Effective Communication Barriers

Question: Discuss about theEffective Communication Barriers. Answer: Introduction Communication is the major form of connecting people from one end to another. Communication plays a big role not only in the field of businesses but also in social life. Basically there are two types of communication one is verbal another one is non verbal. The whole process starts from the sender who sends the message and ends with the receiver who receives the message (Koneru, 2010). Sometimes the whole communication process disturbs due to the effect of some elements and we consider these acts as barriers to effective communication. In this essay it is going to be discussing about those elements which acts as barriers to communication process. We will pick three major elements and discuss how these acts as barriers to communication process with respect to social and business field and lastly in conclusion where discussion will be made on final findings. Following are the Three Elements that act as Barriers to Effective Communication: Sender Barrier: Now days due to the globalization diverse communitys people are uniting in one place for doing a task in business organizations even in societies different communitys people have started living in one place. Not all people speak same language, therefore English language is considered as the most common and acceptable language in all business organizations, Due to the difference in language people dont understand what the other person is saying or the receiver may not be able to decode the actual meaning of those words what the sender is sending in the form of message this affects the interpersonal relationships between employees in the organization (Jureddi Brahmaiah, 2016). Not only this but also some times a sender may not able to speak properly in meetings or may not be able to deliver his speech in front of big audience due to the nervousness or criticism fear. This may results in barriers to effective communication (Lunenburg, 2010). Medium Barriers: Medium is another form of barrier in effective communication process, medium is the source through which a message or information get transferred from one place to another (Ramesh Ramesh, 2013). In many cases face to face communication for transferring a message is important, suppose a staff or a person sends an e-mail or a letter for that particular communication where face to face communication is necessary in that case effective communication will not happen rather it will become a barrier to the communication process because the actual source of medium has not been chosen for that particular communication process (Lunenburg, 2010). Decoding Barrier: Decoding means when a message or information is decoded by a receiver and the meaning of that message understood by the receiver (Ramesh Ramesh, 2013). Sometimes due to an improper decoding of message communication process get affected. There are some special words used in organizations to convey message from one end to another these are called Jargons suppose a newly appointed staff who does not have experience will face difficulties in understanding of meaning of those jargons, therefore it will lead to a decoding barrier to communication process. (Lunenburg, 2010). Conclusion From the above discussion it has cleared that conveying message or information clearly or fluently in oral form and using of appropriate word while writing a message is quite essential for effective communication, otherwise this can become barrier to communication process; because effective communication plays a key role for the success of any business organization even for our social life it is important in the aspect of better understandings in personal and interpersonal relationships and for better knowing of each others culture. References Jureddi, D. N., Brahmaiah, N. (2016). Barriers to Effective Communication. Journal of English Language and Literature, 3, 114-115. Koneru, A. (2010). Professional Communication. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill. Lunenburg, F. C. (2010). Communication: The Process, Barriers, and Improving Effectiveness. Ramesh, G., Ramesh, M., (2013). The Ace of Soft Skills. Noida: Pearson.