By Gonzalo Cabezas Talavero
WHAT IT IS A
COMMUNICATION
BARRIER?
It is any interference that may happen in the communication process that make it fail in any of their stages. WHICH ARE THE MAIN BARRIERS
-
LANGUAGE
UNDERSTANDING OF THE MESSAGE
PERSONAL SKILLS
DRAW THE ATTENTION
LACK OF FEED BACK AND TIME
EXTERNAL CONDITION
LANGUAGE
THE VARIETY OF NATIONALITIES AND LANGUAGE MAY LIMITATE THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION WHEN THE MESSAGE IS NOT CLEAR OR
ADAPTED TO THE RECEPTORS
UNDERSTANDING OF THE MESSAGE
DEPENDING ON DIFFERENT FACTORS THE WAY OF UNDERSTANDING A
MESSAGE WOULD CHANGE AMONG TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE
DRAW THE ATTENTION
DISTRACTIONS ARE A CAUSE OF INADEQUATE PROCESSING OF MESSAGE
LACK OF TIME AND FEEDBACK
OFTEN THE LACK OF TIME WHILE TRANSMITING A MESSAGE LEAVE ONE THE
PART WITH A LACK OF INFORMATION EITHER THE MESSAGE ITSELF OR THE
ANSWER TO THIS MESSAGE
EXTERNAL CONDITIONS
ANY DISRUPTION THAT COME ACROSS THE MESSAGE ITSELF
TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNICATION
Language barrier
Phsiological barrier
Systematic barrier
Psychological barrier
A SKILLED
COMMUNICATOR MUST
BE AWARE OF THESE
BARRIERS AND TRY TO
REDUCE THEIR IMPACT
BY CONTINUALLY
CHECKING
UNDERSTANDING AND
BY OFFERING
APPROPRIATE
FEEDBACK.
Physical barrier
Attitudinal barrier
LANGUAGE BARRIERS
MAINLY IT INVOLVES THE DIFFICULTY OF THE
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS
AND
DIFFERENT WAYS OF SPEAKING
1- Speak slowly and clear
2- Ask for clarification
3- Frecuently check for understanding 4- Avoid idioms
5- Be careful with jargon
6- Be specific
7- Invest building a common vocabulary
8- Choose the medium of communication adjusted to the situation
9- Use multiple channels
10- Be patient
PHISICAL BARRIERS
SPEECH IMPAIRMENT
HEARING IMPAIREMENT
SIGHT IMPAIREMENT
SPEECH IMPAIRMENT
-Hearing Aid support
-Luminous Signs
-Sign Language support
SIGHT IMPAIREMENT
-Sign Language support
-Cards with commands and requets
-Writting board
HEARING IMPAIREMENT
-Braille display