Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Ways to overcome barriers to communication

How to overcome the barriers to communication in the workplace?


To remove obstacles in the communication process, following points should be considered:

1.   Develop Mutual Trust: Status is considered the barrier in the communication process. The subordinates do not want to distress their superiors. It can be removed through mutual trust and confidence between:



2.   Take advantage of Feedback: The communication process is not only fully completed when the message is sent to the receiver. But, when the feedback is send by the sender. Therefore, communication is a two-way process. This would help to have better understanding.
Feedback.(2018).Retrieved from https://recruitingtimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/feedback.png

3.    Personal Touch: To have effective communication in the workplace, there should: 



·       Praise

·       Compliments

·       Softness
Therefore, it should touch the receiver internally.

4.  The communication Audit: The communication audit should be conducted. It is not to deal with the problems but to prevent them. It may include:

·       Observations

·       Questionnaires

·       Interviews

      5.    Using Simple language: The message conveyed to the sender should be clear and simple. So that the receiver can understand it easily. Moreover, double meaning words should not be used.

            6.    Use of short communication channels: To remove barriers, the channels of communication should be reduced. There should be direct contact.

          7.    Develop Patience: The workers must have patience to listen and understand the information conveyed by the sender. Moreover, the listener has to understand the message from point view of the sender.

         8.    Use of Informal Communication: More preference should be given to face-to-face talk instead of written communication. It makes the communication ineffective. For the effective communication, both formal and informal communication channels should be encouraged in the workplace.







References


Feedback.(2018).Retrieved from https://recruitingtimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/feedback.png

Dr.Dinesh Sharma, T. K. (n.d.). In English & Business Communication Skills. UNIMAX PUBLICATIONS.



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