Identification of Communication Barriers

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS

1. Becoming distracted or day dreaming:                        Receiver barrier (Noise)

The receiver may be distracted due to external factors, such as the place, weather etc.

1. Interrupting:                                                        Receiver barrier (Interpersonal)        

This may happen due to difference in opinions between the sender and the receiver.

1. Fixing other people’s problems:                                Receiver barrier (Intrapersonal)

The receiver might have such a personality.

1. Finishing another person’s sentences:                        Receiver barrier (Intrapersonal)

The receiver is closed minded. He wants to receive the information the way he wants.

1. Making assumptions about people

based on their accents or dress :                                Sender & Receiver barrier (Cultural)

The sender and the receiver belonging to two different cultures shape and guide their own perception, behavior, way of thinking as per their respective cultures.

1. Bias towards your own values &

experiences :                                                                       Sender & Receiver barrier (Intrapersonal)

In this case, people have prejudices which don’t let them accept any deviation from acceptable point of view of oneself.

1. Overusing closed questions:                                        Sender barrier (Intrapersonal)

The personality of the sender is such that he doesn’t want an open discussion, hence, he asks closed questions which can be answered straightforwardly.

1. Not being aware of non-verbal cues:                        Sender& Receiver barrier(Semantic)

This semantic barrier may lead to misconceptions and miscommunications as the non verbal cues such as body language, tone, elements of voice, play an equally important role.