Barriers to communication

•Semantic
•Physical
•Psychological
•Organisational
Semantic(language)Barriers
•   Interpretation of symbols
•   Interpretation of words
•   Lack of vocabulary
•   Language variation
•   Denotation and connotation
•   Misunderstanding of direction
Physical Barriers

•   Noise
•   Time
•   Distance
•   Gender
•   Age
•   Incomplete information
Psychological Barriers
•   Attitude & opinion
•   Emotion
•   Selective perception
•   Past experience
•   Inattentiveness
•   Poor listening
•   Wrong comprehension
•   Egotism
•   Status barrier
•   Negative attitude of superior/subordinate
Organizational Barriers
•   Hierarchical structure
•   Organizational rules & regulations
•   Wrong choice of medium
•   Organizational policy
•   Complex structure
•   Non conducting of staff meeting

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PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION/7’C
•   Clarity (thought & expression)
•   Completeness
•   Conciseness
•   Consideration (adopt u attitude/avoid gender)
•   Courtesy (politeness/kindness)
•   Correctness (language,style,time)
•   Cost conscious
•   Cleanliness
•   Concrete/coherence

Barriers to communication part 2