Effective Communication

Barriers to Effective Communication

Barriers to Effective Communication
Effective communication is a vital method in our daily lives. We should be able to converse efficiently with each other on a personal and business level. Breakdowns in the communication process can lead to misunderstandings, or a communication failure. In order to begin effective communication, one must recognize how the procedure works.
The process of communication and its components
It’s most basic form is two-way communication which involves a sender, the message and a receiver. The sender establishes the message; the receiver hears the message then decodes what the sender sent. There is a breakdown in communication if the planned communication was not encoded or decoded in a proper manner. The basic components of effective communications is LEARN which consists of listening, explaining, acknowledging, recommending, and negotiating. The person who is a part of a communication process must be a good listener. Listening is an important part and the person must listen with empathy for being able to have effective communication. This is the beginning step in the process of communication because when a person listens then the communication is meaningful and effective. Listening also forms the basic needs for the process to begin. An explanation is an important part of any communication. When an explanation of the problem is completed then the person will be able to understand the problem or problems completely. An explanation can also consist of thoughts or ideas which are relayed to the other person. Acknowledging the communication is pertinent because if the individual receiving does acknowledge the process of the communication whether it is verbal or non-verbal the communication will be pointless. Acknowledging what a person sends a signal that they are being listened to. If an individual is reading the morning news paper and does not acknowledge that another individual sat down at the...