oral comm communication barriers

communication barriers

factors that prevent us from effectively exchanging and understanding messages

can be physical, cultural, linguistic, emotional and can occur within or between individuals, groups or organizations

language barrier

people who speak different languages attempt to interact

prevents people from understanding each other and lead to misunderstanding, conflict and frustration

semantic barrier

refers to different interpretations of the meanings of the words

syntactic barrier

involves grammar mistakes like verb tense shifts or differing sentence structures

physical/environmental barrier

physical limitation that can interfere with communication process

poor lighting, noise, distance between speakers, and physical obstructions between speakers

can include technology issues such as poor signal reception on mobile phones or lack of access to technology

physiological barrier

refers to physical maladies that prevent messages from being received correctly, such as actual blindness or deafness or a splitting headache

emotional/psychological barrier

prevents people from fully expressing their emotions or feelings to one another. this can be due to a lack of trust, fear of vulnerability or difficulty in understanding the other person’s point of view

cultural barriers

occurs due to differences in culture

reasons can include poor pronunciation, sentence structure or using the wrong style of words

happens when the audience’s culture is vastly different from the sender’s culture

kinship

generally form the basis of societal organization

families consisting of atleast one parent and one child are customary in all societies, but there are many difference beyond this

sexuality

societies vary significantly in the degree to which they encourage or discourage intimacy

religion

religious beliefs and practices are features

cultural taboos

you’ll notice that some cultures consider certain things you consider normal to be very much taboo

dress codes

when you travel the world, you quickly learn that some cultures encourage conservative dress

food and eating habits

this includes not only what you eat but when (also how)