This power point explains what physical, language, cultural,perceptual and gender barriers are and how they can overcome.

1. Made by:
Kasandra A. Royal
Student teacher
The Mico University College
Barriers to
Communication

2. WHAT IS
COMMUNICATION ???

3. What is Communication?
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. It
requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient. The
communication process is complete once the receiver has understood the
sender and provides the feedback.

4. Barriers to Communication
No matter how good the
communication system in an
organization is, unfortunately
barriers can and do often occur.
These barriers are those which
make the message doubtful for
the reader to understand it and
they get confuse to interpret the
meaning for which the message
is sent to them.

5. Activity 1
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6. Classification of Barriers
PHYSICAL BARRIERS
CULTURAL BARRIERS
LANGUAGE BARRIERS
GENDER BARRIERS
PERCEPTUAL BARRIERS
EMOTIONAL BARRIERS
ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS

7. Today we will be focusing on
Physical Barriers
Perceptual Barriers
Cultural Barriers
Language Barriers
Gender Barrier

9. Physical Barriers cont……
The major physical
barriers are:
 Time
 Place
 Noise
Some of them are easy to
Alter whereas, some may
prove to be tough
obstacles in the process of
effective communication.

10. Time
Time has an important
role in a communication
process. Do we not often
hear expressions such as
“timely caution”, “timely
advice?”. These
expressions indicate the
role of time as a factor in
communication.

11. Place
The place or the location where a communication
process takes place can degenerate into a barrier
to effective communication.

12. Can you imagine yourself
having a meeting in this
room?
This room would surely
hinders the
communication process.
This room is too packed,
your mind would be
focused on finding a
comfortable space than
listening to the message.

13. Noise
Noise is a physical barrier to effective
communication. Noise may have its origin from
an external source or may exist even in the
communication loop.

14. How to Overcome
Physical
Barriers ???

15. Appropriate Seating Arrangement
Ensure Visibility & Audibility
Environmental Comfort
Minimise Visual/Oral Distractions
Appropriate medium

16. Cultural Barriers
Cultures provide
people ways of
thinking--ways of
seeing, hearing, and
interpreting the
world. Thus the same
words can mean
different things to
people from different
cultures, even when
they talk the "same"
language.

17. Each culture has its own
rules about proper
behavior which affect
verbal and nonverbal
communication.
Whether one looks the other
person in the eye-or not;
how close the people stand
to each other when they are
talking; etc--all of these
and many more are rules of
politeness which differ
from culture to culture.

18. How to Overcome
Cultural Barriers ???

19. Solution !!!
Understanding of
tradition and customs
Hire a cross cultural
consultant who will show
teams and individuals how
to manage communication
and work together more
cohesively and
productively.

20. Language Barriers
o Inability to converse in a
language that is known by
both the sender and
receiver is the greatest
barrier to effective
communication.
o When a person uses
inappropriate words &
jargons while conversing or
writing, it could lead to
misunderstanding between
the sender and a receiver.

21. Different Languages Use of jargons
No Clarity in speech Not Being Specific

22. How to Overcome Language
Barriers ???

23. Solution !!!
Learn the language
Hire an interpreter
Carry a translating
dictionary
Instead of trying to
communicate with hand
signs and offend them,
research some different signs
that mean something polite
and respectful
Be careful of jargon

24. Activity #2
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activity or click on the link below.
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25. Perceptual Barriers
We all see the
world differently !
We all have our
own preferences,
values, attitudes,
origins and life
experiences that
act as ‘filters’ on
our experiences of
people, events and
information.

26. Types of Perceptual Barriers
Difference in Understanding

27. Difference in Perception of Reality

28. Differences in Values, Attitudes and Opinions

29. How
To
Overcome
Perceptual
Barriers?

30. Solution !!!
 Start by listening to others.
 Clarify if there is confusion.
 Stay calm and be positive.
An attitude of good will and
tolerance toward others goes
a long way--even if you
miscommunicate or do not
like another's words or
actions.

31. Gender Barriers
This barrier arises
because men and
women have
different ways of
thinking and
communication.

32. An example of gender barrier is that women are
considered to be house wife and to do jobs such as
being receptionist and men are considered to jobs
such as being construction worker or a
mechanical technician.
This is no longer valid, there are females who are
now well trained and qualified to be a
construction worker, vice versa.

33. How To Overcome Gender
Barriers???

34. Solution !!!
The process of
bridging the gap in
gender
communication
requires a great deal
of patience and
understanding that
only time and
attention will teach.

35. CONCLUSION
Working on improving your
communications is a broad-brush
activity. You have to change your
thoughts, your feelings, and your
physical connections.
That way, you can break down the
barriers that get in your way and
start building relationships that
really work.

36. Culminatory Activity
Now you will be tested to see what you have learnt.
Please click on the link below or go back to the site to
complete the assessment.
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37. Thank You !Thank You !