III. Barriers of Communication

• Problems in the language proficiency/skills

  • choosing the right words to express the intended message due to poor diction or vocabulary
  • weaving these words in grammatical or comprehensible language structure
  • pronouncing intelligibly the words (stress, juncture, intonation)
  • using appropriate volume, pitch, and tone of the voice

   
• Lack of sensitivity to the receiver’s background

  •  the speaker must recognize the receiver’s age, culture, educational background, socioeconomic status, gender, knowledge, social status, needs and preferences
• Lack of preparation

  • you need to organize the content of your speech and how you deliver it 
  • includes checking the accuracy of facts and details and verifying the credibility of your sources

   
• Negative perception of self and other emotional problems

  • lacks self-confidence (stage fright)

   
• Language barrier

  • people who speak different languages
  • the use of slang
  • jargon
• The 4 Barriers of Communication are: Emotional Barrier, Language Barrier, Psychological Barrier, and Physical Barrier.
• Emotional Barrier


  Arlene got a low-grade on her performance task in the subject Oral Communication. She felt sad and alone. She did not even participate or give any response to her friend’s conversations.

  
  

  What is the barrier that affects the behavior of Arlene in not conversing with her friends?
• Language Barrier


  You have a talk about health and nutrition in one of the remote barangays in your municipality using English as a medium. While talking, some of your audience are looking at each other.

  
  

  What is the barrier of communication presented?
• Psychological Barrier


  Your teacher assigns you to deliver an informative speech in the next class meeting. You do not know how to do it because you are shy to be in front of your classmates.

  What is the barrier of communication presented?
• Physical Barrier


  You prepare yourself by reviewing your notes for the quarterly examinations while your brother is playing the electric guitar. You cannot concentrate well because of the noise.

  What is the barrier of communication presented?
• Verbal communication is the use of words in sharing information with other people.
• The verbal element of communication is all about the words one chooses and how the receiver interprets it.
• Verbal communication includes both spoken and written communication which are mostly face-to-face. 
• POSSIBLE BARRIERS TO VERBAL COMMUNICATION:

  1. People
  2. Mores
  3. Opinions and beliefs
  4. Topic
  5. Communicative Situation
  6. Language Choice
• Non-Verbal Communication 


  This involves transmitting messages without using words; can effectively communicate many human feelings. 
• Some forms of nonverbal communication are:

  1. Language of gestures
  2. Facial Exressions 
  3. Language of color
  4. Language of flowers
  5. Language of space
  6. Language of time
  7. Language of touch (Haptics)
  8. Posture and Body Orientation
• The Seven C's of Effective Communication: Completeness, Conciseness, Consideration, Concreteness, Courtesy, Clearness, Correctness.
• Completeness


  This is essential to the quality of the communication process in general.
• Conciseness


  Making the message direct or straight to the point
• Consideration


  The speaker should always consider relevant information about his/her receiver such as mood, background, race, preference, education, status, and needs.
• Concreteness


  Message is supported by facts, figures, and real-life examples and situations.
• Courtesy

  Respecting the culture, values and beliefs of his/her receivers. Creates positive impact to the audience
• Clearness

  This implies the use of simple and specific words to express ideas; focuses only on a single objective
• Correctness


  Right grammar and sentence eliminates negative impact on the audience.