Common Communication Barriers

Question 1

Barriers that involve words:

Using Jargon or high faluting words.
Phrases from foreign languages, mispronunciation, euphemism could also result in this.

Answer 1

Semantic Noise

Question 2

Barriers that involve words:

If you are talking in a stream of consciousness and end up being incoherent, it is going to be very hard for people to follow.

Answer 2

Disorganized Messages

Question 3

Barriers that involve words:

If someone is talking to you for an extended period and it just gets overwhelming, it’s very hard to keep track of every bit of information.

Answer 3

Information Overload

Question 4

Physical Barriers

We are losing a lot of the non-verbal cues. We could end up losing the humor that others might be using or the warmth that could come across in a face to face conversation.

It involves auditory problems.

Answer 4

Physical Distance

Question 5

When audio quality is poor or video signals are weak, the message may not clearly reach the target group.

Photos, Graphics, Livestreaming, webinars, podcasts, PDFs, and other audio and visual formats are now very important parts of how people and organizations communicate. But each of these content formats can prevent some people from accessing information.

Erratic power supply and device-related glitches are also included in this barrier.

Answer 5

Technical Barriers

Question 6

These are due to the emotional character and mental limitations of human beings. These barriers result in absent-mindedness, the fear of expressing one’s ideas to others, overexcitement, and emotional instability.

Answer 6

Psychological Barriers

Question 7

Psychological Barriers

A communication failure may occur if the sender fails to communicate instructions well because one assumes that the receiver has understood the message. But the fact could be that the receiver only partially understood what was communicated or did not understand at all.

Answer 7

False Assumptions

Question 8

Psychological Barriers

An Attitude is a pre-learned disposition that can be linked closely to a person’s beliefs and values system. Whether your attitude is positive or negative, it can influence the communication process.

Say, when your religious or political views are being threatened, you are likely to react emotionally instead of listening attentively to the message.

Answer 8

Attitude and Values

Question 9

Psychological Barriers

If someone lacks self-confidence or has a poor self-image, he or she might entertain fearful thoughts.

Answer 9

Negative Self Image

Question 10

Psychological Barriers

We may have good reason to expect that our inferences would be correct, but they may prove incorrect due to some unpredictable situations.

Premature Evaluation

-As it goes beyond the facts in making certain statements, they can give wrong signals. We interpret symbols on the basis of assumptions, which usually proved correct. But there is a probability that they may sometimes be wrong.

Answer 10

Inferences

Question 11

Psychological Barriers

People are sometimes not prepared to receive new information on a subject about which they assume to know everything. Thus, their mind is closed to new ideas, facts, and suggestions. Such people run the risk of showing overconfidence.

Answer 11

Close-mindedness and overconfidence

Question 12

Psychological Barriers

It is due to a lack of emotion or interest in what is being sent or received. It causes communication to break down because it interrupts effective listening.

Answer 12

Apathy

Question 13

Psychological Barriers

They are unable to organize messages properly.
The perplexed, nervous, and excited state of mind never allows smooth flow o communication.

Answer 13

Emotions

Question 14

What are the several categories of barriers in communications?

Answer 14

1. Barriers in relation to words
2. Physical Barriers
3. Technical Barriers
4. Psychological Barriers