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    The document discusses various barriers to effective communication, including physical surroundings, lack of planning, noise, cultural barriers, individual barriers, organizational barriers, linguistic and semantic barriers, information overload, and goal conflicts. Some key barriers mentioned are poor physical environments, distracting noises, cultural and language differences, excessive information, and conflicting objectives between groups.

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    BARRIERS TO COMMUNICTION

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    BARRIERS
    Factors which cause communication
    breakdown:
    1. Physical surroundings
    2. Lack of planning
    3. Chronological context
    4. Noise
    5. Cultural barriers

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Barriers to communication

    6..Individual barrier
    7.Organizational barrier
    8.Linguistic and semantic barrier
    9.Channel
    10.Cross cultural barrier
    11.Information overload
    12.Goal conflicts

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Noise

    ‘Noise refers to all those factors that


    disrupt the communication.’

    ‘Interference in a signal that prevents


    you from hearing sounds properly.’

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Noise
    Noise can be classified as:
    1. Physical noise: Distracting sounds,
    poor acoustics, etc.
    2. Physiological noise: Hearing or other
    disabilities, fatigue, memory
    capacity.
    3. Psychological noise: Emotions,
    preoccupied mind, fear, lack of
    interest, etc.
    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Physical surroundings

    A good ambience favours good


    communication,

    Similarly, unfavourable ambience can


    lead to poor communication.

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Cultural Barrier
    o Nationality, religion, language,
    gender, etc. could influence the
    communication.
    o There is anxiety regarding unfamiliar
    cultures.

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Individual Barriers
    • People’s tendencies to
    Evaluate
    Judge
    Approve
    Disapprove
    • Poor Retention
    • Poor Listening

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Lack of Planning
    o Communication is not a casual affair
    o It needs:
    Careful planning
    Suitable timing
    Suitable place

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Organizational Barrier
    o Poor communication culture: system/
    management does not encourage
    open communication.
    o Filtering and editing. Loss of
    information, as it moves down and
    also goes up {suppression}.
    o Distortion and delay: caused by lack
    of understanding or neglect.
    o More levels, more chances of filtering.

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Linguistic and Semantic barriers
    o Language is a powerful tool, and a tricky one
    too. It needs to be handled carefully.
    o English language has words with multiple
    meanings e.g. charge, ring, suit, spring, etc.
    o It has words pronounced in diff. ways e.g..
    Wind, minute, etc.
    o Similar sounding words eg. Flour/flower,
    site/cite/sight, weak/week, etc.

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Linguistic and semantic Barriers
    o Semantic means pertaining to or
    arising from the different meanings of
    words. e.g.
    Were you there last Monday?
    Were you there last Monday?
    Were you there last Monday?

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    MEDIUM
    o Wrong choice of medium can be a
    barrier
    o Defects in the devices used for
    transmitting messages.
    o Messages can be delayed , distorted
    or even lost with wrong choice of
    medium or defect in the medium

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Cross cultural Barrier
    o Culture-Shared set of values and
    attributes/characteristics of a group.
    o People are addressed in diff. ways in
    Diff. cultures.
    o Some cultures give imp to time and
    some to relationships.
    o Values-our ideas of good and evil
    forms the basis of our behaviour.

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Information overload
    o People make errors when too much of
    information is loaded on them.
    o Response may be delayed or
    response can be selective.
    o In the electronic age Information
    overload is a big problem.

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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    Goal conflicts
    o Clashes of goals of various units or
    sub units.
    o Goal conflicts can act as
    ‘communication reduction exercise’.
    o Interest of an organization suffer.

    Prof. Anupama Tiwari

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