1. BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION

2. Introduction Barriers means hindrances/difficulties/hurdles/problems.
The factors which may cause miscommunication are known as Barriers.
Barriers adversely affect the transmission of information from sender to the receiver.

4. Barriers may arise at any level…
Sender’s level :
Organizing/formulating thoughts, ideas and message
Encoding the message
Selecting the channel
Receiver’s level :
Receiving the message
Decoding the received message
Understanding and interpreting the message

5. Classification of Barriers
Organizational
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal

6. Intrapersonal Wrong assumptions Varied perceptions
Categorical Thinking
** Socio-Psychological Barrier.

7. Interpersonal Physical barriers - Noise - Distance & Time
Semantic barriers
- Language differences
- Use of technological jargons
- Inadequate knowledge and vocabulary
- Differences in interpretation.
Cross Cultural barrier
- Prejudices
- Behavior and belief

8. Organizational Long scalar chain Poor spatial arrangement
Information overloaded
Poor Facilities

9. Preventive measures against communication barriers/ How to overcome communication barriers?

10. Intrapersonal barriers
- Broad outlook
- open to change & new ideas
- Evaluation only after complete knowledge
- Being impartial & unbiased
- Ignore emotional approach

11. Interpersonal - Being careful , precise and brief.
- Using language and words familiar to the receiver
- Making proper use of connotative and denotative words
Translating message correctly
Create an open communication environment
Always keep the receiver in mind
Beware of language

12. Organizational
Shortening the chain of communication
Flexibility in the channels of communication
Proper spatial arrangement and facilities.

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