Barriers of Listening

Group- 7

Barriers of Listening
Variation in language and culture

Noisy transmittance
Complex interpersonal relations Defensiveness Focusing too much on nonverbal cues and voice

aspects

 State of mind

Different levels of perception Listening too hard

Premature Evaluation

Various types of barriers

Attitudinal Barriers

Physical Barriers
Psychological Barriers Wrong Assumptions Bad listening Habits Gender Barriers Cultural Barriers

Physical Barriers

Sometimes , the listeners may not be able to understand the message due to a lot of noise in the surrounding.

Ex:-construction work, a

gala party or a religious meeting going on nearby could also induce a loud noise

Attitudinal

Barriers

The lack of confidence or a sense of superiority or inferiority complex may also prevent proper involvement in the speech task. These complexes affect the sense, interpretation and evaluation of the message.

Physiological Barriers
some people may have genuine hearing problems or deficiencies that prevent them from listening properly.

Wrong Assumptions

Misreading or over reading the body language can altogether devastate the true essence of the message. Looks, clothes, regional accents, speech defects or unusual mannerisms can easily distract the listeners. Instead of listening to whatever the speakers delivers, what all the audience do is merely hear

Bad listening Habits

Listeners tends to jump to conclusion, before the speaker has completed his delivery.

Gender Barriers
Studies have revealed that

men and women listen very differently and for different purposes.
Women are more likely to

listen for the emotion behind a speakers words, when men listen more for the facts and the content.

Cultural Barriers :

Accents can be barriers to listening, since they interfere with the ability to understand the meaning of words that are pronounced differently. The problem of different accents arises not only between cultures, but also within a culture.

Bibliography
Communicate or Collapse by Pushp lata - Sanjay Kumar http://elenaoren.efoliomn.com/barriersto

effectivelistening

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