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Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood.
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Freeman Teague, Jr.
Anything that prevents understanding of the message is a
barrier to communication. Many physical and
psychological barriers exist:
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Culture, background, and bias – We allow our pat
experiences to change the meaning of the message.
Our culture, background, and bias can be good as
they allow us use our past experiences to understand
something new, it is when they change the meaning of
the message then they interfere with the
communication process.
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Noise – Equipment or environmental noise impede
clear communication. The sender and the messages
being sent to each other.
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Ourselves – Focusing on ourselves, rather than the
other person can lead to confusion and conflict. The
“Me Generation” is out when it comes to effective
communication. Some of the factors that cause this
are defensiveness (we feel someone is attacking us),
superiority (we feel we know more that the other),
and ego (we feel we are the center of the activity).
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Perception – Of we feel the person is talking too
fast, not fluently, does not articulate clearly,
etc., we may dismiss the person. Also our
preconceived attitudes affect our ability to listen.
We listen uncritically to persons of high status and
dismiss those of low status.
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Message – Distractions happen when we focus on the
facts rather than the idea. Our educational
institutions reinforce this with tests and
questions. Semantic distractions occur when a word
is used differently than you prefer. For example,
the word chairman instead of chairperson, may cause
you to focus on the word and not he message.
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Dr.Niraj Pasricha
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