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LESSON 3: FUNCTIONS AND BARRIERS TO

FEATURES OF EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION (PART 2) COMMUNICATION
ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT

• Faulty Organization • Homophones

Structure • Homographs
• Physical Noise • Homonyms
• Time and Distance • Connotations and
1. PHYSICAL • Information Overload 2. SEMANTIC Denotations
BARRIERS BARRIERS

EXAMPLE:
HOMOPHONES

Similar
Sounding Words PRONUNCIATION

SPELLING

MEANING
HOMOPHONES
PALE AND PAIL RAIN AND REIGN

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EXAMPLE:
HOMOGRAPHS

Words having multiple

pronunciations PRONUNCIATION

SPELLING
We must polish
the Polish furniture.
MEANING
HOMOGRAPHS

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:
HOMOGRAPHS HOMOGRAPHS

He could lead
The bandage was wound
if he would get the lead
around the wound.
out.

EXAMPLE:
HOMONYMS

Words having multiple

meanings PRONUNCIATION
Close
SPELLING
the window before the bee
HOMONYMS
MEANING gets too close.

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EXAMPLE:
HOMONYMS

DENOTATION CONNOTATION
Literal meaning of a Emotion and associations
word connected to word
The dog barks
at the tree’s bark.
Ex. CHEAP

• Inattention
• Different languages • Closed mind
• No clarity in speech • Fields of experience
• Use of Jargons • Group identification
• Not being specific • Self-image
• Distrust
3. LANGUAGE
BARRIERS 4. SOCIO-PYSCHOLOGICAL
BARRIERS • Poor retention

• Attitude and opinions • Languages

• Emotions • Values
• Filtering and distortion • Social Relations
of message • Concept of time
• Status difference • Concept of space
• Gestures
4. SOCIO-PYSCHOLOGICAL 5. CROSS-CULTURAL
BARRIERS BARRIERS

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