Interactive Discussion on Lecture-04; Barriers to Communication

1. How do you handle the situation when a problem arises due to barriers to communication?? 2. What do you mean by the physiological, psychological and cultural barriers??

1. How do you handle the situation when a problem arises due to barriers to communication?? 2. What do you mean by the physiological, psychological and cultural barriers??

by Dr. Tasnia -
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1Ways to handling the problems that arise due to barriers of communication:

Checking whether it is a good time and place to communicate with the person.

Being clear and using language that the person understands.

Communicating one thing at a time.

Respecting a person's desire to not communicate.

Checking that the person has understood you correctly.


2.Physiological barriers--

 Physiological barriers to communication are related with the limitations of the human body and the human mind (memory, attention, and perception). Physiological barriers may result from individuals' personal discomfort, caused by ill-health, poor eye sight, or hearing difficulties.

Psychological barriers--

Psychological barriers refer to the internal belief of a person that stops him from effectively completing a task. It also refers to the emotions, opinions, and status consciousness of an individual and has a direct impact on his ability to communicate with others in a positive frame of mind.

Cultural barriers--

When people from different cultures who might speak different languages, have different cultural beliefs or use different gestures and symbols to communicate, their cultural differences might become barriers to workplace success.