BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Which of the following are common barriers to effective communication?

• Hand gesture

• Distractions

• Be a good listener

• Eyes and facial expressions

This results in instances where the message are not understood ?

• filtering of information

• emotions

• selective perception

• distractions

Happens during the communication process as the information flows from one level to another and from one person to the other.

• Electronic communication

• Filtering of information

• Be a good listener

• Emotions

One word can be interpreted to give different meanings

• General body language

• Eyes and facial expressions

• Language differences

• Emotions

Which of the barriers of effective communication leads to ineffective communication?

• Distractions

• Emotions

• Information overload

• Electronic communication

This would lead to loss of information and lead to loss of information and result in ineffective communication.

• Be a good listener

• Distractions

• Filtering of information

• Information overload

Who then becomes the next sender, would interpret and refine the information based on their own understanding before sending it on.

• Filtering of information

• Poor listening skills

• Emotions

• Body language

This is mainly a communication barrier on the receiver's end.

• Emotions

• Poor listening skills

• Appearance

• Use of space

A message send out when a person is feeling jovial differs from when the same message is conveyed when the sender is unhappy

• Be a good listener

• Have a high level of emotional awareness

• Poor listening skills

• Emotions

Which of the following below are NOT barriers to effective communication?

• Selective perception

• Emotions

• Hand gestures

• Poor listening skills