Chapter 11: Learning the
Types of Speech Context
INTRAPERSONAL
Communication
• Means communication with oneself
• May be seen in situations involving talking to or
writing to oneself
• The Speaker and the Listener are one and the
same, which is you.
• You send the message, and you yourself receive
that message
Examples of Intrapersonal
Communication
• Memorizing out loud a dialogue in a play
• Writing in a diary or a private blog
• Writing on a post-it to remind oneself
• Daydreaming
• Meditating
INTERPERSONAL
Communication
• Involves more than one person
• Can be differentiated by its purpose
A. Dyadic Communication
B. Small Group Communication
C. Public Communication
D. Mass Communication
E. Organizational Communication
F. Intercultural Communication
A. Dyadic Communication
• Involves only two participants
• The roles of Speaker and Listener are not fixed, they can be interchangeable
• One Speaker and one Listener come together to exchange thoughts, ideas,
opinions, and information
• Informal:
- Conversation - most common, most frequent, and most popular
• Formal:
- Interview - almost always highly formal
- Dialogue - one bares heart and soul to go deeper into their motivations,
attitudes, and beliefs
B. Small Group
Communication
• Requires from 3 to 15 people to study an issue, discuss a problem,
and come up with a solution or a plan
• The group has an agenda, a leader, and an outcome to accomplish
• Rules must be followed to facilitate order, as everyone can be both
Speaker and Listener
• Small Groups can be divided into 2 depending on its purpose:
1. Study Groups - meant to look into a problem but not
necessarily come up with a solution
2. Task Oriented Groups - study an issue to come up
with a plan to resolve that issue
C. Public Communication
• One Speaker addresses many Listeners,
collectively known as an Audience
• No interchanging of the Speaker and Listener
roles
• The speech is well prepared, Speaker is is
dressed appropriately, and Listeners are set to
listen
D. Mass Communication
• Any of the above human verbal communications
carried out with the aid of mass media technology
• Examples:
- Radio
- Television
- Internet
- Social Media
E. Organizational
Communication
• Refers to the interaction of members along the links in
an organizational structure
• Two variations of Organizational Communication
1. Formal - uses the proper channels
graphically illustrated by an organizational
chart; follows the chain of command
2. Informal - bypasses the links, skips forward
or backwards, or even goes sideways just
to achieve the same goal
F. Intercultural
Communication
• Exchange of concepts, traditions, values, and
practices between and among people of different
nationalities and ways of life
• Goes beyond showcasing folk dances, local
songs, and native delicacies
• For it to be more meaningful, should be a deeper
understanding and awareness of what makes
various nationalities different and unique, but also
similar and familiar