GROUP BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATIONS

GROUP BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATIONS

These are interpersonal barriers to communication. These occur at the level of interaction within a group of employees – members of a section, department or team having members from different specialist functions of the organization.

A few major barriers to communication are:

(1) Premature evaluation of the sender
This happens when the looks, dress or initial introduction to the subject in not impressive or up to the preconceived standard and receivers have done a premature evaluation of the sender. This can also happen when the credibility of the sender of the message is low. Such barriers stop the transfer of information as senders beget a sense of futility. Such barriers can be overcome by:
 Senders developing empathy for the receivers and modifying the message to make it more acceptable to them
 Receivers listening to the speakers free from prejudice and commitment