Thursday, December 26, 2019

A Brief Note On Obstacles Of Effective Communication

Hurdling Obstacles in Effective Communication Communication is the process of sharing ideas, information and messages with others. Any form of communication, written, verbal or non-verbal, can be broken down to three basic components; the sender, the message and the receiver. For communication to be successful, the message needs to not only be received, but interpreted the way the sender meant for it to be intended. Everyone needs to understand what makes communication succeed and what makes it fail. When communication is successful, it is lauded by the after effects, be it a winning campaign, a victory of a war mission or a workforce turning out a larger margin in the profits. When communication fails, the effects are hardly ever lauded;†¦show more content†¦When you have a communication barrier coupled with a diversity issue, the communication can suffer drastically if not fail all together. Work centers must educate themselves on these issues and hurdle any obstacle in th eir way to enhance their communication efforts. Since most work centers are formed with different people from all walks of life, cultural diversity will be explored first. Cultural diversity encompasses the cultural differences that exist between people from different continents, from different countries within each continent and even different groups of people within the same country. Cultural diversity can have as many vast differences from a work center as they are in a country depending on the size and complexity of the organization. Organizations that expand across the globe such as McDonalds and Burger King or organizations that bring people from across a huge country to unite for a common goal such as any branch of the United States military are faced with more diversity issues that can disrupt communication. These organizations must realize these issues and provide education to help eliminate problems or have their employees gain a better understanding of diversity. Cultural Awareness is the foundation of communication and it involves the ability of standing back from ourselves and becoming aware of our cultural values, beliefs and perceptions (Quappe, Cantatore,

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