TYPES OF SPEECH STYLES

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TYPES OF SPEECH STYLES
1) Frozen style
2) Formal style
3) Consultative style
4) Casual style
5) Intimate style
1) Frozen style
 Also known as fixed speech
 It is the most formal communicative style that is often used in
respectful situation or formal ceremony
 It invites the reader to enter into a personal experience of creative
discovery such as literary texts like poetry
 This style of communication rarely or never changes. It is “frozen”
in time and content.
• Examples:
• The Pledge of Allegiance,
• The Lord’s Prayer
• The Preamble of the
Constitution
• The Alma Mater,
• A bibliographic reference
• Laws
• Shakesperean’s plays
2) Formal Style

• It uses formal words and expressions

• This use of language usually follows a commonly accepted format.
• It is usually impersonal and formal.
 Informal Formal
say sorry apologize, apologise
go up increase
go down decrease
set up establish
look at examine

Formal Informal
Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Mr./Mrs. (surname) Dear (first name), Hi, Hello

I would appreciate if you could Do me a favor, will you?

We apologize for any inconvenience caused We are very sorry
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with I am not happy with
I look forward to hearing from you Hope to hear from you soon
Examples:
• Speeches
• Pronouncements made by
judges
• Announcements
• Job interviews
• Meetings
3) Consultative style
–It is unplanned speech
– This speech style uses listener participation and feedback
– The two defining features of this style are:
(a) the speaker supplies background information
(b) the listener participates continuously
– Less appropriate for writing
• Examples:
• Communication between a
superior and a subordinate,
doctor and patient, lawyer
and client, lawyer and judge,
teacher and student,
counsellor and client
4) Casual or informal style
– This style is used in conversations between friends and insiders
who have something to share and have shared background
information
– There is free and easy participation of both speaker and listener
– It is marked by various degrees of implicitness because of
intimacy between speaker and listener
– The use of language is general
4) Casual or informal style
– It is appropriate to use casual language in situations
where speech is improvised and not prepared ahead of
time, or when the writer is writing quickly without
editing
– You also use casual language when you want to get to
know someone on a more personal level, or you want
the person to feel at ease.
4) Casual or informal style

– A simple greeting with those you know well might

probably be the causal:
– “Hi”
– “Hey”
– “What’s up?”
– “How is it going?”
– “How do you do?”
4) Casual or informal style
– Casual or informal style have ellipsis, allows the use of slang,
profanity, and unconventional English words
– The diction or vocabulary is informal (colloquial)
– Some of the vocabulary used only in casual situations are:
– “dude” (a person)

– “freaking out” (getting scared)

– “nope” (no)

– “stuff” (things)
4) Casual or informal style

– Casual language uses words or phrases that are

shortened like:
– “I’m doin’ it my way” (doing)
– “Lemme go!” (let me go)
– “Watcha gonna do?” (What are you going to do?)
– “Wazzup?” (What’s up?)
5) Intimate style
– This style is used in conversations between people who are
very close and know each other quite well because having a
maximum of shared background information
– It is characterized by an economy of words, with a high
incidence of significant nonverbal communication, such as
gesture, facial expression, eye contact and so on.
– There is free and easy participation of both the speaker and
listener