Types of Speech
Context and Style
Group work
Communication
Communication
between two
with self
persons
Communication Communication
in a small group to the public
Types of Speech Context
1. Intrapersonal
2. Interpersonal
a. Dyad Communication
b. Small Group
3. Public
4. Mass Communication
Intrapersonal
This refers to communication that centers on one person where
the speaker acts both as the sender and the receiver of
message.
The message is made up of your thoughts and feelings. The
channel is your brain, which processes what you are thinking
and feeling.
There is feedback in the sense that as you talk to yourself, you
discard certain ideas and replace them with others.
Intrapersonal
Examples:
You spent the night thinking and analyzing why a student from
the other class talked to you on the way home and you decided
it probably meant nothing.
You felt happy while thinking about how your teacher
appreciated you for submitting your project before the due date
and you reflected on why this was so.
Interpersonal
This refers to communication between and among people and
establishes personal relationship between and among them.
Solomon and Theiss (2013) state that “the inter part of the
word highlights how interpersonal communication connects
people… 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 Context
Dyad Communication-communication that occurs between two
people.
Example:
You offered feedback on the speech performance of your
classmate.
You provided comfort to a friend who was feeling down.
Types of Interpersonal Context
Small Group- communication that involves at least three but not
more than twelve people engaging in a face-to-face interaction to
achieve a desired goal.
In this type of communication, all participants can freely share ideas
in a loose and open discussion.
Example:
•You are participating in an organizational meeting which aims to
address the concerns of your fellow students.
•You are having a discussion with your group mates on how to finish
the assigned tasks.
Public
This type refers to communication that requires you to deliver or
send the message before or in front of a group.
The message can be driven by informational or persuasive
purposes.
channels are more exaggerated.
voice is louder
gestures are more expansive
audience is bigger
speaker might use additional visual channels
Public
Examples:
You deliver a graduation speech to your
batch.
You participate in a declamation, oratorical,
or debate contest watched by a number of
people.
Mass Communication
This refers to communication that takes
place through television, radio,
newspapers, magazines, books,
billboards, internet, and other types of
media.
Mass Communication
Example:
You are a student journalist articulating
your stand on current issues through
the school’s newspaper.
Exercise: Identify and discuss with your partner the
differences among the types of speech contexts
using the graphic organizer below.
Type Description Examples
1.
Intrapersonal 2.
Communication 3.
1.
Interpersonal 2.
Communication 3.
1.
Public 2.
Communication 3.
1.
Mass 2.
Communication 3.
