Distractions or inattention - Communicating with another person with an attitude of disinterest or unwillingness will be ineffective. Anything in your mind which gets in the way of communication., Time Pressure - If the means of communication is highly time consuming, then it becomes a barrier to efficient working. If the participants are time poor, they will pay less attention to the process., Bias - Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair., Stereotyping - A preconceived idea that attributes certain characteristics (in general) to all the members of that group eg ‘old people don’t know how to use technology’., Too much information - Providing too much or too little information is equally disruptive to effective communication., Jargon or workplace specific terminology or abbreviations - Special words and phrases that are used by particular groups of people, especially in their work eg set dressing, backlight., Physical barriers - Anything in the physical world (ie not in your mind) that stands between you and effective communication eg temperature, natural noise or work environment noise., Personal beliefs and culture - Conflict can arise from differences in core beliefs and can result in poor communication., Negative subtext - Subtext is content hidden beneath the actual dialogue or text; you may ‘read between the lines’ and hear something negative which hasn’t actually been spoken., Psychological barriers or emotions - The environment or your own thoughts can prevent you from comprehending and properly understanding what is being said., Language background - A culturally diverse population will include people from different ethnic groups and nationalities whose first language may not be English., Unclear handwriting - While modern technology has dramatically changed the way we communicate through writing, most employment situations will involve at least some handwriting, and many require the communication of critical information., Inconsistency - Being told one thing at one time and then a different message at another time., Semantics and interpretation - Difficulties in communication arise when the sender and the receiver of the message use words or symbols which carry different meanings to each.,

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