Oral Communication in Context

Module 6 - Week 6
I. Topics: Speech Style
Speech Act
Types of Speech
MELC: Distinguishes types of speeches and speech style/EN11/12OC-Ifj-17

II. Learning Objectives:

At the end of the period, you should be able to:

a. Identify and distinguish the different types of speech style, speech acts and speeches.
b. Observe the appropriate language forms in using a particular speech style.
c. Respond appropriately and effectively to a speech act.
d. Determine the types of speeches used in different real-life situations and;
e. Awareness of every oral communication in various contexts.

III. Pre-Assessment:

I. Direction: Dialogues are extracted from the pictures. Analyze and choose the picture that matches
with the dialogue. Write your answer on the space provided.

___ 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5.

a. “The right time has finally come, will you marry me?”
b. “Oh, guys! I could still remember our highschool crushes. How’s Bella?”
c. “Officers, please come forward for our oath taking ceremony.”
d. “Address the pandemic and we set in motion the gears of the economy.”
e. “You need to practice more on dribbling.”

II. TWO EMOJIS, ONE TOPIC

Direction: Guess what the 2 emojis represent. Write your answer on the space provided.

___________ ___________ _______________

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IV. Lesson Opening: This module covers speech style, speech acts and types of speeches. Study the
content of this within one (1) week (November 9, 2021 to November 16, 2021) including the activities and
assessment. You are asked to submit it through SCHOOLOGY on or before November 16 until 8:00 PM.

A. What would you learn this week?

Hello there, my dear students!

It is human nature to express thoughts and emotions. Thus, many speeches or

forms of communication in spoken language, made by a speaker before an audience,
have been created. Speeches are more formal than talking or usual conversations.

They are primarily delivered to leave a remarkable message. Are you familiar with
speech acts, speech styles and speech and its different types? Let’s find out!

B. Why should you study this?

Learning these will help you know the specific approach you should use in every
situation ,person and place. Knowing these things can help one prevent
misunderstandings and arguments from happening and will help you improve your
communication skills as well as building a healthy relation with other people.

III. Guiding Questions

1. What are the different types of speech styles, speech acts and speeches?
2. In what way do speech styles, acts, and types of speeches connect to each other?
3. How can these communicative strategies help you build your communication and speaking skills?
4. How can these communicative strategies assist you in building harmonious relationships with
other people?

IV. Discussion/Lesson Proper:

Lesson 1: What is speech style?

According to Martin Joos (1976), The form of language that the speaker uses which is characterized
by the degree of formality is known as speech style.

Examples: Pledges, close friends sharing stories, announcements, everyday conversation with friends
and classroom discussions.

Joos identified the style into five styles, which he called ‘clock’. Those are frozen, formal, consultative,
casual and intimate style.

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 5 TYPES OF SPEECH STYLES

Exercise 1:
Distinguish how you should communicate in the following speaking situations through the diagram
below. Write the letter of the speaking situation to its appropriate f speech style.

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Lesson 2: What is a speech act?

A speech act is an utterance that a speaker makes to achieve an intended effect.

Speech acts are performed when a person offers an apology, greeting, request, complaint, invitation,
compliment, or refusal. Speech act is an act of communication.

Here are some examples of speech acts we use or hear every day:

Greeting: "Hi, Leon. How are things going?"

Request: "Could you pass me the mashed potatoes, please?"
Complaint: "I’ve already been waiting three weeks for the computer, and I was told it would be
delivered within a week."
Invitation: "We’re having some people over Saturday evening and wanted to know if you’d like to join
us."
Compliment: "Hey, I really like your shirt!"
Refusal: "Oh, I’d love to see that movie with you but this Friday just isn’t going to work."

THREE TYPES OF SPEECH ACT

According to J. L. Austin (1962), a philosopher of language and the developer of speech act theory,
there are three types of acts in every utterance, given the right circumstances and context. These are:

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Exercise 2:

Explain the importance of being able to respond effectively and appropriately to a speech act. Use
the prompt below to express your thoughts on this.

At first, I thought that___________________________________________________________

but now, I have learned that______________________________________________________

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Lesson 3: What is speech and its types?
Speech is a spoken expression of ideas, opinions, etc., that is made by someone who is speaking in
front of a group of people.

Speeches are more formal than talking or usual conversations. They are primarily delivered to leave a
remarkable message.

Components of Speech
I. Introduction:

The introduction is an essential element of a speech that is intended to grab the audience’s attention.

Here are some formulas for writing a good introduction:

● Focus your audience's attention - Speakers must have an “attention grabber” to interest the
audience—a joke, astonishing fact, or anecdote.
● State Your Focused Topic - Include background information on your topic that helps to
establish its context.
● State your Thesis - your main point about that topic and the points of discussion you will
include in your paper

II. Body
The body section allows you to provide details of the particular topic of your speech.

Here are some tips you should keep in my when writing the body:

● Organize Your Content - Brainstorm a list of all possible main points to support your purpose.
● Stick to the main points of your speech - Do not wander off topic.
● List the supporting evidence - List the supporting details and evidence you’ll provide for each
main point.

III. Conclusion

The conclusion of your speech summarizes your purpose and main points while leaving a lasting
impression with your audience.

The following elements make a strong conclusion:

● Tie the conclusion into the introduction - Connecting the conclusion and introduction will give
your speech a sense of closure, and will leave the audience with a great final impression.
● Making a smooth transition - use a signpost known as a concluding statement like, “In
conclusion”, “I leave you with”, “finally today”, and other similarly obvious endings.

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There are two (2) major types of speeches: according to purpose and according to delivery.

TYPES OF SPEECH ACCORDING TO PURPOSE

a. Informative or Expository speech
• is mainly performed for the purpose of educating the audience on new or relevant pieces of
information on a particular topic.
example: lecture of a teacher

b. Persuasive Speech
• is given solely for the purpose of convincing the audience to agree with the speaker’s opinion on a
particular topic.
example: sales pitch

c. Entertainment Speech
• aims to share laughter and enjoyment to the audience through witty and humorous lines.
example: speech of a comedian

TYPES OF SPEECH ACCORDING TO DELIVERY

a. Manuscript Speech
• is the word-for-word iteration of a written message using visual aids.
example: news anchor with a teleprompter

b. Memorized Speech
• is the rote recitation of a written message that the speaker has committed to memory.
example: actor’s dialogue

c. Extemporaneous Speech
• is the presentation of a carefully planned and rehearsed speech, spoken in a conversational manner
using brief notes.
example: extemporaneous speaking contest

d. Impromptu Speech
• is the presentation of a short message without advance preparation and is for people
knowledgeable about the subject.
example: Class recitations, meetings where you give ideas and opinions, Q and A during beauty
pageants.

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Exercise 3:

From the lesson on the types of speeches, state what you have learned:

As a speaker, I should know my purpose and method of delivery before giving my speech so that…

V. Generalization/Summary:
Share some of your honest thoughts and ideas about the lessons we discussed by writing your responses
below.

____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________

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VI. Post – Assessment
Now that you know the parts of speech and distinguish the different types of speeches, try to
make a meaningful activity out of it by delivering a simple speech. You have the freedom to
choose what type of speech you are going to deliver. Have someone from the audience evaluate
your performance by using the criteria below.

VII. Feedback:

What difficulty did I encounter in using this module?

___________________________________________________________________________

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