Barriers

Noise

 

Noise can disrupt communication between two people by distracting them from the actual conversation going on. Lower levels of noise makes the person speaking more clear and direct. When there is too much noise present the information being spoken is not falling on the listeners ears i.e. Someone trying to present a PowerPoint in a noisy hall. Things like noises outside such as cars and animal can also be a barrier to communication by distracting one from speaking and listening to another this can be blocked however by thinking ahead and closing the window etc. A telephone is another way of distraction as if a telephone is ringing it can stop the communication from taking place.

 

Spelling and Grammar

 

When written communication is going on the spelling and grammar must be correct and up to scratch so that the communication can succeed, if someone writes a letter to another person and there is spelling mistakes everywhere the person reading may not be able to understand what is being said, this is a barrier of communication as it blocks one person communicating to another. Grammar mistakes can cause the reader problems when trying to understand what is being said. Some examples of spelling and grammar mistakes could be not in logical order, no text formatting, no headings and subheadings and badly presented. Ways of reducing this error happening make sure to take time when writing and look over what you have done, use bullet points and keep the work in logical order.

 

Lack of concentration

When communicating with another person it is very important to stay concentrated on what they are saying and doing, this is so that the communication will take place, vise versa when you are speaking to somebody you would like them to be concentating on what you are saying.

Focusing on a different topic when talking about something else to someone will confuse your mind and therefore become a barrier when communication is talking place. Things like a TV may cause lack of concentration or a mobile phone due to using them and thinking about it when you are communicating, this will cause you to not fully focus on the conversation which is talking place.

 

 

 Written Communication

This is the form of communication through handwritten or printed information. It can be seen in many ways with the new technology etc such as BBM, Social Networking, letters, memos, emails, fax, chats, texting, msn etc.

Social Networking

Social networking can be used to keep people in touch and allowing them to communicate via writing over the internet to each other or on chat such as Facebook. On Facebook you can also use photos as ways of staying in touch, and as a way of teaching a wider amount of people. It is open 24 hours a day so non stop access, this would be good for rainbow light as their members can always have the opportunity to express their views with their online companions.

Rainbow light could upload photos of their progress with talking books and their work etc, this will make their followers more comfortable as they can see what’s actually going on.

 

Email

This kind of written communication has become much more superior as it has new things such as being able to attach photos and files. As long as there is internet emails should be fine. Emails also run 24 /7 and cost free.

Also when using emails there is different formats for text, such as use bold writing for important information to catch the retriever’s eye.

 

General communication

Regardless of what sort of communication is going on general communication will always be working, such as in order for communication to take place there must be an audience on the other hand listening. Depending on who the person is changes the way the communication takes place such as if you are talking to a young child with learning difficulties you are going to be speaking in a way that you think they be able to make sense of what you are saying, also using your hands to talk is a way of communication. When communicating to people you must adapt to the environment and who you are talking to so it suits the audience, things like cultural differences could affect this due to if you speak to someone from a different country you may not know what is offensive therefore you may have to string up some different words in order to have your sentence understood.