Barriers to Effective Communication Paper/Cja/304

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Barriers to Effective Communication Paper Valerie Wilson CJA/304 May 20, 2013 Abstract Communication is the process of transmitting information and common understanding from one person to another. In this paper, is a discussion of the communication process, the differences between listening and hearing in communication, the formal, and informal channels of communication, barriers to communication, and improving communication effectiveness. Barriers to Effective Communication Paper Communication is a process of exchanging verbal and non verbal messages. The process of communication is a sequence of events in which a sender transmits a message to a recipient. Pre-requisite of communication is a message. This message must be conveyed through some medium to the recipient in the same terms as intended by the sender. He must respond within a time frame. Thus, communication is a two way process and is incomplete without a feedback from the recipient to the sender on how well the message is understood by him (Taylor & Devisscher, 03-3). The main components of the communication process are composed of many steps. Communication is affected by the context in which it takes place. This context may be physical, social, chronological or cultural. Every communication process proceeds with context. The sender chooses the message to communicate within a context. The Encoder/Sender is a person who sends the message. A sender makes use of symbols to convey the message and produce the required response. For instance a training manager conducting training for new batch of employees. Sender may be an individual or a group or an organization. The views, background, approach, skills, competencies, and knowledge of the sender have a great impact on the message. The verbal and non verbal symbols chosen are essential in interpretation of the

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