I PRATIK THAKAR MAKE A PRESENTATION ON BARRIERS OF COMMUNICATION UNDER OBSERVATION OF ASS.PROFESSOR DR.DEEPAK MASHRU

1. BARRIERS TO
COMMUNICATION
PREPARED BY
PRATIK THAKAR(3021)

2. BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION

3. Types of communication Barriers
Physical Barriers
Mechanical Barriers
Cross-Cultural Barriers
Psychological Barriers
Semantic Barriers
Intrapersonal Barriers
Interpersonal Barriers
Organizational Barriers

4. 1)Physical Barriers
Physical barrier is the environmental and natural condition
that act as a barrier in communication in sending message
from sender to receiver. Organizational environment or
interior workspace design problems, technological
problems and noise are the parts of physical barriers.

6. Physical Barriers
Noise
Distance
Environmental conditions
Physical disability
Drug effect
Overload

7. Mechenical Barriers
• Mechanical communication barriers are technical sources of
interference in the communication process.

8. Faulty instruments
Use of defective communication device affects the
transmission and reception of message. Faulty
instruments give rise to mechanical barriers.
to communication.

9. Machine illiteracy
Many people lack adequate knowledge and skills
to use modern communication technology like,
computer, internet, video conferencing etc.
its create barriers,

10. Cross-cultural Barriers
Cultural barriers is when people of different
Cultures are unable to understand each
other's customs, resulting in inconveniences
and difficulties.

11. Ethnocentrism:
Ethnocentrism is a term used in social sciences and
anthropology to describe the act of judging another
culture based on the values and standards of one's
own culture.

12. Non verbal clues:
Cross-legged position,
Eye contact,
Proxemics,
Sign/ Symbols:

13. Non verbal clues

14. Lack of cultural literacy
Cultural literacy is important both to individuals and
to the society they live in. Cultural literacy also helps
you develop associated skills, such as communication
and self-reflection lack of this create the barriers.

15. Psychological Barriers
Fear/Phobia
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder that causes
an individual to experience extreme , irrational fear
about a situation, living creature, place, or object.
When a person has a phobia, they will often shape
their lives to avoid what they consider to be dangerous.

16. Superiority-complexes
Superiority Complex Psychology. When an individual
is suffering from a superiority complex, they adopt
an attitude of superiority that is able to conceal their
true feelings of failure and inferiority.

17. Inferiority-complex
An inferiority complex consists of feelings of not measuring
up to standards, a doubt and uncertainty about oneself, and
a lack of self-esteem. It is often subconscious and is thought
to drive afflicted individuals to overcompensate, resulting either
in spectacular achievement or extremely asocial behaviour.

18. Halo effect
Halo effect is the tendency for positive impressions
of a person, company, brand or product in one area
to positively influence one's opinion or feelings in
other areas. It is a type of cognitive bias and is
the opposite of the horn effect.

19. Horn effect
The horn effect occurs when "individuals believe that
negative traits are connected to each other.“ It is a
phenomenon in which an observer's judgment of a person
is adversely affected by the presence of (for the observer) an
unfavourable aspect of this person.

20. Halo&Horn effect relations
It have inverse relation between them.

21. Semantic /Linguistic Barriers
Illiteracy
Illiteracy is the inability to read. You can help
someone overcome illiteracy by reading together,
or even by sharing your knowledge of vocabulary.

22. Jargon
Jargon is the specialized terminology associated with
a particular field or area of activity. Jargon is normally
employed in a particular communicative context and may
not be well understood outside that context. The context
is usually a particular occupation, but any in-group can
have jargon.

23. Erratum
An erratum or corrigendum is a correction of a
published text . As a general rule, publishers issue
an erratum for a production error and a corrigendum
for an author's error. An erratum is most commonly
issued shortly after its original text is published.

24. Slang
Slang is language (words, phrases, and usages) of
an informal register that members of particular
in-groups favor in order to establish group identity,
exclude outsiders, or both.

25. A formal definition of slang
 Highly colloquial;for speaking
 Rude;not polite
 Not educated
 Words use in some special sense
 Special words of a profession

26. Spelling and Grammar errors
Grammar is an attribute of language in general,
including spoken language. An error in grammar,
then, can be understood to be an error even when
read aloud. Spelling is a part of orthography, which
encompasses systems of representing a language in a
written form.

27. Intrapersonal Barriers
Intrapersonal barriers refer to the elements within
the individual's own self which pose a hurdle from
within the individual's communication both in sending
and receiving messages. Good thing is, these barriers
are within the individual's control, thus, individuals may
deal with them on their own and overcome them.

28. Wrong Assumption
Selective perception
Differing Background
Wrong Inferences
Categorical Thinking

29. Interpersonal Barriers
• The message your trying to send is blocked.
This could be because that the person doesn't
understand you (developmental disabilities) you
dont speak the same language or that person is
not receptive to recieving your message or what
you have to say. Hope this helps! Good luck

30. Limited vocabulary
Incongruity of verbal and non verbal messages
Emotional outbursts
Communication selectivity
Cultural Variations
Poor listening skill
Noise in the channel

31. Organizational Barriers
The Organizational Barriers refers to the hindrances
in the flow of information among the employees that
might result in a commercial failure of an organization.

32. Too many transfer Stations
Fear of superiors
Negative Tendencies
Use of Inappropriate Media
Information overload

33. Thank You