This document discusses barriers to effective listening in communication. It identifies several types of barriers including physical, socio-physiological, linguistic, cultural, emotional, and environmental barriers. Some specific barriers mentioned are ambiguity, inability to convey the message appropriately, inappropriate medium, lack of understanding cultural differences, lack of interest, prejudiced mindset, physical discomfort, noise, jargon, monotonous voice, tone, hesitancy, complex sentences, emotional states like anxiety and anger, tiredness, pain, discomfort, temperature, lighting, seating, smells, infrastructure, and noise. The document emphasizes that barriers can be caused by the speaker, listener, or location and hinder the listening process.

1. GOVERNMENT
ENGINEERING COLLEGE,
BHAVNAGAR.
Sub. :- Communication Skills
(2110001)
Adviser,
-Dr. Himanshu Shrivastav
-Chetan sir
Presented by,
•Name :- Makwana Jaydip k.
•Enrollment no. :- 160210111068
•Branch :- E.C-b 1st sem
•Year :- 2016

2. • Topic :-

3.  The importance of listening in communication is
enormous.
 People often focus on their speaking ability believing
that good speaking equals good communication.
 The ability to speak well is a necessary component to
successful communication.The ability to listen is equaly
as important.
 There are some barriers for listening,which will effect
the listening process.
 Anything that creates a hitch/snag in the process of
communication can be termed as a BARRIER.
 Broadly, barriers are caused by a speaker, listener or the
location.
INTRODUCTION

4. • FOLLOWING ARE THE MAJOR BARRIERS TO
LISTENING
 Ambiguity in the mind of the sender about the
message.
 Inability to convey the message as per the need and
level of the receiver.
 Inappropriate use of medium to convey the message.
 Lack of understanding about the cultural differences of
the listener.
 Lack of the interest or inattentiveness of the receiver.
 Listening with precoceived ideas or a prejudiced
mindset.
 Physical discomfort in terms of seating arrangements,
hunger, thirst or nature’s call.
 Noise e.g. Vehicles or murmur among the audience.

5. Barriers to effective listening :-
 Physical Barriers
 Socio-Physiologycal Barriers
 Noise
 Linguistic Barrier
 Cultural Barriers
 Emotions
 Time & Distance
 Environmental Barriers

6. • Physiological Barriers
 Emotional states which are brought to the communications or result
from it can come between what is being said and effective listening and
understanding.
 For example:
1. Own Anxiety
2. Anger
3.Frustration –
inability to put across
ideas

7. • Physical Barriers
 The physical conditions of the listener can affect concentration and
restrict the amount of information taken on.
 For example :
1. Headache
2. Hearing
impairment
3. Tiredness
5. Poor eyesight4. Discomfort, pain, illness

8. • Linguistic Barriers
 Linguistic barriers derive from the speaker and make it
difficult for them to be listened to. They can be summarized
as follow:
1. Jargon or
Specialist language
2. Monotonous
voice
3. Inappropriate
tone
4. Hasitant manner
5. Badly organized material 6. Complex sentances
7. Complex vocabulary

9. • Environmental Barriers
 The following, if encountered, can mae us switch off from what is being
said, to allow our minds to temporarily concentate on our surroundings :
1. The room too
hot or too cold.
2. The lighting too
bright or too dim.
3. Uncomfortable
seating
4. Smells
5. Infrastructure
6. Noise