LEARNING

THE TYPES OF
SPEECH
CONTEXT
 WHAT IS SPEECH STYLES?
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Speech context refers to

Speech context is the way
the situation or
that people use to
environment and the
communicate and transmit
circumstances in which
message orally or verbally.
the communication occurs.
It can be interpersonal
There are TWO types of
where you can talk with the
speech context:
other people. Intrapersonal
intrapersonal AND
where you can talk to
interpersonal,
yourself especially when
thinking and making
decisions.
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INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

➜ communicating with oneself

➜ May be seen in situations
involving talking to or writing to
oneself, even thinking to oneself
➜ The speaker and the listener
are one and the same: you.
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INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

➜ INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE PERSON

➜ EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, IDEAS,
AND FEELINGS BETWEEN TWO OR
MORE PEOPLE
➜ CAN BE DIFFERENTIATED BY ITS
PURPOSE
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DYADIC COMMUNICATION
➜ INVOLVES ONLY TWO PARTICIPANTS
FORMING A DYAD; SPEAKER AND
LISTENER
➜ CONVERSATION IS INFORMAL DYADIC
COMMUNICATION, WHILE INTERVIEW
AND DIALOGUE ARE FORMAL
EXAMPLES OF DYADIC
COMMUNICATION.
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2.
SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION
➜ REQUIRES FROM 3-15 PEOPLE TO STUDY AN
ISSUE, DISCUSS A PROBLEM, AND COME UP WITH
A SOLUTION
➜ THE GROUP HAS AN AGENDA, A LEADER, AND AN
OUTCOME TO ACCOMPLISH
➜ EXAMPLES: PANEL DISCUSSIONS,
SYMPOSIA/SYMPOSIUM, AND ROUNDTABLES
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3.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
➜ ONE SPEAKER ADDRESSES MANY LISTENERS,
COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS AN AUDIENCE
➜ THE SPEECH IS WELL-PREPARED, THE
SPEAKER IS DRESSED APPROPRIATELY AND
THE LISTENERS ARE SET TO LISTEN TO THE
MESSAGE
➜ THIS CAN BE INFORMAL AND FORMAL FORM
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4.
MASS COMMUNICATION
➜ ANY OF THE HUMAN VERBAL INTERACTIONS CARRIED
OUT WITH THE AID OF MASS MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
➜ INCLUDES SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH ALLOW FOR THE USE
OF TECHNOLOGY BY EVERYONE
➜ RADIO AND TV NETWORKS HAVE JOINED SOCIAL
MEDIA BY PUTTING UP THEIR OWN WEBSITES TO
COMMUNICATE TO A LARGE AUDIENCE.
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5.
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
➜ REFERS TO THE INTERACTION OF MEMBERS
ALONG THE LINKS IN AN ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
➜ THIS CAN BE FORMAL AND INFORMAL
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
➜ PASSED THROUGH MEMOS,
ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND REPORTS
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INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

➜ EXCHANGE OF CONCEPTS, TRADITIONS,

VALUES, AND PRACTICES BETWEEN
AND AMONG PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT
NATIONALITIES AND WAYS OF LIFE
➜ THERE SHOULD BE A DEEPER
UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF
WHAT MAKES VARIOUS
NATIONALITIES DIFFERENT AND
UNIQUE
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All communication, whatever

the speech contexts is, has to
have a purpose. Each context
that one may be engaged in is
according to what best suits
the purpose and how best to
accomplish it.