TOPIC/LESSON NAME: Types of Speech Context Speech Context is important because it helps you

communicate appropriately, understand the meaning of

CONTENT STANDARD: The learner recognizes any message conveyed, and respond accordingly.
that communicative competence requires
understanding of speech context, speech style, speech Types of Speech Context
act and communicative strategy.
1. Intrapersonal – This refers to a type of
PERFORMANCE STANDARD: The learner communication that is focused on one person,
demonstrates effective use of communicative strategy where the speaker acts both as the sender and
in a variety of speech situations. as the receiver of the message. The message is
made up of thoughts and feelings while the
LEARNING COMPETENCY: Identifies the various medium is the brain that processes what you
types of speech context. think and feel. (Hybels & Weaver, 2012, p 16)
SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES: After going Examples:
through this module, the learners are expected to:
 There is a voice within you that tells you, “It’s
1. Define speech context; okay, you can still do it! You can make it!
2. Identify the various types of speech context in When you are losing your drive to finish the
different situations; and task that you are doing.
3. Employ appropriate verbal and nonverbal  When you told yourself not to talk to your
behavior in different speech context. friends when you have read in a Facebook post
that they were in a party and you were not
Speech Context refers to the number of
invited.
communicators and the setting in which the
communication process takes place.
2. Interpersonal – This refers to the type of
 Context when referring to speech communication that takes place between and
communication is the surroundings, among people and creates a personal
circumstances, environment, background or relationship between and among them.
setting that determine, specify, or clarify the Normally, it includes two individuals, and it
meaning of an event. can vary from casual and very personal to
(LumenLearning.com/Elements of formal and impersonal.
Communication)
Types of Interpersonal Communication
 According to DeVito (2005), “Context refers
to the setting in which the communication a) Dyad Communication – communication
takes place. Context helps to establish that happens between two people.
meaning and can influence what is said and Examples:
how it is said.”  You consoled your brother who
was feeling down.
Carefully evaluate the statements given, then select  A conversation between your
from the given communication contexts what matches father and mother about the latest
the phrase. Choose the letter of the correct answer. announcement of your Barangay
Chairman.
1. Consoling a friend who is feeling down.
2. Cheering yourself up before an important b) Small Group – This applies to
event. interactions involving at least three but not
3. Delivering your graduation speech to your more than twelve people engaged in face-
fellow graduates. to-face interactions to achieve the desired
4. Discussing with your group mates your goal. In this type of conversation, all
assigned report. participants can freely express their ideas
5. Articulating your stand in a pressing issue in throughout the discussion.
the editorial page. Examples:
 You are having a discussion with
A. Communication in Public
your two brothers about the
B. Communication with Self surprise party you are planning for
C. Communication between two persons your Mom’s birthday.
D. Mass Communication  Kathlyn who came back from the
E. Communication in a small group United States called her three
brothers and four sisters and
 announced that she is getting perfect opportunities of self-talk
married. (Gloud, 2018, Talking to yourself is
normal, n.d.).
3. Public – This type refers to a communication b. Don’t overdo it. While it is normal to
that enables you to send or deliver a message talk to yourself constantly, it is better
before a crowd. The message can be not to overuse yourself doing so. The
transmitted for informative or persuasive most common reason why people end
purposes. up talking to themselves is because
they feel like they do not have
“In public communication, unlike someone else to talk to. To address
interpersonal and small groups, the channels this, you need to be more sociable, it
are more exaggerated. The voice is louder and would give you more people to talk to
the gestures are more expansive because the other than yourself.
audience is larger” (Hybels &Weaver, 2012,
p19).  When talking to one person or small group
Examples: of people
 Delivering a graduation speech to your
fellow graduates. Dyad and small group communication implies
 You were elected as the new SSG that the conversation is being shared and there
president of your school and were is exchange of ideas.
given a chance to deliver a message of
gratitude to your fellow students. Small group involves different skills because
unlike dyad, it consists of more than two
people.
4. Mass Communication – This refers to In both cases, you can be as natural as
communication through television, radio, yourself; however, unlike a running
newspapers, magazines, books, billboards, the conversation in your head, you have to
internet, and other types of media. consider that there are others who are equally
Examples: important in the conversation.
 You are watching a television briefing
of IATF on COVID-19. Thus, to achieve successful communication in
 You have recorded a commentary for a dyad or small group, you have to consider
your school’s Online Discussion of the the following:
pandemic and uploaded it in your
social media account. a. Listen carefully – the very basic
foundation of effective
communication. Asking clarifying
Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior in a Speech questions lets the other person know
Context that you are indeed listening
Different speech context whether it is intrapersonal, attentively.
interpersonal, public, or mass communication requires
different approaches. Though there might be some b. Check your tone and body
occasional similarities, you should at least know how language. The vocabulary of the body
to behave and respond to various speech contexts is more revealing than the actual
appropriately. words you speak. So, watch your tone
and body language while you are
 When talking to your self talking. Check your body language to
You might be familiar with the feeling of ensure that it is consistent with your
quietly talking to yourself in your mind, and words (Oakes, 2017).
it’s normal – and good for you. By performing
this, it makes you think and reflect on the  When talking to the public. Speaking in front
things you have done or are planning to do. of the crowd requires many preparations; from
But here are some important reminders that analyzing your target audience, to planning
you need to keep in mind: and drafting your speech up to the rehearsing
part. The key therefore is to come prepared.
a. Use self-talk to your advantage: Be yourself while you are on stage and speak
Cheering yourself up before an in the way that you will be easily understood
important event or talking to yourself by your audience.
while completing a task are two