SPEECH STYLES

“..patterns of speaking
characterized by distinctive
pronunciation, vocabulary,
intent, participants, and
grammatical structures.”
 Scene 1:
You and your girl/boyfriend fights
because he/she was jealous of
someone else. How will you portray
this scene?
 Scene 2:
You are having a dinner with your
family. Your mom asks your
performance in school. How will
you respond?
How will you portray this scene?
 Scene 3:
Recite the “Panunumpa:” with
conviction and poise
 Scene 4:
Your company was declared
bankrupt due to low sales. How will
you tell this to your subordinates?
 Scene 5:
You went to a doctor to consult
about your health condition. How
will you talk with the doctor?
FROZENStyle
A very formal style not really intended to
give message but to allow a reader to find
Prayers many meaning for oneself
Pledges Does not require any feedback from the
audience
Oath
a very formal style whose quality is static,
The Preamble ritualistic, and even be archaic
Usually uses long sentences with good
grammar and vocabulary
 MARRIAGE SIMULATION
MAN:
I ,_______take you_____to be my wife,
to have and to hold from this day
forward, for better, for worse, for
richer, for poorer, in sickness and in
health, to love and to cherish till
death do us part.
 MARRIAGE SIMULATION
WOMAN:
I , ____ take you _____ to be my
husband, to have and to hold from
this day forward, for better, for
worse, for richer, for poorer, in
sickness and in health, to love and to
cherish till death do us part.
FORMAL
Style
Used for imparting information
Well-organized and correct grammar
Meeting
and diction
Interview
Speech or utterance are planned in
court
advance
Avoids using slang terminologies
 WHAT IF?

YOU WERE IN AN INTERVIEW

FOR YOUR DREAM JOB.
CONSULTATIVE
Style
Opposite of intimate style
Doctor-patient People who do not share common
experience or meaning
Teacher-student
Used in semi-formal communication
Regular Happens in two-way participation
conversation Speaker does not usually plan what he
Expert-apprentice wants to say
Sentences end to be shorter and
spontaneous
 WHAT IF?

You were diagnosed with a

terminal disease and you have
only 3 months to live. How will
you respond?
CASUAL
Style
Language used between friends
casual Often very relaxed and focused on just
conversations with getting the information out
friends and family Slangs are quite often used in these
members instances
Chats This style is used in informal situations and
phone calls and language
Relationship between speaker and hearer
messages
is closed
Relate your most
embarrassing
moment.
INTIMATE
Style
Completely private language used within
family of very close friends or group
Uses personal language codes
Lovers Grammar is unnecessary
Married couples Does not need complete language
Certain terms of endearment, slangs or
expressions whose meaning is shared with
a small subset of persons to person
What will you say to convince the
girl/boy you love to choose you.

Choose me because ….
 GROUP ACTIVITY:
Within your group, create three different
scenes that showcase three different speech
styles. A script is not require but the
scenes/dialogue should be spontaneous. Be
sure to make your scene CLEAR because the
other groups will have to guess what SPEECH
STYLE was used.
Preparation time: 30 mins
REFERENCES:
Oral Communication in Context for Senior High
School. Retrieved from
https://oralcom.wordpress.com/2016/10/14/ty pes-of-speech-styles/

Pena, A. & Anudin, A. (2016) Oral Communication.

Araneta Avenue, Quezon City: Vibal Group Inc.