Communication Barriers

• What are the different types of communication barriers?

  Semantic Noise

  Language Barrier

  Gender Barrier

  Cultural Barrier

  Physiological Barrier

  Perceptual Barrier

  Psychological Barrier

  Physical Barrier
• This barrier refers to the difficulty that people have in communicating with eachother due to different cultural backgrounds.

  Cultural Barrier
• How to overcome cultural barriers:

  Language

  Avoid Stereotyping

  Embrace Diversity
• A barrier to communication between people who are unable to speak a common language.

  Language Barrier
• Ways to fix language barriers:

  Avoid idioms and slang

  Use simple terms & phrases

  Enunciate slowly & carefully

  Try to communicate visually
• A Barrier that acts as a distraction whenever there’s a communication on going

  Physical Barrier
• Factors that can create a physical barrier:

  Noise

  Architecture

  Distance

  Time

  Environment

  Technical
• This barrier is the influence of a person's psychological state or the mental and emotional hindrances that blocks ideas and messages between people

  Psychological Barrier
• FACTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIER:

  Cultural Differences

  Diverse Communication Styles

  Personal Biases and Perspective
• A type of communication interference that occurs when the intended meaning of a message becomes distorted or obscured due to differences in the understanding, interpretation, or perception of the language or symbols used by the sender and the receiver

  Semantic noise