What Are Speech Contexts?

Learning about the different speech contexts will help you make use of elaborate hand gestures in communicating.

Learning about the different speech contexts will allow you to understand how the speech context affects the message.

Learning about the different speech contexts will help you respond appropriately in each of the contexts.

Learning about the different speech contexts will help you tailor your verbal and nonverbal cues to the situation.

the number of participants

formal communication

channels used for communication

informal communication

number of participants

physical proximity of participants in relation with one another

the channel used for the communication

the immediacy of the exchange