1. Mary Claret Vianney T. Cantos
1. What is speech?
-Speech is the vocalized form of human communication. It is based upon the syntactic combination of
lexicals and names that are drawn from very large (usually about 10,000 different words) vocabularies.
Each spoken word is created out of the phonetic combination of a limited set of vowel and consonant
speech sound units. These vocabularies, the syntax which structures them, and their set of speech
sound units differ, creating the existence of many thousands of different types of mutually unintelligible
human languages. Most human speakers (polyglots) are able to communicate in two or more of
them.[1] The vocal abilities that enable humans to produce speech also provide humans with the ability
to sing.
2. What is communication?
-Communication is the exchange and flow of information and ideas from one person to another; it
involves a sender transmitting an idea, information, or feeling to a receiver . Communication helps us
form relationships, allows cultures to evolve, encourages understanding among people; in short,
communication is the thing that makes us human. Without it, we would perish. The study of speech is
based on the assumption that one’s ability to communicate in an effective manner is vital to successful
human interaction.
3. What is speech communication?
The study of speech communication is the study of human symbolic behavior in many forms. Speech is
the oldest academic discipline, (tracing its roots to Aristotle), and one of the most modern in its concern
with interpersonal relationships. First taught in the schools of ancient Greece from about 450 B.C.,
speech communication retains value because of its practical nature.
4. Nature of speech communication
Language Structure: Human language is very complex and has many components, including phonology,
morphology, grammar and syntax. Language can vary from dialect to dialect and can even vary from one
set of friends to another.
Relationship Building: People use speech to form relationships with others and work together. Cultures
grow and evolve based on information passed to and from people. Communication allows people to
share ideas and pass knowledge on to children.

2. 5. Types of speech communication
Interpersonal
During interpersonal communications, two or more people carry on a private conversation. This is the
sort of talk you might have at home with your spouse or your children. It could also happen between
two close friends in a private setting.
Person to Person
Person to person communication is similar to interpersonal in that it is usually a private conversation.
However, person to person communication, as the name implies, takes place between no more than
two individuals, either in person or over the phone. In this type of speech communication, both
individuals usually contribute to the conversation, rather than having one dominate.
Group Discussion
A group discussion can be considered a specific form of interpersonal communication. Group discussions
usually have a goal or some problem the group is trying to address. This sort of speech communication is
often used in situations like business meetings, academic presentations and college seminars.
Public Communication
Public communication is a form of speech communication in which an individual or a small group is
giving a speech to an audience that is physically present in the room. There are many professions that
use this type of communication, such as university instructors, politicians and ministers.
Mass Communication
The type of speech known as mass communication is similar to public communication, except that the
speaker or speakers are not restricted to only those in the room. Using television, teleconferencing and
web broadcasts, a speaker using mass communication can in theory reach a sizable portion of the
world's population.