P3.Discuss
the potential barriers to effective communication.
Short
Introduction
There are several barriers to the effective
communication that can happen in any communication process. The barrier of
communication is when your message gets distorted. The effective communication involves
by overcoming and conveying a clear and concise message. The communication
barrier of effective communication are cultural differences, background noise,
bored audience, distractions which includes in general skills, interpersonal
skills includes poor body language, use of inaapriote language, negative
language and lack of interest and concentration and written communication
includes poor spelling, grammar mistake and irrelevant content.
General
Skills
Background
Noise
The background noise is major impact on the
potential barriers of effective communication. There are some reasons that why
background noise is a barrier to effective communication. Firstly, verbal
communication with the loud background noise can cause the people to shout in
order to them what to be heard. This can cause people to harder to hear and
also unable to understand what is being said which makes the people not to
understand what was said to them. This can cause conflict in the working
environment because it is detrimental. So this is why background noise can be
potential barriers to effective communication.
Distractions
The distractions can be a major impact on
the potential barriers. The distractions can happen when someone comes late to
the presentation so he has missed some of the points in the presentation, when
the mobile phone rings in a presentation, the humming of an air conditioner can
distract the people and when the clock ticks in the room can also distract the
audience. This can make the audience not to listen to you. So this is why distractions
can be potential barriers to effective communication.
Cultural Difference
The cultural difference has major
impact with potential barriers to communication. It is very
challenging for the people to communicate with others from different
cultures. The cultural difference includes different things from people in way
of seeing, hearing and interpreting. Also the same words can mean in different
things to people from the different cultures. So this is why the cultural
difference can be an impact on barriers to communication.
Bored
Audience
The Bored audience can be an impact on the
barriers to communication. The bored audience is when people are bored and they
are refusing to listen. This means they have a different use of the body
language like bored body language. They would not be bothered to listen to
people. This can also happen when people do not look at your face when you
communicating to them as this can show they are bored. When they do not listen
you and they are just saying yeah yeah with a bored facial expression can mean
that they are bored. So this is why bored audience can be potential barriers to
effective communication.
Interpersonal
Skills
Poor
Body language
Poor body language can act as an impact of
barriers to effective communication. The poor body language is when you show
negative body language to the people when they are talking an example would be
when someone is talking to you show the back of your body this means that you
are showing poor body language to them and that you are in lack of interest. If
you use closed body language and aggressive stance can also mean poor body
language. When you do a presentation and then you always face the board without
having an eye contact with the audience can also act as a poor body language.
So this is why poor body language can be potential barriers to effective
communication.
Use
of Inappropriate Language
Uses of inappropriate language can be also
a major impact on the potential barriers to effective communication. The uses
inappropriate language means using foul languages, swearing to other people,
making fun of other peoples accent, making comments that are rude such as
telling people they are fat, making fun of other cultural people and making fun
the way they talk. When people be racist to other people and when they do not
treat everyone the same. This can make other people to get badly reacted and
feel hurtful. This is why inappropriate language acts as barriers to effective
communication. So this is why use of inappropriate language can be potential
barriers to effective communication.
Negative
Language
Negative Language can be also known as the
impact of potential barriers to effective communication. The negative language
can happen when you jump in and talk while other people are having a
conversation this can be seen as antagonistic. When you finish other peoples
sentence can be irritating to them. The
negative language can make the people to get bored and to have no intention of
listening. So this is why negative language can be potential barriers to
effective communication. 
Lack
of Interest
The lack of interest and interest can be
known as the impact to potential barriers to effective communication. The lack
of interest can happen if you talk to your friend and then he is not listening
to you and not paying attention to you and then he just looks somewhere and
does not look at your face when you talking to him. This can mean that he has
lack of interest. So this is why lack of interest can be potential barriers to
effective communication.
Lack
of concentration
The lack of concentration has also a major
impact on the barriers to effective communication. The lack of concentration
works by when you hinder communication. It is also important to maintain
communication despite any levels of distractions. The lack of concentration
works by poor listening skills and also by arguing. The conflicts can cause the
lack of concentration as well when you have a conversation with a team. Also
the sounds of the television, music or people talking can also cause lack of
distraction. So this is why lack of concentration can be potential barriers to
effective communication.
Written
Communication Skills
Poor
Spelling
The poor spelling can also be a major
impact on the barriers to effective communication. The poor spelling means
wrong spelling of words. The poor spelling works by when you have lots of spelling
mistakes on a letter you sending to a company and message you sending to the
company. This can cause unprofessional image to the reader and the message
would be difficult for the reader to understand. So this is why poor spelling
can be potential barriers to effective communication.
Grammar
Mistakes
The grammar mistakes can be a major impact
on the barriers to effective communication. The grammar mistakes works by when
you have grammar mistakes on your letter or the message you sending to the
company. This means when your sentence does not make sense and when you do not
structure your sentence correctly. This can make the reader to not to
understand what you are meaning and this will also create confusion to the
reader. So this is why grammar mistakes can be potential barriers to effective
communication. 
The irrelevant content can be a major
impact on the barriers to effective communication. The irrelevant content works
by when you send some messages which are not relevant to the topic. This can
confuse the reader and can misunderstanding to the reader. When you present a
presentation to the people you have non relevant information on your
presentation. This can make the people to get confused and think what he is
talking about. So this is why irrelevant content can be potential barriers to
effective communication. 