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Potential Barriers
What are the potential barriers to effective communication?
There are a numbers of potential barriers in effective communication. These barriers may become an obstacle between effective communication and ineffective communication. These barriers are language, noise, overload, emotion, gaps and inconsistency.
Overloading
Overloading information could lead to misunderstanding, hard to take the information at once or taking too much time to make the decisions. This may delay the work. Moreover overloading information could also mean that there would be a possibility that the information might irrelevant to the topic. This may make the receiver think that the sender is unorganised which will make the information in effective as well as creating misunderstanding.
Emotion
During communication, emotions might be conveyed throughout the procedure which may make the information misleading. Also when communicating, emotions, such as nervousness may be shown to the receiver which would led the sender to become more hesitant. Eventually, this would lead the procedure to be filled with a lot of gaps which may stop the message from being passed on without misinterpretations.
Inconsistency
If the sender keeps conflicting or sending inconsistent messages, then the receiver may ignore the message which may lead the important message being disregarded.
Gaps
Being too hesitant would cause the message being twisted and this may prevent the message being passed on.
Language
Language could be a potential barrier to effective communication because the person might not know the same language you are speaking and may have difficulty to understand. Another reason why language could be a barrier is because even though you speak the same language, some people might have regional differences or they may use slang which you might not know the meaning of. This is a problem because the person wouldn't get your message which means the communication wasn't efficient or they may misunderstand the message which may cause problems towards work in the future. To overcome this obstacle, you can show more visual information instead of being verbal or they could invite an interpreter if they don’t speak the same language.
Physical barriers
Physical barriers could make communication ineffective because of the background, (e.g. loud music, road/building construction, texting someone at the same as communication verbally, talking on the phone, inappropriate environment and disorganisation), which will make it harder for the person you are communicating to understand and this may miss lead to misinterpret. Other psychical barriers would be disturbing clients who keep walking in and out of the office. This will make the client repeat again as they would forget what they were talking about or misunderstand who the client is speaking to. To overcome this barrier, the client should put a “do not disturb” sign on the door, make sure there is no background noise by closing the windows and switching of their phone.
Lack of knowledge on the subject
Having lack of knowledge on the subject would cause hesitant between the clients and the receiver might obtain the information wrong which then creates misunderstanding. They may not understand what your message is, therefore it leads to misinterpretation. For example if you presenting something to a number of clients and you don’t know much about the topic, it would lead to make up false information which may mislead the message. By this, your message may not get through. To overcome this barrier you should research in order to get enough knowledge to get your job.Why is Effective Commnication Important and Valued by Employers
Why is effective communication important?
Effective communication is important because it significant to get your point across to people around you so that they understand your emotions and what you’re trying to say. It is also significant because it wouldn't create inconveniences and misunderstanding. For example, in doctor’s surgery, the patient should be clear on what’s wrong with them as the doctor needs understands and give the right medication if necessary. However if the patient isn't clear then they might up with the medication which wouldn't help them but it might affect them.
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Why is effective communication valued by employers?
This is valued by employers as they want someone who is able to understand other people but also to speak in a way in which people will understand him. They will be aware of what he is trying to say and this way there will be no misunderstanding. For example, if an employee is presenting something in a meeting it is important that the employee projects their voice clearly and has eye contact with the employees he is presenting to. Moreover, the employee’s body language should be strong so that the employers understand that he is confident about his point. Also their speech should be planned and they shouldn't be hesitant. They should be positive and convinced so that other people can be convinced.
The main principles of Effective Communicatiion
Although you know what effective communication is, it is important to follow the principles in order to get your message through without misinterpretation. These principles are to do with the way you speak, the way you present yourself and where you are speaking. There are 6 principles which you need to follow these are:
Gestures
Gestures are movements made by hands and the head in order to convey information. It’s good to use hand gestures as you can describe things which are indescribable with words and could be described with emotions. This will help the employer because it will help them understand what the employee is trying to say.
Environment
It is important to have a good environment in order to make the communication effective. For example if you’re somewhere where there is a loud background noise then the person wouldn't be able to understand what the employee is trying to say and it is likely that they will mishear or misunderstand, which will make the communication ineffective.Speech/ Clarity
Speech is a way to express thoughts and feeling by words. Clarity is the ability to speak in a clear voice and able to express yourself. It important to use speech as the person should be able to hear and feel your emotion. The speech should be loud as everyone should be able to hear, it should also be clear because the person should be able to understand you without hesitating.
Eye contact means looking at someone directly in their eyes and they are looking back. Eye contact is significant because the person should know that you are speaking to them and that you are confident about your point.
Body language is the ability to non-verbally show that you are strong. It is important to have strong body language as it would show the opponent/employer that you are confident about your point and you know what are talking.
Each of these principles are important in their own way and it is vital to follow them during communication as it portray your personality and emotions.
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What is Effective Communication
Effective communication is when you can communicate in verbally and non-verbally. Communicating non-verbally is very significant as there are many messages which as indescribable and therefore we can you our body to convey the message. It could also help you in the future in a number of ways. One of the ways is by getting a job. If you speak efficiently to your employer, they are able to understand your message and emotions.
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