Barriers of effective communication ( task2 )

A skilled communicator must be aware of these barriers and try to reduce their impact by continually checking understanding and by offering appropriate feedback.

When a person does not understand the language you are using you can use charts, drawings, gestures or facial expressions. You can also overcome this by having a translator in the workplace to make it easier for others to understand.

They feel vulnerable. While some caution may be wise in certain relationships, excessive fear of what others might think of us can stunt our development as effective communicators and our ability to form meaningful relationships. By identifying some of these barriers, you can begin to work to overcome them and start communicating more effectively. To listen correctly and to help the speaker overcome his own emotional barriers, you will have to listen carefully and take the person's words into account before making your own point.

The group rewards such behavior through acts of recognition, approval and inclusion. In groups which are happy to accept you, and where you are happy to conform, there is a mutuality of interest and a high level of win-win contact. While communicating with an individual or a group, use a language they are familiar with. A knowledge of different cultures and traditions helps you get along with people from other cultures. Treat people from other cultures with respect; doing so will enable healthy communication between you.