A barrier in communication skills prevents the message being heard or understood by the other person.
General Communication
Problems with Technology
Technology can be a massive barrier in terms of general communication the reason being is that there can be faults with the technology like there could be no internet connection on the computer, if its a laptop instead of a desktop the laptop could of ran out of battery.
If there is no internet connection on the computer then that is a massive problem because to communicate with technology you mostly need internet connectiont to access the social networking sites like facebook, skype, bebo all of the social websites like them ones you will have to have internet connection. If you are using a laptop and the battery died then that is also a problem because then you will not be able to use the laptop to get onto these social networking sites.
Firewall restrictions on some of the websites are also problems because if the firewall thinks that the current social networking site you are on is unsafe or could be a problem your computer for the future then the firewall will not let you access the website you are looking to use.
Language Used
Language can be a barrier in general communication the reason for this is that when you are talking to someone and you are using different terms then the person will not have a clue what you are talking about and then they most likely will not pay attention becasue they will get bored.
Using different language in a conversation is also a huge barrier because if you are talking away in another native language then the other person wont know what is being said and then they will also get bored and then wont pay attention to the conversation because they wont know whats being said.
Using technical terms is a barrier because the other person might not know all of the technical details for example about computers. If you go into all the details about them the other person wont have a clue and they will not know what to say.
Interpersonal Communication Barriers
Body Language Barriers
In interpersonal communication body language is key. The reason its key because the other person will know your attitude if you have bad body language. Bad body language consists of holding objects, pointing your finger, faking smiles etc. All these here are bad because holding objects makes you come across as bored and that you are not paying attention to what ever what the other person is saying. Pointing your finger is bad because it makes you come across as angry and it looks as if your shouting and the other person. Faking smiles is bad because it makes you come across as not interested at all and you are doing anything to get out of the conversation.
Showing that you are nervous during a conversation is bad. The reason it is bad because the person that you are talking to will be wondering why he is nervous and proably will think that he intimidating him. Nervous can be shown in a few ways e.g holding objects, looking down while in the presence of others, and also touching your face in during a conversation. showing that you are disinterested in a conversation is a massive barrier in communication. If you are showing that you are not interested one bit then the other person will be thinking all sorts of things. disinterest can be shown by constantly checking the time, and faking a smile.
Another barrier in communication is showing that you are defensive and aggressive the reason being defensive in a conversation is a barrier because the other person will think that are touchy on the subject of conversation. showing you are defensive in the conversation is by crossing your arms. The reason being aggressive is a barrier because the person could be thinking that you are angry. Showing you are aggressive in a conversation is by pointing your finger constantly.
Written Communication Barriers
Barriers in written communication are like using different text style, your grammer and all of the things like that. Using different text style can be a barrier because the person that is reading it might not be able to understand what you have written and then the person will be confused and wont understand it at all.
No text formatting is bad because if there is different text sizes and text font through out the document then it will also be all confusing and the will not to be able to understand it. So it is important to communicate properly in written communication so that the reader will easily understand what you have written and what you are saying.
If the words in a text are not spelt correctly and they are abbreviated well then the person recieving the text will not be able to read the message and will not understand the message that they have revieved and that is a huge barrier. Grammar errors can also make the reciver of the text confused on what was said because they will not what was said or if its a happy message or if its an angry text message.
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