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ORAL COMMUNICATION
SPEECH CONTEXT
• Intrapersonal
a speech when talking to ouselves
2. Interpersonal
speech dealing with two (dyad) or small number of people (groups)
3. Public Communication
speech targeting large crowd of people
Types of Speech
Style
• Intimate
• Casual
• Consultative
• Formal
• Frozen
Examples
Interpersonal | Intimate
Son, I think you have to
stop studying for this
year. Why Dad, my grades
are good!
Intimate
• The topic is kind of sensitive and should be kept private for
it is a financial crisis that the family may not want to spread
or want others to know.
Interpersonal | Casual
Hey, How are you?
I’m doing good actually,
kind of busy for the
upcoming exams.
Oh, I’m sure you’ll
do well.
Casual
• It is a conversation between friends and it is kind of casual
talk between friends supporting and comforting each other.
Interpersonal Hello, Miss Lim, you
called for me?
Oh yes, I am here to ask you about
Consultative
• It is a discourse between a superior (teacher) and a member
(student). The teacher gave an advice whom the students
gladly accepted.
Public Communication | Formal
A pleasant day to all of you. Dear fellow students,
teachers, parents, and committee, we all have gathered
here for this ceremony, the student's graduation for the
school year 2022-2023. It has been a great year for all
of us, despite the struggles and breakdowns we have
been through, we can now see how far we have got.
And that is a reason for us to be happy and proud of
ourselves. It is an honor, to stand before you, as your
class valedictorian.
Public Communication | Formal
Public Communication
• In the scenario, the speaker (valedictorian) gave a speech to a
large audience/crowd (teachers, co-students/batchmates, et al.
Formal
• It is a one-way communication for this is a valedictorian speech
given by the valedictorian of the batch. A graduation site is
considered as formal event.
Interpersonal | Frozen
You have the right to
What’s happening? remain silent.
Frozen
• Since frozen is a speech where it is unchangeable or it is
rarely change then the Miranda Rights stated by the police
officer is considered as a frozen.
Thank
You!