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ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

LESSON 5: Types of Speech Context 3. Public– This type refers to communication that
enables you to send or deliver a message before a
Speech Context crowd. The message can be transmitted for
 Context when referring to speech communication is informative or persuasive purposes. "In public
the surroundings, circumstances, environment, communication, unlike interpersonal and small
background, or setting that determine, specify, or groups, the channels are more exaggerated. The
clarify the meaning of an event. voice is louder and the gestures are more expansive
 According to DeVito (2005), “Context refers to the because the audience is larger”
setting in which the communication takes place. Examples:
Context helps to establish meaning and can  Delivering a graduation speech to your
influence what is said and how it is said.” fellow graduates.
 You were elected as the new SSG
Types of Speech Context president of your school and were given a
chance to deliver a message of gratitude to
1. Intrapersonal – This refers to a type of your fellow students.
communication that is focused on one person,
where the speaker acts both as the sender and as 4. Mass Communication – This refers to
the receiver of the message . The message is made communication through television, radio,
up of thoughts and feelings while the medium is the newspapers, magazines, books, billboards, the
brain that processes what you think and feel. internet, and other types of media.
Examples:
Examples:  You are watching a televised briefing of
 There is a voice within you that tells you, IATF on COVID-19.
“It’s okay, you can still do it! You can make  You have recorded a commentary for your
it!” when you are losing your drive to finish school’s Online Discussion of the pandemic
the task that you are doing. and uploaded it to your social media
 When you told yourself not to talk to your account.
friends when you read in a Facebook post
that they were at a party, and you were not Verbal and Non-verbal Behavior in a Speech Context
invited.
When talking to your self
2. Interpersonal – This refers to the type of
communication that takes place and creates a 1. Use self-talk to your advantage : Cheering yourself up
personal relationship between and among people. before an important event or talking to yourself while
Normally, it includes two individuals, and it can vary completing a task are two perfect opportunities for self-talk.
from casual and very personal to formal and
impersonal. 2. Don’t overdo it. While it is normal to talk to yourself
constantly, it is better not to overuse yourself of doing so.
Types of Interpersonal Communication The most common reason why people end up talking to
A. Dyad Communication – communication that themselves is because they feel like they do not have
happens between two people. someone else to talk to.
Examples:
 You consoled your brother who When talking to one person or a small group of people
was feeling down.
 A conversation between your 1. Listen carefully. You must listen carefully and understand
father and mother about the latest what the other person is saying. Asking clarifying questions
announcement of your Barangay lets the other person know that you are indeed listening
Chairman. attentively.
B. Small Group – This applies to interactions
involving at least three but not more than 2. Check your tone and body language. The vocabulary of
twelve people engaged in face-to-face the body is more revealing than the actual words you speak.
interactions to achieve the desired goal. In So, watch your tone and body language while you are
this type of conversation, all participants talking. Is your tone tough? Do you smile and encourage the
can freely express their ideas throughout person you are talking to? Your body language tells more
the discussion. about your emotions and thoughts than your actual words
Examples:
 You are having a discussion with When talking to the public
your two brothers about the
surprise party you are planning for Speaking in front of a crowd requires many
your Mom’s birthday. preparations; from analyzing your target audience to
 Kathlyn who came back from the planning and drafting your speech up to the rehearsing part.
United States called her three The key, therefore, is to come prepared. Be yourself while
brothers and four sisters and you are on stage and speak in a way that you will be easily
announced that she is getting understood by your audience.
married.

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