Barriers of Communication

WHAT IS A COMMUNICATION BARRIER?

prevent us or disable us to deliver the right message

4 CATEGORIES OF COMMUNICATION BARRIERS

  • Physical Barriers
  • Cultural Barriers
  • Psychological Barriers
  • Linguistics Barriers

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  1. PHYSICAL BARRIERS

    These are the %%natural and environmental conditions%% that act as barriers to communication whenever we are sending our messages.

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  2. PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS

    They are %%mental barriers%% that refer to the social and personal issues of the speaker towards communicating with others. Such as (trauma, shyness, anxiety, and lack of confidence)

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  3. CULTURAL BARRIERS

    These are the communication problems encountered by people due to their own personal beliefs, values, or even traditions.

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  1. LINGUISTICS BARRIERS

    It is the words or %%delivery of statements that have different meanings%%. And they can cause confusion and misunderstanding among communicators.

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CLASSIFICATION OF NOISE by Verderber (1991)

  • ==Physical Barriers== are now classified as %%External Noise.%%
  • ==Psychological and Cultural Barriers== are now classified as %%Internal noise.%%
  • ==Linguistic Barriers== are now classified as %%Semantic Noise.%%

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Example of each barrier:

  • “In other countries, not removing your shoes when you go in their house is disrespectful.” - This is a Cultural Barrier.

Why Cultural Barrier? As the definition said, it is based on someone's beliefs, traditions, or values.

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  • “You were talking to your mother when your neighbor played loud music” This is a Physical Barrier.

Why Physical Barrier? Hence the example, the girl is talking to her mother when their neighbor played loud music.

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  • “I am not fine, I need to be alone right now.” This is Psychological Barrier.

Why Psychological Barrier? Because the person speaking is not in a good state of mind to communicate, let us not force someone to communicate with us when they feel full of emotions.

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  • “Meow” and “Woof” is Linguistic barriers.

Why Linguistic Barriers? because cats and dogs cannot communicate because they have different sounds that they make or languages.

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