NATURE OF COMMUNICATION SPACE

Barriers to Effective Communication 4 ZONES OF SPACE:

intimate
1. Barriers that involve WORDS personal
Semantic Noise official
- occurs when a receiver experience confusion public space
over the meaning of the speaker's word choice.
PLACE: the place where the communication is
example: jargons, mispronunciation, use of happening can be a barrier.
foreign language, etc.
-uncomfortable
Disorganized Messages
-bad ambiance
-poor arrangement of thoughts and ideas
-poor ventilation, etc.
Proximity rule: the verb should agree with the
part of the subject that is closest to the verb. CLIMATE

Information Overload - refers to the social tone of our relationship

and involves how the people feel about each
- It's difficult to grasp and make effective other.
decisions when there's too much information
about a subject. Overabundance of information NOISE
is frequently related with information overload. -physical noise perceived by the 5 senses
2. Physical Barriers 3.Technical Barriers
- Physiological barriers may result from - commonly encountered barrier especially
individuals' personal discomfort. Barriers that nowadays.
are related with the limitations of the human
body. -audio quality

- Environmental barriers: -signal delay

time, space, place, climate, and noise -video quality

TIME: biological, psychological, cultural 4. Psychological Barriers

BIOLOGICAL TIME: -Communication is highly influenced by the

Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and
behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle
PSYCHOLOGICAL TIME: a sense of passage of
time
mental condition that the communicators are in
and is disturbed by mental disturbance.
 Attitude and values
-can be positive or negative

CULTURAL TIME: the time orientation of a -it may be influenced by our family
culture affects how it values time.
 Negative self-image
 Inferences
-may lead to misconceptions and
misinformation
 Closed mindedness and over confidence
 Apathy- lack of interest or concern
pathos- emotions
 Emotions- showing too much emotions