Barriers To Effective Communication

3 Example’s of Barriers to Effective Communication

·         Lighting

·         Sound

·         Dialect

When trying to communicate effectively there are lots of possible barriers which can interrupt and effect what you where doing. The three barriers to effective communication I have chosen are the light, the sound and the dialect all of these pose a threat to any verbal conversation you may be having with some one.

Light can have a major effect on the communication between people. Both verbal and non verbal conversations can be interrupted by the light which may be very bright which would make the people in the conversation find it very difficult to open their eyes which is vital in a non verbal conversation because you need to be able to see to understand what the other people within the conversation are doing. The light from the sun can cause a barrier to communication because if people are having a conversation and the sun is shinning it can very easily become annoying which will take your mind off the conversation that you where having.

Sound can also provide a barrier to communication because a verbal conversation depends on both parties being able to successfully hear what each other are saying this means that if there is a loud noise in the same place/room as you, you would then find it very difficult to hear what other people in the conversation are saying and the same would apply to them. Sound can also make it difficult in a non verbal conversation because a loud noise can distract you from what you where originally doing.

Dialect is very important when having a conversation because its vital that you can fully hear and understand what is being said, if not you may think that the other people in the conversation are saying something completely different than what they are really saying, this can lead to people having arguments and possibly falling out.