barriers to effective communication and ways to overcome them

Aneesh Mehta (A063)

Rakshit Jain (A062)

Sidra Ladha (A069)

Rishiraj Vats (A066)

Srishti Agrawal (A004)

Devashree Acharaya (A002)

Anuj Agrawal (A003)

BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND WAYS TO OVERCOME IT

TYPES OF BARRIERS

• Semantic Barriers

• Psychological Barriers

• Organizational Barriers

• Personal Barriers

• Cross Culture Barriers

• Physical Barriers

SEMANTIC BARRIERS

• Semantics is the branch of linguistics dealing with the meaning of words and sentences.

• Semantic barriers are concerned with problems and obstructions in the process of encoding and decoding of message into words or impressions.

• Normally, such barriers result on account of use of wrong words, faulty translations, different interpretations etc.

SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS

• People have personal feelings, desires, fear, and hope, likes and dislikes, attitudes, views and opinions.

• Some are formed by family background social environment.

• Some are formed by individuals own intelligence, inherited qualities, education, and personal experience.

• These two factors influence the way we respond to a message.

ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS

• The factors related to organization structure, authority relationships, rules and regulations may, sometimes, act as barriers to effective communication.

• TYPES

• Organizational policy

• Rules and regulations

• Status

• Complexity in organization struc ture

• Organizational facilities

PERSONAL BARRIERS

• The personal factors of both sender and receiver may exert influence on effective communication.

• TYPES

• Fear of challenge to authority

• Lack of confidence of superior on his subordinates

• Unwillingness to communicate

• Lack of proper incentives

CROSS CULTURE BARRIERS

• A thriving global marketplace requires effective communication across cultures. Learn about the cultural barriers to communication in the workplace and take a quiz to test your knowledge.

• TYPES

• Behavior

• Language

PHYSICAL BARRIERS

• There are a host of physical factors that can prevent individuals from having an effective communication. Physical barriers relate to disturbance in the immediate milieu which can interfere in the course of an effective communication.

TYPES

• Environment

• Distance

• Ignorance of Medium

WAYS TO OVERCOME THESE BARRIERS

• WAYS TO OVERCOME THESE BARRIERS

• The barriers to effective communication exists in all organizations to a greater or lesser degree. Organizations keen on developing effective communication should adopt suit- able measures to overcome the barriers and improve communication effectiveness. Some such measures are indicated below

• (i) Clarify the ideas before com munication

• (ii)Communicate according to the needs of receiver

• (iii)Consult others before communi cating

• (iv) Be aware of languages, tone and content of message

• (v) Convey things of help and value to listeners

• (vi) Ensure proper feedback

• (vii) Communicate for present as well as future

• (viii) Follow up communications

• (ix) Be a good listener

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