Learning Guide 5

Oral Communication

Prepared by:
JANET C. GADDI, RMT, RN, RM, LPT, MAN

This module is based on the Most Essential Learning Competencies developed by the
Department of Education. It contains varied teaching-learning activities that will help the learner
to better understand the concepts.
Lesson 5: Speech Contexts

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Learning Competencies/Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learner must be able to identify the various types of speech
context.

What is speech context?

Speech context is the way
that people use to communicate and
transmit message orally or verbally.
It can be interpersonal where you
can talk with the other people.
Intrapersonal where you can talk to
yourself especially when thinking
and making decisions

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Types of Speech Context
1. Intrapersonal

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 &
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Examples:
• You spent the night thinking and analyzing why a student from the other class talked to
you on the way home and you decided it probably meant nothing.
• You felt happy while thinking about how your teacher appreciated you for submitting
your project before the due date and you reflected on why this was so.

2. Interpersonal
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…”
Types of Interpersonal Context:
• Dyad Communication – communication that occurs
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between two people
Example:
• You offered feedback on the speech performance of
your classmate.
• You provided comfort to a friend who was feeling down.

3. Small Groups
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.
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• You are participating in an organizational meeting which
aims to address the concerns of your fellow students.
• You are having a discussion with your group mates on how to finish
the assigned tasks.

4. Public
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. The speaker might use additional visual
channels such as slides or a Power Point presentation.” (Hybels & Weaver, 2012, p 19).
Examples
• You deliver a graduation speech to your batch.
• You participate in a declamation, oratorical, or
debate contest watched by a number of people.

5. Mass Communication
This refers to communication that takes place https://tinyurl.com/yxtjgsjy
through television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books, billboards, internet, and other
types of media.
Examples:
• You are a student journalist articulating your stand on current
issues through the school’s newspaper.

What have you learned so far?

Read and analyze each statement carefully. Choose the letter that BEST corresponds to
your answer. Use ¼ sheet of paper.
1. It is the way that people use to communicate and transmit message orally or verbally.
A. Speech context
B. Speech style
C. Speech act
D. Speeches
2. The message is made up of your thoughts and feelings. The channel is your brain, which
processes what you are thinking and feeling.
 A. Intrapersonal
B. Interpersonal
C. Dyad
D. Small group
3. You spent the night thinking and analyzing why a student from the other class talked to you on
the way home and you decided it probably meant nothing., this is considered as:
A. Intrapersonal
B. Interpersonal
C. Dyad
D. Small group
4. You felt happy while thinking about how your teacher appreciated you for submitting your
project before the due date and you reflected on why this was so. This is known as what kind of
context?
A. Intrapersonal
B. Interpersonal
C. Dyad
D. Small group

5. Interpersonal – This refers to communication between and among people and establishes
personal relationship between and among them.
A. Intrapersonal
B. Interpersonal
C. Dyad
D. Small group
6. A communication that occurs between two people just like you offered feedback on the speech
performance of your classmate. This is considered as:
A. Intrapersonal
B. Interpersonal
C. Dyad
D. Small group
7. 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. This is known as:
A. Intrapersonal
B. Interpersonal
 C. Dyad
D. Small group
8. You are participating in an organizational meeting which aims to address the concerns of your
fellow students. This is known as:
A. Small group
B. Dyad
C. Public
D. Mass Media
9. You deliver a graduation speech to your batch. Is an example of what kind of communication?
A. Small group
B. Dyad
C. Public
D. Mass communication

10. This refers to communication that takes place through television, radio, newspapers,
magazines, books, billboards, internet, and other types of media.
A. Small group C. Public
B. Dyad D. Mass communication

Collaborative Task

Identify the differences among the types of speech contexts using the graphic organizer below.

Types of Speech Context Description

 Dependent Task

B. Create a creative skit applying one of the speech context.

Use the rubrics as your guide
CRITERIA STANDARDS HIGHEST RAW
POSSIBLE SCORE
SCORE
1. Organization Systematic and logical presentation of
report 15
2. Content  Correctness of processing and 15
interpretation of report
 Clear and unambiguous 15
presentation
 Conciseness 10
 Appropriate data 5
3. Audio-visual aids  Use of visual aids facilitated 10
comprehension
 Neat and proportional visual aids 5
4. Use of time  Report is presented within allotted 5
time
5. Mastery and tact  Ability to answer relevant 15
questions
 Dispassionate reactions to queries 5
and criticism
Total 100

Independent Task

Differentiate the New Normal from the Normal way of life of the Filipinos during the pandemic
and before the pandemic. What kind of speech context is used?

Period Speech Context

 Before the Co-vid Pandemic

New Normal

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