BARRIERS IN

COMMUNICATION

By~
Satwik Sahay Bisarya
 COMMUNICATI
ON
• Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful
information.
• Communication requires a sender, a message, and an
intended recipient, communication can occur across
vast distances in time and space.
• Communication requires that the communicating parties
share an area of communicative commonality.
• The communication process is complete once the
receiver has understood the sender.
 Barriers that Affect

Sender Receiver
Message
 Types of Barriers
• Semantic Barriers (शब्दार्थ बाधाएँ)
• Emotional or Psychological Barriers (भावनात्मक
या मनोवैज्ञानिक बाधाएं)
• Physical Barriers (वास्तविक बाधाएं)
• Organizational Barriers (संगठनात्मक बाधाएं)
• Personal Barriers (व्यक्तिगत बाधाएं)
• Socio Psychological Barriers
(सामाजिक मनोवैज्ञानिक बाधाएं)
 Semantic barriers.

• Different language
• Words
• Pictures
• Actions
• Poor vocabulary
Emotional or psychological barriers.

• Loss in transmission
and retention
• Distrust of
communicator
• Failure to
communicate
• Undue reliance on
written words
• Inattention of the
receiver
 Physical barriers.

• Noise
• Improper time
• Distance
 Organizational barriers
• Organizational policy
• Organizational rules and regulations
• Status relationship in organization
• Structure of the organization
• Lack of organizational facilities
• Wrong choice of channel
 Personal barriers
• Barriers in superiors
• Attitude of superiors
• Fear of challenge to authority
• Underestimation of their subordinates
• Ignoring the junior
• Insistence on following proper
• channel
Barriers regarding subordinates
• Unwillingness to communicate
• Lack of proper incentive
• Poor listening.
• Egotism
• Emotions
• Selective perception
 Socio psychological barriers.

• Attitude and opinions

• Closed mind
• Status- consciousness
Tips to avoid barriers in work place
• Avoid vulgar language.
• Have no assumptions.
• Do not cross question during important
discussions or meetings.
• Provide proper information related to
the work before engaging in work.
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