Communication :
Communication is a process of sharing or exchanging experiences,information.ideas,opinions,thoughts etc.between the source and receiver through some mutually agreeable or known media ( verbal /non-verbal. Communication is the main tool of teaching process. It is not possible to complete the teaching-learning process without the communication.Thus communication is the process of exchange of ideas among two individuals.
Communication is said to be a psycho-social process.It initiates human interaction.it can be understood by the following flow -diagram:
The Elements of Communication Process :-
nSender
nEncode
nChannel
nDecode
nReceiver
nFeedback
- nSender :- The origin of any message is called a source.When an individual becomes a source,he is called as messenger.
- nEncode :- The process of using symbols to express the idea or feeling; and ciphering a message.
- nChannel :- The way or medium by which a message travels from source to receiver is called a channel.For example,Radio or TV Studio,Newspaper,TV channel,Books, and Letters etc.
- nDecode :- It is the process of is the reverse of encoding, which is the process of transforming information from one format into another.
- nReceiver :- The person who completes the process of communication on other extreme end is called a receiver.
- nFeedback :- It is the feelings conveyed by the receiver to the sender after the completion of the process of communication.
Communication can be disturbed,spoiled or destroyed sometimes due to the barriers occurring in it.
The important barriers are as following :-
Physical Barriers
Language Barriers
Psychological Barriers
Background Barriers
Physical Barriers
Consist of any sound that prevents a person from being heard.
Physical noise interferes with a speaker's ability to send messages and with an audience's ability to receive them.
Include mumbling, speaking too fast, distracting gestures, noise inside the room such a ringing telephones etc - or outside the building such as traffic or aeroplanes.
Your message may be blocked because people in your audience are uncomfortable, they cannot hear because of bad sound system and cannot see because of inadequate lighting.
Language Barriers
This is one of the most common barriers that can be found. Many communication issues can be occurred because of the language and vocabulary differences. If the sender and the receiver cannot understand the languages of each others, the communication will not give the intended effect.
Use of unclear and inappropriate words also can make confusions and misunderstandings during a particular communication process.
Psychological Barriers
Psychological barriers is the self limiting beliefs a person may have which in turn affects their behaviour - that is.. what they do or don't do as a result of having a self limiting belief.
If you are a healthy and otherwise reasonably well adjusted adult you will have the capacity to challenge and overcome your psychological barriers.
Background Barriers
Differences in background can be one of the hardest communication barriers to overcome. Age, education, gender, social status, economic position, cultural background, temperament, health, beauty, popularity, religion, political belief, even a passing mood can all separate one person from another and make understanding difficult.
ELIMINATION OF BARRIERS IN COMMUNICATION :-
The barriers in communication can be eliminated in the following manner :
- Simple and lucid language
- Comprehensibility of the content
- Presence of a good listener
- Proper attention
- Active listening
- Concentration on written facts
- Avoid emotionality
Discussion:
Draw the communication process diagram and explain the process.
Explain with an examples,the elements in the communication process,and its barriers with how to eliminated
