Oral Communication in Context

COMMUNICATI
ON
BREAKDOWN
Ms. Aicha Ellen A. Balaba
What is Communication
Breakdown??
A communication breakdown is
defined as a failure to exchange
information, resulting in a lack of
communication.
 1. Physical Barriers

Barriers – are the natural or

of
environment
condition that act as
a barrier in
communication in
Communic sending the message
from sender to
ation receiver.
 2. Psychological
Barriers
– are called as mental
Barriers of barriers. There refer
to social and personal
Communic issues of a speaker
towards
ation communicating with
others.
 3. Cultural Barriers

Barriers – pertain to

of
communication
problems
encountered by
people regarding
Communic their intrinsic values,
beliefs, and traditions
ation in conflict
others.
with
 4. Linguistic Barriers

Barriers – pertain to conflicts

of
with regard to
language and word
meanings. Because
words carry
Communic denotative
connotative
and

ation meanings, they can

sometimes
confusion
cause
and
misunderstanding.
 1. External 2. Internal
Noises Noises
- Are the “sight”, - Are the
sound and other “thoughts” and
stimuli that draw feelings that
people’s attention interfere with
Verderber away from
intended
meaning.

1991 meaning.
3. Semantic
Noises – are the
“alternate
meanings
aroused by a
speaker’s
symbols.”
OVERCOMING
BARRIERS
What is Communication
Breakdown??
We must commit to improve our individual skills:
1. Listening attentively
2. Selecting the appropriate channel for the
message.
3. Making a special effort to understand each
other’s perspective