Speech Context And Style

Question 1

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.” (Hybels & Weaver, 2012, p 16)

Answer 1

Intrapersonal

Question 2

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…” (p. 5)

Answer 2

Interpersonal

Question 3

communication that occurs between two people

Answer 3

Dyad Communication

Question 4

This refers to 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.

Answer 4

Small Group

Question 5

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. “In public communication, unlike in interpersonal and small group, the channels are more exaggerated. The voice is louder and the gestures are more expansive because the audience is bigger.

Answer 5

Public

Question 6

This refers to communication that takes place through television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books, billboards, internet, and other types of media.

Answer 6

Mass Communication

Question 7

This style is private, which occurs between or among close family members or individuals. The language used in this style may not be shared in public.

Answer 7

Intimate

Question 8

This style is common among peers and friends. Jargon, slang, or the vernacular language are used.

Answer 8

Casual

Question 9

This style is the standard one. Professional or mutually acceptable language is a must in this style. Examples of situations are communication between teachers and students, employers and employees, doctor and patient, judge and lawyer, or President and his/her constituents.

Answer 9

Consultative

Question 10

This style is used in formal settings. Unlike the consultative style, this is one-way. Examples are sermons by priests and ministers, State of the Nation Address of the President, formal speeches, or pronouncements by judges.

Answer 10

Formal

Question 11

This style is “frozen” in time and remains unchanged. It mostly occurs in ceremonies. Common examples are the Preamble to the Constitution, Lord’s Prayer, and Allegiance to country or flag.

Answer 11

Frozen