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

1. PHYSICAL BARRIERS

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

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)

3. CULTURAL BARRIERS

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

4. LINGUISTICS BARRIERS

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

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.

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.

• “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.

• “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.

• “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.