Effective Communication: Identifying and Overcoming Communication Barriers, Study notes of Communication

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Effective

Communication

Prepared by:

Jeramie G. Buensuceso

● (^) Uses various strategies in order to avoid communication breakdown Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC)

Communication Breakdown ❏ (^) Communication is a process of exchanging information to achieve clear understanding resulting to good relationships ❏ (^) When this happens, there is communication breakdown

❏ (^) Effective communication may be disturbed by different barriers or obstacles that make it difficult to reach an understanding between a speaker and a listener.

What is its significance in effective communication?

THERE IS NO PERFECT COMMUNICATION

Activity 1

Watch the video clip. Then give your comments/observations on the

conversation.

happens when the intended message of the sender is not clearly understood by the receiver. Barriers to communication are present. Communication Breakdown

Barriers That May Cause Breakdown in Communication

1. Physiological/ Physical Barrier ➔ (^) Natural environment conditions ➔ (^) Ex: distracting sounds and noise. These make it hard for the listeners to catch what was said.

Barriers That May Cause Breakdown in Communication

2. Psychological Barriers ➔ (^) Can be one’s status and perception. Consciousness of one’s status affect the two- way flow of communication. ➔ (^) Ex: Personal barriers caused by the super- subordinate relationship.

Barriers That May Cause Breakdown in Communication

4. Linguistic Barrier ➔ (^) Refers to problems arising from the expression or transmission of meaning through language. ➔ (^) Words are filtered through one’s frame of reference or the total of his beliefs, knowledge, education, culture, and experience.

● (^) Symbols and Words have different meanings ● (^) Language difference ● (^) Faulty translation ● (^) accents/ dialect ● (^) Technical jargons ● (^) Speech defects or language impairment Examples of Linguistic Barrier

6. No boyfriend since birth ___________

7. No audience __________

8. Negative comments on Facebook __________

9. Static microphone __________

10. Corrupt political image ___________

Strategies to Avoid Communication Breakdown

1. Apply positive self-talk and perception. Positivity is

the best encouragement.

2. Use appropriate language. Keep it simple and

understandable.