
Interrogative form Present academic, May be guided by
Consultative
May take an average political, educational notes and
time of one to two hours and scientific extemporaneous by
Formal messages nature
Mostly declarative type Mostly short in duration
of language in reciting a pledge or
oath
Mostly observes
Formal language used Mostly memorized
Frozen traditional, religious
Recitation of series of delivery
and ritualistic message
scripts (e.g. holy week
celebration) is quite
lengthy

Activity 2: Expound how does the shift in speech style (intimate, Casual and Consultative) affect the language
form, duration of interaction, message and delivery in the communication process (10 points).

Speech Styles Language Form Duration of Interaction Message Delivery

Intimate

Casual

Consultative
Written by:
Jonard D. Castro – MATHS (09467120704)
Chara Mae D. Castro – MIS