BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION
Physical Barriers
 Faulty organizational structure
o Large working area
o Closed office doors
o Separated areas for people of
different status
o Forbids team from effective
interaction with each other
 Noise
o Physical noise (outside
disturbance)
o Psychological noise
(inattentiveness)
o Written noise (bad
handwriting/typing)
o Vipul noise (late arrival of
employees)
 Time and distance
o Improper time
o Defects in medium
o Network facilities
o Mechanical breakdowns
 information overload
o piling up tasks due to improper
time management
o excess number of people
assigned for the same task
o work overload/information
duplication
Semantic and language barriers
 Semantic
o Homophones
o Homonyms
o Homographs
o Denotation
 Language barrier
o Language difference
o No clarity in speech
o Using jargons
o Not being specific
Socio-psychological barriers
 Attitude and opinions
 Emotions
 Filtering and distortion of the
message
 Status difference
 Inattention
 Closed mindedness
 Fields of experience
 Group identification
 Self-image
 Premature evaluation
 Distrust
 Poor retention
Cross-cultural barriers
Slight difference could lead to misunderstanding.
 Language
 Values
 Social relation
 Concept of time
 Concept of space and gestures
Organizational barriers
 Poor organizational culture; climate
 Stringent rules and regulations
 Status and relationship
 Complexity
  Inadequate facilities/ opportunities
oof growth and improvement
FOR SEMANTIC AND LANGUAGE
Overcoming barriers in
BARRIERS:
Communication
1. Use of simple language
2. Maximize symbols and charts
INDIVIDUAL SKILL
3. Practice active listening/constructive
1. Listening actively feedback
2. Selecting appropriate channel for
the message
FOR SOCIO-SYCHOLOGICAL
3. Making a special effort to
BARRIERS:
understand each other’s
perspective 1. Call attention and motivate
4. Practicing MBWA (Management 2. Assist and sympathize
by walking around) in
managerial position.
FOR CROSS-CULTURAL BARRIERS

ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION 1. Understand Traditions and Customs

2. Be informed of all Sides of Culture
1. Create Climate of trust and
openness
2. Develop and use formal FOR ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS:
information channels in all
1. Adopt simple organizational
directions
structure
3. Encourage the use of multiple
2. Avoid information overload
channels including formal and
3. Have flexibility in meeting targets
informal communications
4. Fit communication needs to the
organizational barriers

FOR PHYSICAL BARRIERS:

1. Plan appropriate seating arrangement

2. Ensure visibility and audibility
3. Attain environmental comfort
4. Minimize visual/oral distractions