Reduce the Impact of Communication Barriers

Overcoming Barriers in Communication

Overcoming Language Barrier (Spoken):

To extinguish this problem when communicating, be sure to use a language that everyone in your audience will understand so that you can bring them the advice or information that they need without coming across as being patronizing or boring to the audience. It is best to write speeches and other things that you are going to be presenting in a neutral way. Write things that once spoken or read will not cause offence to anyone that may hear the information. You will need to know exactly who is in your audience so that you can overcome the communication barrier and know not to offend anyone. Make sure that you are not mumbling when you are speaking to the audience as this may mean that they are unable to hear you clearly and understand the message that you are trying to present.

Overcoming Interpersonal Barrier (Body Language):

To combat this you and the people you are communicating with need to make sure that you are using the correct body language at all times and that you aware of how you are acting to the people that you are talking to, as you may be acting inappropriately but not realise it. Get into the habit of controlling your body language when you are talking to someone as this will help you to overcome the communication barrier. If you are trying to get someone or a group of people to understand your message it is going to be best to use healthy, positive body language and avoid things such as folding your arms as this makes you seem negative and bored of the subject. To keep members of your audience interested you need to ensure that you are making eye contract with them as this will make them feel like you are actually interested and trying to talk to them.

Overcoming Written Barrier (Document):

To overcome the communication barrier and avoid this problem the author of the document needs to make sure that they have laid out all of their information into easy to read and well laid out paragraphs, make sure that they have spelled all of the words correctly and also used the correct grammar as this will save the reader from any confusion, and it will make your document seem a lot more professional and make the reader more interested as to what you have said. Always proofread anything that you write. This will help you from making spelling, grammatical and other types of mistakes. Another good idea is to use headings and sub headings within any documents that you are creating as it gives the user a better sense of what exactly they are reading, it also makes it easier for the user to quickly find any information as that they can just scan the headings and sub headings. A document will also need to be well structured with an introduction and a conclusion so the reader knows when the document starts and ends.