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Communication communication process.

But in mass communication, there is no direct access


Process- it is creative, continuing of life, a process that changes as the to
communicator’s
Barriers in Communication
Process of Communication Physical Barriers
1. Sender- this is the person that is delivering a message to a recipient. If the source is not visible to the receiver and s/he is not comfortable
2. Messages – in the environment, it may create barriers in communication. Geographical
3. distance may also create barriers, as people may like to communicate with one
4. Decoding another but due

Psychological barriers
Forms of Communication Due to individual differences, attitudes, interest and motivation levels,
we perceive things and situations differently. Apart from this, the varied
Intrapersonal communication
levels of anxiety, inherent prejudices and previous experiences also create
is a communication is a communication which happens yourself. Here
barriers in communication. Studies have revealed that due to the process of
both sender and receiver is only one. so, the feedback works without any
selective perception, selective recall and selective retention, we perceive,
interruption.
retain as well as recall a message selectively thus creating barriers in
Interpersonal/ Dyadic communication.
two persons are involved in this communication process. Here the
Socio-cultural barriers
Source becomes a receiver and receiver become source because of dynamic
In communication process, socio-cultural barriers also operate, To
communications process were the feedback’s ate shared between source and
illustrate, in the Indian context, some women may not like to discuss their
the receiver.
health related problem with a male health worker. Similarly, some issues may
Small Group Comm be perceived as personal and not fit for discussion outside the realm of
more than two members involved in communication process will become family, thus creating barriers. Some societies are less vocal which may affect
a group communication. In this communication process, everyone becomes a their level of communication with those from other cultures who are more
source as well as receiver through sharing information and gives feedback to vocal or aggressive in behavior.
another. Linguistic barriers
During the process of communication, faulty expression, poor
Public Communication
translation, verbosity, ambiguous words and inappropriate vocabulary create
Source or messaged from a single person will reach or received by
barriers. Moreover, words and symbols used to communicate facts and
huge number of audience. But in this communication there is no mutual
information may mean different things to different persons. This is due to
feedbacks between source and receiver like small group communication and it’s
the fact that meanings are in the minds of people who perceived and interpret
only focused on speaker.
meanings in different ways according to their individual frame of mind.
Mass Communication
Technical barriers
basically have a large number of audience and they are all can’t
While using technology, technical barriers also make the process of
grouped together in one place so we need certain tool or technology for
communication complx. When audio quality is poor or video signal are weak, the
messages may not clearly reach the target group. Erratic power supply also
creates barriers in communication..

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