Role of Communication Barriers in Ineffective Communication
Communication is a process where the information flows from the sender to the receiver through some medium.
Ted to Jenny over the phone - I want the file on my table right after the lunch.
Jenny-Oh god I am not clear what Ted wants and he has already hung up the phone.
Why did Jenny not hear what Ted was expecting from him? Was Teds voice not clear? Or was there some other problem? Or probably there could have been some disturbance in the telephone network or might be Ted was standing at some crowded place? The disturbances in the network or the noise are actually the barriers to an effective communication.
Communication Barriers
Communication Barriers are the various obstacles and hurdles which arise in between of an effective communication leading to misunderstandings and misinterpretations by the receiver. In the above example noise was the communication barrier.
Role of communication barriers in ineffective communication
Let us now understand in details what the barriers to an effective communication are and how they lead to an ineffective communication.
Thus to conclude, any obstacle which comes in between an effective communication are called communication barriers. They result in distortion of the message and the goal is never accomplished. External barriers arise from the external environment and external factors where as internal barriers are present within the individual like tensions, work pressure, high expectations, peer rivalry etc. It is of prime importance to get rid of the above barriers for an effective communication and the proper flow of information between the sender and the receiver.
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