2. Distractions
Distraction: Communication could be affected a lot by noise
or distractions. There might be some kind of physical
distractions such as, poor lightning, uncomfortable sitting,
unhygienic room. All of these factors affect communication in
a meeting or interview. Similarly use of loud speakers
interferes with communication as people might not be able to
understand what is being said clearly.
Overcoming this barrier: Depending on the situation
there might be distractions. Such as a Counter-Strike
tournament, there will be a huge crowd that will be cheering.
So the ‘Professional players’ will need headphones that cancel
out the noise from the crowd. The product is Steelseries
Siberia V2. The price is £70-90. The source is
http://shop.steelseries.com/uk/audio/steelseries-siberia-v2-
navi.html
3. Language difficulties
Language Difficulties: There might be a time in a
meeting or interview where there is someone who doesn’t
quite understand what is being said. There might be
someone from a different country who wants to become
an investor or shareholder. They might not speak your
language fluently.
Overcoming this barrier: The best solution to
overcoming this barrier might be speaking their language
or them speaking your language. You could use IT for
this. Rosetta stone is an online/cd package course that
will enable the user to learn to speak the language of
their choice. The product is called Rosetta Stone. The
Price is £149 for level 1 (Mandarin) The source is
http://www.rosettastone.co.uk/learn-chinese
4. Lack of concentration
Lack of Concentration: There will always be someone who isn’t
quite engaging with what is being said. They might be falling asleep,
‘drifting into space’ or looking around the room, not paying
attention to what is being said in the interview or meeting.
Overcoming this barrier: Lack of concentration would need to
be overcome with engagement. Maybe in the interview their could
be a poll and everyone would need to vote using a keypad/tablet.
This would be really effective. The product would be the ARCHOS
Internet tablet. The price would be about £73.
The source is
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00422SGX0/ref=asc_df_B00422SG
X010142579?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-
21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B00422SGX0
5. Psychological Noise
Psychological Noise: When you are thinking you sometimes talk to
yourself. Sometimes when you are thinking about a problem you talk in your head about
what you are writing at that given time. Some times when you are in a night club there is
really loud music. When it finishes sometimes its like you can still hear it, but it isn’t
there. This can be a persistent disorder known as tinnitus. When you are angry you can
think hurtful things about someone you dislike. This can be frustrating and terrible.
Overcoming this barrier: Sometimes self hypnosis can help with
a range of different things. If someone is stressed or angry thy should look into a self
hypnosis package that will help with relaxation. If someone is feeling depressed then they
will need a happiness and self esteem hypnosis package.
6. Poor Timing
Poor timing: When you are in a professional workplace you might be called
into meetings. Having poor timing will effect lots of different things. If you’re late to the
dentist you might have to pay upwards of £20. Sometimes there are also other things that
have an impact on timing such as a car breaking down or if you’re using public transport
and the bus breaks down or is late then this will have an impact if you’re late or not.
Overcoming this barrier: If you know you are going to be late
than a fairly easy way of getting around is by using a segway. If you are rushing to get out
of bed you might want to use the self making bed. So you can just get out of bed and flick
a switch so it makes to bed for you.
7. Lack of Interest
Lack Of interest: Having a lack of interest can be a nuisance for
anyone who you are talking to. The topic you’re talking about can be boring and
having a lack of interest will make it a little rude when you’re talking to
someone. Lack of interest is fairly common when you are presenting a
PowerPoint, people will loose interest in your PowerPoint and not bother
listening.
Overcoming this barrier: Keeping an audience interested
8. Information Overload
Information Overload: Having an information overload will
make you not think clearly what you are doing. Many students suffer from
information overload when they’re revising for exams. Planning the time wisely
will help when you need to study a lot of information quickly. The information
needs to be smaller to be able to cope with.
Overcoming this barrier: Using a PDA will be a good way of
managing information and planning in a table or database format. The PDA will enable
you to recall events and things you have planned previously so you can get on and learn
other things while you forget other things that are already stored in the PDA.
9. Religious/Cultural
Religious/Cultural: This day and age religion is a controversial topic.
Many people believe what they think and others don’t some people get angry when
certain issues are raised in conversation. There are different ways or communication in
different cultures. In Thailand showing the soles of your bare feet is a sign of extreme
rudeness. Where as in the UK it can be seen as a casual and relaxed gesture.
Overcoming this barrier: Making sure you read up on different
cultures if you’re going to a different country. If you’re bored and fed up with reading up
on the internet or from paperback books you could try the new Amazon Kindle Fire so
you can easily download different e-books so you can be more knowledgeable in a smaller
way without carrying around 20 different books.
It will just be on a small portable device.
