Communication barrier is one of the problems faced by many organizations.

Many social psychologists opine that there is 50% to 70% loss of meaning while c onveying the messages from a sender to a receiver. They estimate there are four basic places where communication could be interpreted wrongly. A few barriers ar e given below: Difference in perception different point of view, usually people of di fferent ages, nationalities, different culture, education, occupation, sex, stat us, personality, and so on will each have different perception and will each per ceive situations differently. Difference in perception are often the root of the others barriers to communication. Jumping on conclusions when we see something what we expecting to see, and when we hear something even before it is said. This may lead us, as the say ing goes. Stereotyping usually ethnocentrism often lead us to bias and stereotyp ing. That means that we make assumption about people because of their race and c ulture. This may means that the best person does not get a chance because of a m anager s bias and stereotyping. Lack of knowledge it is not easy to communicate effectively with someo ne who has different background from yours, or whose knowledge of the particular subject is considerably less than yours. It is possible, but it requires skills on the part of communicator to be aware of the discrepancy between the levels o f knowledge and communicate accordingly. Physical barrier one of the major barriers of communication in a workp lace is a physical barrier. Physical barrier in a organisation includes large wo rking areas that are physically separated from others. Other distractions that c ould cause a physical barriers in a organisation are environmental factors such as a background noise. Lack of interest one of the greatest barriers to overcome is the recei ver s lack of interest in your message. You should always be alert to this as a po ssibility, since it is to easy to assume that everyone is a concerned about our interest as we are. Language barrier inability to converse to language that is known by bo th the sender and receiver it is greatest barrier to effective communication. Wh en a person using inappropriate words while conversing or writing, it could lead to misunderstanding between sander and receiver. People speaking same language can sometimes find it difficult to comprehend what is being said. Personality differences in people s personality such as behaviour can th an effect the behaviour of the other person, and this kind of clash of personalit ies is one of the most common cause of communication failure. Emotions the emotion of either receiver or communicator can also prove to be a barrier. Your emotions could be a barrier if you are engrossed in them for some reason. In such cases, you tend to have trouble listening to others or understanding the message conveyed to you.