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BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

            There can be many barriers to effective communication. Sometimes the sender may not be using precise words and
            content, so the message delivered to the receiver may not be clear. Sometimes the message is misinterpreted or the
            feedback given by the receiver is not appropriate, thus leading to a gap in communication. Let us now study in detail
            the possible barriers to effective communication.

            Physical Barrier
            Physical Barriers are due to geographical or environmental reasons. There are many factors in our surroundings which
            hinder the smooth process of effective communication.
            •  Sometimes the noise of the traffic, music playing around, some machines in a factory, Air Conditioner or cooler and
              other sounds may either interrupt the smooth delivery of the message or lose the interest of the receiver.
            •  If the temperature of the surrounding is either too hot or too cold, then the working environment will not be
              comfortable.
            •  Sometimes, different time zones will create problems in connectivity as one person may be in his working time zone
              and the other may be about to end his day or sleep or have dinner with his family.
            •  Sometimes, long-distance communication using e-mail, fax, telephonic conversation may not be functioning properly
              due to bad weather or internet connectivity issues.
            •  Working environment may not be comfortable due to unhealthy surroundings, poor infrastructure, untrained staff,
              etc. This also hinders the performance of the employees.

            Linguistic Barrier
            The inability to communicate using a language is known as a language barrier to communication. This inability may be
            due to lack of common language, inefficiency to use the language since it is not a mother tongue or speaking disability.
            •  An English person traveling to Japan will not be able to interact with Japanese if he doesn't know Japanese.
            •  Sometimes,  people  belonging  to  different  places  may  be  speaking  the  same  language  but  have  different
              pronunciation, dialect, meaning and interpretation which may lead to miscommunication, thus altering the overall
              process of communication.
            •  Sometimes, a specific organisation or industry uses certain technical words or symbolic words or jargons and slangs
              which make it easy to communicate. If a new employee joins or is transferred to a new environment, then the
              efficiency of the whole process may reduce due to lack of knowledge of these words.
            •  Some people may have language disabilities such as stuttering, dysphonia or hearing loss while others working
              with these people in an organisation may be spontaneous and grasp things easily which creates a lot of difficulty in
              communication.



                      There are an estimated 7,000 languages in the world today with Asia holding the title for
                      the most languages in one continent with 2,200.



            Interpersonal Barrier

            Lack of will to communicate, social anxiety, poor self-esteem, not being willing to talk or express feelings will lead to
            interpersonal barriers to effective communication. The Change of thoughts, feelings, and emotional connection plays
            a major role to reduce this type of barrier in communication.





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