Speech contexts and speech styles

Types of Speech Contexts

based on the number of participants involved in the communication process.

INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

1 person is involved This type of communication happens when the same person acts as both the sender and the receiver of the message

Types of Speech Contexts

based on the number of participants involved in the communication process.

INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

1 person is involved This type of communication happens when the same person acts as both the sender and the receiver of the message

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

This type of communication happens when the sender and the receiver are two different persons This type of communication is sometimes also referred to as dyadic communication

GROUP COMMUNICATION

3-10 people This type of communication happens when there are more than one sender and receiver interacting with one another. The success and/or failure of group communication may be dependent of the behavior of the members of the group.

Types of people in group communication

Controlling Egalitarian Structuring Dynamic Relinquishing Withdrawing

Controlling

dominates the discussion (don't care about others opinions)

Egalitarian

who not only willing gives information but allows others to do the same

Structuring

sees to it that all members follow a systematic way of doing things (takes initiative to lead and makes sure group progresses)

Dynamic

encourages others to participate

Relinquishing

gives way to others to avoid conflict (doesn't push their point or ideas to avoid problems)

Withdrawing

doesn't want to have anything to do with the group (physically present, emotionally absent)

What to do in group communication to avoid conflict Competing

asserts authority over others

Avoiding

giving in to others, respects to others heighten while respect to self suffers, gives insights but if being coincided withdraws

Accommodating

high respect to others

Collaborating

everyone's ideas are welcome

Compromising

person insists that all of their insights be acknowledged

PUBLIC COMMUNICATION

11 and up (1 sender giving a message to a large group of receivers) Contained in one single venue Example: lesson in classroom

MASS COMMUNICATION

11 and up(1 sender giving a message to a large group of receivers) Reaches a generally, geographically dispersed audience (different places)

There is a voice within you that tells you, "It's okay, you can still do it! You can make it!" when you are losing your drive to finish the task that you are doing.

Intrapersonal

conversation between your father and mother about the latest announcement of your Barangay Chairman

Interpersonal

Kathryn who came back from the United States called her three brothers and four sisters and announced that she is getting married.

group

You have recorded a commentary for your school's Online Discussion of the pandemic and uploaded it in your social media account

Mass

Delivering a graduation speech to your fellow graduates

Public

You were elected as the new SSG president of your school and were given a chance to deliver a message of gratitude to your fellow students.

Public

When you told yourself not to talk to your friends when you have read in a Facebook post that they were in a party and you were not invited.

Intrapersonal

COMMUNICATION STYLES

refers to the kind of behavior that interlocutors manifest, in order to make their intentions known, communicate their ideas, or assert their messages.

Aggressive behavior

uses a competing conflict management style Controlling and competing

Assertive

egalitarian and collaborating accommodating conflict management style

Passive aggressive

almost as same as aggressive but you are not straightforward with being dominating Disguised controlling person

Passive

withdrawing relinquishing avoiding Utilizes an avoiding conflict management style

Speech Styles

Intimate, Casual, Consultative, Formal, Frozen

Intimate

when our relationship with the receiver is very private

Casual

we interact among friends and acquaintances

Consultatuve

when there is a professional transaction/ exchange between sender and receiver

Formal

when we have to follow conventions as we deliver a message to the receiver (pattern to be followed but we can deviate from it)

Frozen

pattern and features of the message to be delivered to the receiver is non negotiable