Types of Speech Context & Speech Styles (Senior High School Podcast)
Learning Objectives
- Practice effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills.
- Recognize the various types of speech context and styles.
- Demonstrate appropriate verbal and nonverbal behavior in each speech context.
The Nature of Speech
- Speech communication is the process of sharing meanings through audible and visual codes such as voice, facial expression, gestures, movement, postures, and the like.
Speech Context
- Speech context refers to the situation or environment and the circumstances in which communication occurs.
Intrapersonal vs Interpersonal Communication
- Communication centers on one person where the speaker acts both as the sender and the receiver of the message.
- INTRAPERSONAL communication: communication with oneself; reflection happens within the mind.
- INTERPERSONAL communication: communication between and among people and establishes personal relationships between and among them.
Intrapersonal Communication
- Definition: The message is made up of your thoughts and feelings.
- Channel: The brain processes what you are thinking and feeling.
- Feedback: As you talk to yourself, you discard certain ideas and replace them with others.
- Subtopic: SELF TALK
Interpersonal Communication
- When you engage in interpersonal communication, you and another person become linked together.
- The personal part means that your unique qualities as a person matter during interpersonal communication.
TYPES OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
- Dyadic Communication
- Small Group Communication
- Public Communication
- Mass Communication
Dyadic Communication
- Definition: Communication that occurs between two people.
- Structure: One speaker and one listener exchange thoughts, ideas, opinions, and information.
- Examples: Job Interviews, Mentorship, Patient Consultation
Small Group Communication
- Definition: Involves at least three or more people working together to achieve a shared goal.
- Characteristics: All participants can freely share ideas in a loose and open discussion.
- Examples: Team Project, Meeting, Support Group Session
Public Communication
- Definition: Requires delivering the message before or in front of a group.
- Purpose: Informational or persuasive.
- Examples: Religious Sermon, Academic Lectures
Mass Communication
- Definition: The public transfer of messages through media or technology-driven channels to a large number of recipients.
- Source: From an entity (organization, institution, individual).
- Examples: Advertisement and Marketing, Podcasts, Magazines
Checkpoint: Types of Interpersonal Communication
- What are the different types of interpersonal communication?
- 1. Communication
- 2. Communication
- 3. Communication
- 4. Communication
- Answer (from content): Dyadic, Small Group, Public, Mass
Speech Style (Martin Joos)
- Definition: The form of language that the speaker uses, characterized by the degree of formality.
- The five styles (from least to most formal in Joos’ framework): INTIMATE, CASUAL, CONSULTATIVE, FORMAL, FROZEN
INTIMATE STYLE
- Characteristics: Private; occurs between or among close family members or individuals.
- Language: May not be shared in public.
- Examples: Conversation with your family; Sharing secrets with your closest friends
CASUAL STYLE
- Characteristics: Common among peers and friends.
- Language: Jargon, slang, or vernacular language are used.
- Examples: Dinner conversation with friends or peers
- Note: Page 20 mentions sharing Gen Z / Gen Alpha slang or jargon; idea presented as a word cloud example.
CONSULTATIVE STYLE
- Characteristics: Standard or normal language; professional or naturally acceptable language is a must.
- Examples: Doctor-patient consultation
- Characteristics: Used in formal settings; one-way communication (not typically interactive).
- Examples: Seminar
- Question: What communication model is used in a FORMAL speech style?
- Answer hint: It is typically a one-way communication model (e.g., linear model).
FROZEN STYLE
- Characteristics: Frozen in time and remains unchanged.
- Occurrences: Mostly in ceremonies.
- Example: National Anthem
Let’s Try! Practice identifying speech styles
- Situations to classify (as provided in the material):
- Inquiring at a hotel
- Giving an instruction to fellow groupmates
- Planning campaign strategies
- Delivering a speech for the school community
- Delivering news reports
Quiz Time: More scenario classifications
- 1. A student journalist interviews a guest speaker about their advocacy work for a school publication.
- 2. Classmates joke and laugh together during lunch break in the canteen.
- 3. A sibling comforts another after a stressful day, sharing personal thoughts and feelings.
- 4. A speaker delivers a eulogy at a memorial service, honoring the life of a beloved teacher.
- 5. A contestant recites a classic poem during a school-wide elocution contest.
- 6. A senior student presents findings from a research study at an academic conference.
- 7. A student seeks help from a librarian to locate sources for a thesis.
- 8. A choir sings a traditional hymn during a solemn event.
- 9. A parent and child share a quiet moment after a long day.
- Friends exchange memes and laugh during a group chat.
Summary: What have I learned?
- Speech Communication
- Speech Context
- Types of Speech Context
- Speech Style
- Types of Speech Style
Closing
- Thank You for Listening! PODCAST 1))