The act of saying and expressing words and is used in everyday communication.

The utterance or the act of saying the actual words to represent an idea.

Speech Act Theory is a theory of language initially proposed by

The “intention” is the purpose of the speaker of saying such an utterance.

One who classified types of illocutionary act into five in 1969

stating, claiming, describing, telling

ordering, commanding

involves time, promising, threatening

thanking, apologizing, congratulating

blessing, sentencing, baptizing

The receiver’s response in the speaker’s intention.

You try to open a topic with the people you are talking to.

Refers to any limitations you have as a speaker.

People decide who takes the conversational floor.

Used to control and prevent unnecessary interruptions and topic shifts in a certain conversation.

Involves moving from one topic to another.

Refers to how speakers address the problems in speaking, listening, and comprehending that they may encounter in a conversation.

Refers to the conversation participants close initiating expressions that end a topic to the conversation.

Speaker must not stop until he fulfills his purpose in a conversation.

A speaker is finished talking and is ready to yield the floor to another person to take his or her turn.

Another participant can take the role of the speaker.

This type of repair is initiated and fixed by the speaker of the trouble source.

This type of repair is initiated by another participant but is fixed by the speaker of the trouble source.

This type of repair is initiated by the speaker of the trouble source but is fixed by another participant.

This type of repair is both fixed and initiated by another participant.

Simultaneous talk by two or more conversational participants, irrespective of its status in participants’ minds as an interruption.

This occurs when the speaker continues speaking and ignores others who try to join or take over the discussion.

This violation occurs when a speaker is not able to fulfill his or her purpose because a participant takes over the role of being a speaker, without allowing him or her to finish his or her turn first.

Also called dead air, this violation occurs when no one wants to speak or take over the discussion.

This includes improper articulations, use of the wrong word, failing to hear or be heard, incorrect understanding by the listener, and trouble on the part of the recipient to understand.

Seeks to influence the beliefs, attitudes, values, or behaviors of audience members.

One where the speaker intends to educate their audience on a specific topic.

Designed to captivate an audience’s attention and regale or amuse them while delivering a message.

Involves identifying the audience and adapting a speech to their interests, level of understanding, attitudes, and beliefs.

Using correct grammar makes listening and reading easier for others to understand and can make the communication process more enjoyable.

It involves arranging the speech’s information in a logical way.

Usage of effective and precise language that conveys information not just in a functional way, but also to enlighten the reader.

Pronouncing the words and speaking with clear diction that effectively transmits the message of the speaker.

The capability to adjust or manipulate the resonance and timbre of vocal tone.

The ability to own the stage, able to fill the space and project his/her personality to the audience.

Without these nonverbal elements, the speaker may be judged as boring with flat delivery and an unemotional voice.

The ability to write a speech that would appeal to the audience, connect with them at a deeper level.

Contains the number of seconds it took for the user to speak the one or more words (utterance) represented by the segment.

State of anxiety or fear which occurs when an individual is faced with the requirement of performing in front of an audience.

A speech delivery method where a short message is presented without advanced preparation.

A speech delivery method where a message is read word-for-word off a written page or autocue device.

A speech delivery method where a message is presented after being committed to memory by the speaker.

A speech delivery method where the presentation is carefully planned and rehearsed, but spoken in a conversational manner using brief notes.

The context in which communication occurs.

The environment where the communication happens and how the message is relayed during the process.