Objectives

OAt the end of the lesson,

you will be able to identify
the various types of speech
context.
O What do you think about or reflect
on when you are alone?

O How is “communicating” with

yourself different from
communicating with your friend or
peers or an audience?
OEach group will discuss in
three minutes what
information can be
contained in each of the
following types of
communication.
COMMUNICATION WITH COMMUNICATION
SELF BETWEEN 2 PERSONS

COMMUNICATION IN A COMMUNICATION IN
SMALL GROUP PUBLIC
O You, as a social being, will engage in
various speaking activities
throughout your life. You will have
classes or meetings to attend,
presentations to make, discussions
and arguments to participate in, and
groups to work with. In each of these
activities, you will need to equip
yourself with a set of skills that will
help you communicate with others in
different contexts. 
OSpeech context refers
to the situation or
environment and the
circumstances in which
communication occurs.
 Types of Speech Context

O Situation:
O St. John High School will be hosting a
youth conference. They invited Ms. Mae
Reyes, the president of Youth West
Organization, to give a brief talk about
their organization and her meaningful
experiences in her involvement in the
organization. What should Mae do to
deliver an excellent talk?
OIntrapersonal
Speech
Context
O This type of speech context involves one
participant only; that is, the individual is both
the sender and the receiver of the message in
the communication process. Intrapersonal
communication is simply communicating
within oneself. It takes place when the “self”
is engaging in inner talk or internal discourse
such as mumbling, thinking aloud, reflecting,
remembering, analyzing, and evaluating.
Doodling, reading aloud, brainstorming, and
daydreaming also indicate intrapersonal
communication.
O Intrapersonal communication is
essential to understanding yourself
and others. You need to keep in touch
with yourself to be able to make
appropriate responses and sound
decisions. Moreover, how you see
yourself affects how you
communicate with others. For
example, if you have low self-
esteem, you may stutter or find it
difficult to express yourself when
speaking to other people.
OThe situation requires Mae to
engage in intrapersonal
communication. She has to think
about what to include in her talk
and reflect on her experiences as
the president of the organization.
Without self-dialogue, she cannot
deliver an excellent talk.
OInterpersonal
Speech
Context
O Unlike in an intrapersonal communication that
involves one participant only, an interpersonal
communication is an interaction between two or
more participants. In this type of speech context,
there is an interdependent relationship between or
among the participants, meaning the action of one
participant more often than not directly affects the
response or reaction of the other participant(s).
Interpersonal communication can be direct (face-to-
face encounter) or indirect (done through the use of
a tool or technology like talking to someone over
the telephone or Internet, communicating by e-mail,
and teleconferencing in distance-learning class).
OThere are two kinds
of interpersonal
communication:
dyadic and small
group
O There are two kinds of interpersonal
communication: dyadic and small group.
A dyad is composed of two participants who
take turns as the sender (or speaker) and the
receiver (or listener) in the interaction. A
dyadic communication, also referred to as
“one-to-one communication,” varies from
formal situations (purposive interviews) to
informal situations (dialogues or casual
conversations). Examples of one-to-one
encounters are discussing a project with a
partner, interviewing an applicant, and talking
about your day with your mom or dad.
O On the other hand, small
group communication is composed of three
or more participants, or a group of
participants, who engage in a discussion to
achieve a common goal (e.g., solve a
problem, perform an action or task, decide on
something). The participants in the group
contribute information and opinion, or
exchange thoughts about a topic. Examples
of small group interactions are roundtable
discussions, panel discussions, group
brainstorming sessions, and study groups.
OIn the given situation, Mae can
discuss her speech with a co-member.
She can also call a meeting with the
members of the Youth West
Organization for input or feedback
about her speech. Both options
involve interpersonal communication.
Public Speech
Context
OThis type of speech
context involves a single
speaker and a sizable
number of persons or an
audience. The speaker is
tasked to deliver a message or
a speech of general interest to
the audience.
O Public communication requires more planning and
preparation on the part of the speaker since it lacks
the intimacy that are typical of one-to-one and
small group interactions. There are limited or no
opportunities for feedback because the speaker has
a definite or prescribed time limit, and both the
speaker and the audience maintain their roles
throughout the speech event (the audience may,
however, convey nonverbal messages). Thus, the
speaker needs to use and sustain appropriate verbal
and nonverbal cues to convey his or her message to
the audience.
OSome examples of situations
that involve public
communication are a professor
giving a lecture at a conference,
a president delivering an
inaugural address, a candidate
delivering a campaign speech,
and a student delivering a
valedictory speech.
OGoing back to the given situation,
Mae will engage in public
communication as she delivers her
speech during the youth conference.
As the speaker, she needs to have a
clear purpose of her speech, speak in
a way that is both confident and
natural, and use appropriate verbal
and nonverbal cues.
O Speech context refers to the situation or environment and
the circumstances in which the communication occurs.
O There are three types of speech context: intrapersonal,
interpersonal, and public.
O Intrapersonal communication is simply communicating
within oneself.
O Interpersonal communication is an interaction between
two or more participants. There are two kinds of
interpersonal communication: dyadic and small group.
O Public communication involves a single speaker and a
sizable number of persons or an audience.