1. Barriers of communication
There are many barriers in communication. Language can be a barrier. If the receiver does not
understand the language of the sender, it is a barrier. In electronic communications, such as radio or
television, static or a weak signal can be a barrier. A bad receiver antenna can be a barrier as well.
Emotions can cause people to not be receptive to the words of another person, even if the words are
understood. That is a barrier. In short, anything that interferes with a signal sent to a receiver is a barrier
to communication.
The essential elements of communication are as follows:
1. A sender
2. with a message
3. through a medium
4. to a receiver
5. with understanding
Anything that interferes with any of these elements is a barrier to communication.
Cultural differences/languages and sex of people
Miscommunication
Semantic communications - oral and give
Physiological communications - mental behavior
Physical - involves body
Noise is the term used to refers the barriers to the effective communication. The barriers will reduce
productivity within a firm. There are many factors that might cause the failure of successful
communication. For example, it depends on the ability of the sender, how much the sender understands
of the message they are trying to send. If the sender makes the receiver misunderstanding what he or
she is trying to send, then this can be a barrier. Technological breakdowns also raise the barrier such as
computer failure, viruses and crashes. Another barrier can be the use of jargon. Jargon is the technical
language that is used to speed up communication. However, when non-specialists used jargon, this can
cause the communication problems when the managers fail to identify the situations when it is
important. If that happens, it will not speed up communication but actually slow down.