describe the potential barriers to communication?
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Physical   (time, environment, comfort, needs, physical medium) \nCultural   (ethnic, religious, and social differences) \nPerceptional  (viewing what is said from your own mindset) \nMotivational  (mental inertia) \nExperiential  (lack of similar experience) \nEmotional   (personal feelings at the moment) \nLinguistic   (different languages or vocabulary) \nNon-verbal  (non-word messages) \nCompetition  (noise, doing other things besides listening) \nWords (we assign a meaning to a word often because of culture -- note the difference in the meaning of "police" (contrast Berrien Springs versus Benton Harbor or any inner city perspective) or  "boy" (contrast white male with black male perspectives) \nContext (high / low) \nPurpose (example:  note the difference in communication between men versus women;  for men it's report-talk versus rapport-talk or information versus bonding \nMode (differences in way a message is sent).  Note the black versus white modes:  Black White \nHigh keyed \nArgument \nSpontaneous \nBoasting \nPerson Oriented  Low keyed \nDiscussion \nControlled / Self-Restrained \nUnderstanding \nTask Oriented \nBlacks perceive whites as detached, devious, impersonal, condescending, hypocritical, avoiding eye contact, and too silent Whites perceive blacks as aggressive, over-emotional, angry, confrontational, interruptive, too personal, showboating \n\nGestures  (misunderstood gestures are a major barrier see discussion on non-verbal language) \nVariations in language – accent, dialect \nSlang - jargon - colloquialism \nDifferent forms or reasons for verbal interaction \nDueling – seeing who can get the upper hand (playing the dozens) \nRepartee conversation – taking short turns rather than monologue \nRitual conversation – standard replies with little meaning to words themselves (i.e. most US greetings) \nSelf-disclosure.  The level of self-disclosure is culturally determined.  Not all cultures wish to give personal information; some want to do business without knowing the other person while others insist on full knowledge first.
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Significance of communication?\n\n1. Enable person to express themselves and needs\n2. Removes barriers between a person and another\n3. Essential part of comprehension and understanding\n4. Empowering oneself to take part in one to one/group situations\n5. Only way to contribute to self and others \n\nDo not forget to mention active verbal communication (speaking/writing) and non-verbal communciation (Body language)\n\nGood luck!\n\nRos
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All the time, always come up with a reason not to talk to someone rather than a reason to talk to someone. \n\nit is the fear of being rejected and the fear of not being loved - it is hard to take, sometimes.
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Have some humor in your voice and attitude.\nCommunication isnt a forced thing.  If it is, than move on.\nThat person's not worth your time.\nummmmmmm, how doya 'physically' force communication???
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the best thing I can think of is avoiding the pain of childbirth. The worst is not being able to express yourself well to a woman. I've never been able to properly have a heartfelt discussion with a woman in my whole life. I get so nervous and shaky I chicken out alot of times. It's difficult for me to say that, I'm not afraid to take anyone on in front of a chessboard but when it comes to saying "can I get your number" (or whatever) I really get afraid of rejection.
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Anybody who tries to give you exact percentages for highly-variable phenomenon is most likely engaging in pseudoscience!\n\nHowever, a big portion of communication - especially unfilterted/honest communication - is transmitted through body language; the facial muscles are different for a fake smile vs. real smile etc.  This is not enough to overcome cultural barriers - although it helps in determining if someone from another culture is experiencing some type of emotions (angry/sad/happy etc).  You need words for more precise communication (non-emotional).
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How about talking to each other?
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Disinterest in the elegant subtleties of written communication, I am afraid.\n\n<sigh>
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communication problems or clashing of ideas
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1. Language barriers and\n2. Distorted message
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One word: Communication
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language and culture barriers
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Communication is always available, however I suspect you are referring to modern communication.  \n\nThink of the Celtic peoples.  They had no modern communication facilities and no written language.  And yet, they made deep inroads of culture over much of Europe and a strong culture in England beginning at least as far back as 1,000 BCE.  .
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Without communication it would be impossible to develop a country.  You need to know what the needs of the people are and develop accordingly as there is no single formula for development - don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
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Go to google and type communication network, you will find lot of articles...\n\n\nRegards
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Communicate!!!Don't be introvert =]
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Communication, Organization, and Attitude...