Barriers to Communication “Communication is not only the essence of being human, but also a vital property of life” Barriers to Communication

Communication >a process by which you convey a message to someone or a group of people. Effective Communication If the message is conveyed clearly and unambiguously The message that was sent would reach receiver with very little distortion Successful Communication The receiver understands what the sender is trying to convey

Roadblocks to professional and personal life Barriers to effective communication exists if the message is not clearly understood and this could cause to: Roadblocks to professional and personal life Could be one of the major hurdles in achieving professional goals But there may be some faults/barriers in the communication system that prevent the message from reaching the receiver. These barriers are as follows:

1. Physical Barriers Often due to the nature of environment ex; poor or outdated equipment, failure of management to introduce new technology, etc. Distractions like background noise, poor lighting or an environment which is too hot or cold can all effect people’s morale and concentration, which in turn interfere with effective communication.

2. Language Barriers The inability to converse in a language that is known by both the sender and receiver, the greatest barrier to effective communication. The use of inappropriate words while conversing or writing could lead to misunderstanding between the sender and the receiver. The use of different languages, vocabulary, accent, and or dialect represents a national/regional barriers. Semantic Gaps(words having similar pronunciation but multiple meanings like- round; badly expressed message, wrong interpretation and unqualified assumptions)

When we couch our communication in such language, it is a The use of difficult or inappropriate words/ poorly explained or misunderstood messages can result in confusion. Buzz-words and jargons (language that describes what we want to say in our terms may present barriers to others who are not familiar with our expressions) When we couch our communication in such language, it is a way of excluding others.

3.Cultural Barriers These include age, education, gender, social status, economic position, cultural background, temperament, health, beauty, popularity, religion, political belief, ethics, values, motives, assumptions, aspirations, rules/regulations, standards, priorities…can separate one person from another and create a barrier.

4. Emotional Barrier Being engrossed into emotions for some reasons creates a barrier to communication. Such cases tend to have trouble listening to others or understanding the message conveyed. Here are few emotional interferences: hostility, anger, resentfulness and fear. The roots of our emotional mistrust to others lie in our childhood and infancy when we were taught to be careful with what to say to others.

5. Individual Barrier Refers to viewing what is said from one’s mindset Result of an individual’s perceptual and personal discomfort(even having the same experience, mental perception may/may not be which acts as a barrier. Style, selective perception, halo effect, poor attention and retention, defensiveness, close mindedness, insufficient filtration are the individual or psychological barrier.

6. Gender Barriers The differences between men and women’s speech patterns: Women; speaks between 22,000 & 25,000 words a day while men speaks between 7000 & 10,000 In childhood, girls speak earlier than boys and at the age of three, have a vocabulary twice that of boys The reason for this lies in the wiring of men’s and women’s brains. When a man talks, his speech is located in the left side of the brain but in no specific area. When a woman talks the speech is located in both hemispheres and in two

specific locations. This means that a man talks in a linear, logical and compartmentalized way, features of the left- brain thinking; whereas a woman talks more freely mixing logic and emotion, features of both sides of the brain. It also explains why women talk for much longer than men each day.

7. Lack of the Subject Knowledge If a person who sends a message lack of the subject knowledge then he may not be able to convey his message clearly. The receiver could misunderstand his message, and this could lead to a barrier to effective communication.

8. Stress When a person is under immense stress, he may find it difficult to understand the message leading to communication distortion. At the time of stress our psychological frame of mind depends on our beliefs, experiences, goals and values. Thus we fail to realize the essence of communication.

9. Attitudinal Barrier Limitation in physical and mental ability, intelligence, understanding, pre-conceived notions, and distrusted source divides the attention to create a mechanical barrier which affects the attitude and opinion.

10. Channel Barrier If the communication length is long, or the medium selected is inappropriate, the communication might break-up. Can also be a result of inter-personal conflicts between the sender and receiver, lack of interest to communicate; information sharing or access problems which can hamper the channel and affect the clarity, accuracy and effectiveness

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