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Importance of Speech Context
By knowing the speech context of a conversation, we can easily understand the message and make feedback clearly and appropriately.
Speech Context
The environment where communication happens and how the message is relayed during the process.
Types of Speech Context
1. Intrapersonal 2. Interpersonal 3. Public Communication 4. Mass Communication
Intrapersonal Communication
Communication that focuses on one person where the speaker acts both as the sender and as the receiver of the message.
Interpersonal Communication
Communication that occurs between and among people, creating a personal relationship.
Types of Interpersonal Communication
1. Dyad Communication 2. Small Group 3. Public Communication 4. Mass Communication
Dyad Communication
Communication that happens between two people.
Small Group Communication
Interaction involving at least three but not more than twelve people engaged in face-to-face interactions.
Public Communication
Communication that enables sending or delivering a message before a crowd.
Mass Communication
Communication through television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books, billboards, the internet, and other types of media.
Speech Styles
The way we communicate varies depending on factors such as speech context, purpose, and delivery.
Importance of Speech Styles
The context dictates and affects the way people communicate, resulting in various speech styles.
Types of Speech Styles
1. Intimate 2. Casual
Intimate Speech Style
Used for very close relationships, characterized by private language use.
Casual Speech Style
Conversational in tone, with free and easy participation, and uses general jargon, slang, and colloquial language.
Casual Speech Style
Conversational in tone, free and easy participation, uses general jargon, slang, and colloquial language. Informal communication between friends or peers with shared interests.
Consultative Speech Style
Semi-formal communication, two-way participation, requires background information, professional language, active participants.
Formal Speech Style
Formal words and expressions, complete sentences, technical or academic vocabulary, one-way communication.
Frozen Speech Style
Fixed and static expressions, formal and reserved for very formal situations, such as ceremonies, religious services, state affairs, and court proceedings.
Speech Act
An utterance made by a speaker to achieve an intended effect, such as offering an apology, greeting, request, complaint, invitation, compliment, or refusal.
Speech Act - Types
1. Locutionary Act - literal speech 2. Illocutionary Act - social function of the speech 3. Perlocutionary Act - resulting act of the speech, what the hearer does in response.
Speech Act - Classifications
1. Assertive - expression of belief about truth of a proposition 2. Directive - attempts to make the addressee act 3. Commissive - speaker commits to something.
Proposition
Examples include suggesting, putting forward, swearing, boasting, and concluding. Example: No one makes better pancakes than I do.
Directive
The speaker tries to make the addressee act, such as asking, ordering, requesting, inviting, advising, and begging. Example: Please close the door.
Expressive
The speaker expresses his/her feelings or emotional reactions, including thanking, apologizing, welcoming, and deploring. Example: I am so sorry for not helping out with our group projects and letting you do all the work.
Commissive
Commits the speaker to doing something in the future. Acts include promising, planning, vowing, and betting. Example: From now on, I will participate in our group activity.
Declaration
An act that brings a change in the external situation. Examples include blessing, firing, baptizing, bidding, and passing a sentence. Example: You are fired.
Principles of Speech Writing
The Speech Writing Process
Conducting Audience Analysis
To tailor fit your speech and delivery to your audience
