GED 102

Purposive
Communication
LECTURE 6
Learning Targets

01 02 03
Identify Differentiate Overcome
different each Social Anxiety.
communicative communicative
styles. style.
What triggers your fears?
How do you overcome
your fears?
 The fear of public speaking is the most
common phobia ahead of death, spiders,
or heights. The National Institute of Mental
Health reports that public speaking
anxiety, or glossophobia, affects about
40%* of the population. The underlying
fear is judgment or negative evaluation by
others. Public speaking anxiety is
considered a social anxiety disorder.
When thinking about
speaking in public,
I freeze up.
My mouth becomes dry
and my voice feels weak,
just at the thought of
speaking in public.
The palms of my hands feel
sweaty at the thought of
giving a public speech.
When giving a speech,
I talk as fast as possible.
I even exclude important
things that I was going
to say, just to get it
over with.
I have trouble falling
asleep the night
before a speech.
Communicative
Four
Styles
Types
Communicative
Styles 01 Intimate

02 Casual
02

03 Consultative
03

04 Frozen
Intimate
This style of
conversation is used
between people who
know each other very
01 well. Sometimes, the
speaker uses a few
words to be able to
convey his / her
message to the listener.
Intimate

01
It is usually used between family
members, close friends, couple, and all
of relations that show intimacy.
Examples:
Telling your loved ones
that you love them.

Sharing your fears and

problems with your
parents or best friend.
Casual
This style of
conversation is used
with friends or family

02 members. We use this

when we text / call or
chat someone. The
speech is not prepared
ahead of time.
Consultative
Polite words are used in
the consultative
communication style.
03 We use the standard
rules of grammar when
speaking in consultative
style.
Examples:
Reciting in class.

Talking to your
Teachers or School
Administrators.
Frozen
This communicative
style is prepared
beforehand. Often, there
04 is almost no interaction;
if there is an interaction,
it is formulaic and
symbolic.
Examples:
Mass

Wedding Ceremony

Speeches

Declamation
 Thanks
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