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4 CLASSIFICATIONS OF BARRIERS OF

COMMUNICATION by Saritha Pujari Business Communication


(1) Semantic Barriers
The chief language-related barriers are:
(i) Badly Expressed Message
(ii) Symbols or Words with Different Meanings
(iii)Faulty Translation
(iv)Unclarified Assumptions
(Vi)Technical Jargon:
(v) Body Language and Gesture Decoding

Psychological or Emotional Barriers


(i) Premature Evaluation:

(ii) Lack of Attention

(iii) Loss by Transmission and Poor Retention

(iv) Mistrust:
(3) Organisational Barriers
(i)Organisational Policies

(i)Rules and Regulations

(i)Status

(i) Complexity in Organisational Structure

(i)Organisational Facilities
(4) Personal Barriers
(a)Barriers Related to Superiors:

(i) Fear of Challenge of Authority


(ii) Lack of Confidence in Subordinates:

(b) Barriers Related to Subordinates:

(i) Unwillingness to Communicate


(ii) Lack of Proper Incentive

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