Types of Speech Context unlike interpersonal and small groups, the channels are
more exaggerated. The voice is louder and the gestures
Speech Context
are more expansive because the audience is larger”
Context when referring to speech communication is the (Hybels & Weaver, 2012, p 19).
surroundings, circumstances, environment, background
Examples:
or setting that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning
• Delivering a graduation speech to your fellow
of an event. (LumenLearning.com/Elements of graduates.
Communication). According to DeVito (2005), “Context • You were elected as the new SSG president of your
refers to the setting in which the communication takes school and were given
place. Context helps to establish meaning and can a chance to deliver a message of gratitude to your
influence what is said and how it is said.” fellow students.
Types of Speech Context
4. Mass Communication – This refers to communication
1. Intrapersonal – This refers to a type of
through television, radio, newspapers, magazines,
communication that is focused on one person, where
books, billboards, the internet, and other types of
the speaker acts both as the sender and as the receiver
media.
of the message. The message is made up of thoughts
and feelings while the medium is the brain that Examples:
processes what you think and feel. (Hybels & Weaver, • You are watching a televised briefing of IATF on
2012, p 16) COVID-19.
• You have recorded a commentary for your school’s
Examples: Online Discussion of the pandemic and uploaded it in
• There is a voice within you that tells you, “It’s okay, your social media account
you can still do it! You can make it!” when you are
losing your drive to finish the task that you are doing.
• When you told yourself not to talk to your friends Verbal and Non-verbal Behavior in a Speech Context
when you have read in a Facebook post that they Different speech context whether it is intrapersonal,
were in a party and you were not invited. interpersonal, public or mass communication requires
2. Interpersonal – This refers to the type of different approaches.
communication that takes place between and among
people and creates a personal relationship between and 1. Use self-talk to your advantage: Cheering yourself up
among them. Normally, it includes two individuals, and before an important event or talking to yourself while
it can vary from casual and very personal to formal and completing a task are two perfect opportunities for self-
impersonal. talk (Gould, 2018, Talking to yourself is normal, n.d.).
Types of Interpersonal Communication 2. Don’t overdo it. While it is normal to talk to yourself
constantly, it is better not to overuse yourself of doing
Dyad Communication – communication that happens so. The most common reason why people end up
between two people. talking to themselves is because they feel like they do
not have someone else to talk to. To address this, you
Examples:
need to be more sociable, it would give you more
• You consoled your brother who was feeling down.
• A conversation between your father and mother people to talk to other than yourself.
about the latest When talking to one person or a small group of people
announcement of your Barangay Chairman Consoling your friend who is feeling down, or simply
Small Group– This applies to interactions involving at talking with your classmates about your plans for a
least three but not more than twelve people engaged in group activity is an example of a dyad and small group
face-to-face interactions to achieve the desired goal. In communication. This kind of communication implies
this type of conversation, all participants can freely that the conversation is being shared and there is
express their ideas throughout the discussion. exchange of ideas. Thus, to achieve successful
Examples: communication in a dyad or small group, you have to
• You are having a discussion with your two brothers consider the following;
about the surprise
1. Listen carefully-Needless to say, this is the very basic
party you are planning for your Mom’s birthday.
foundation of effective communication. You have to
• Kathlyn who came back from the United States
listen carefully and understand what the other person is
called her three brothers
saying.
and four sisters and announced that she is getting
2. Check your tone and body language. The vocabulary
married.
of the body is more revealing than the actual words you
3. Public– This type refers to a communication that
speak.
enables you to send or deliver a message before a 3. When talking to the public-Speaking in front of the
crowd. The message can be transmitted for informative crowd requires many preparations; from analyzing your
or persuasive purposes. "In public communication,
target audience, to planning and drafting your speech
up to the rehearsing part.
(Oral Communication Handout 3)
