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Barriers of Communication
Barriers of Communication
Noise
There are a wide number of sources of noise or interference
Sources of Noise
The following are the sources of noise or
barriers to communication :
1. Physical
2. Mechanical
3. Mental
4. Cross-cultural
5. Socio-psychological
6. Gender barriers
Physical
? Environmental Disturbances like traffic
noise, loud sound, passing train etc.
? Time and Distance
? Personal Problems of health
? Poor hearing ( due to defective hearing)
? Poor presentation due to speech defects like
stammering, lisping etc.
? Poor verbal skills
Mechanical Barriers
? Noisy transmission (unreliable messages,
inconsistency)
? The different media (machines or
instruments) used for communication, very
often becomes the barrier. Non-availability of
proper machines or presence of defective
machines.
? Wrong channels or medium
Mechanical Barriers
Mental Barriers
From the senders point of view
Mental Barriers
Meaning has to be given to words and many factors
Mental Barriers
Socio-psychological
? Values, Attitudes and Opinions
Socio-psychological
Gender
barriers
There are distinct differences between the speech patterns in
a man and those in a woman. A woman speaks between
22,000 and 25,000 words a day whereas a man speaks
between 7,000 and 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 a man's and woman'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 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.
Gender barriers
Overcoming barriers to
communication
If communication is oral, it must be clear and not heavily accented.
Together
Realize that misunderstandings are bound to
occur, and be ALERT for all cues to this effect.
LISTEN, listen, listen, and listen again.
TEST your understanding of the message.
Share OPINIONS, feelings and perceptions
generated by the message.
Together