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Barriers to Effective Listening

INTRODUCTION

The importance of listening in communication is

enormous. People often focus on their speaking ability

believing that good speaking equals good

communication. The ability to speak well is a necessary

component to successful communication. The ability to

listen is equally as important. There are some barriers

for listening, which will effect the listening process.

Physiological Barriers

The physical condition of the listener can affect concentration

and restrict the amount of information taken in,for example

1. Headache

2. Discomfort, pain, illness

3. Tiredness

Linguistic Barriers

Linguistic barriers derive from the speaker and make it difficult for

them to be listened to. They can be summarized as follows :

8. Delivery too fast

9. Delivery too slow

and ponderous

10. Delivery too loud

11. Delivery too quiet

1. Jargon or specialist language

2. Monotonous

voice

3.

Inappropriate

tone

4. Hesitant

manner

6. Complex

sentences

7. Complex

vocabulary

Content Barrier

What the speaker is saying may also be a barrier to the listener:

• .Subject of the discussion does not interest us

• Speaker is saying what we don't want to hear

• We have heard it all before

• Content is too difficult/simplistic

NON VERBAL DISTRACTIONS

This symbol having different meanings

in different countries

UK & USA=OK

JAPAN=MONEY

RUSSIA=ZERO

BRAZL=INSULT

INDIA=GOOD

THOUGHT SPEED

Quest:2+2…

Listener:2+2=4

But actual question is…

2+2+4=?

Listeners thought speed is faster than the speakers expression speed

Premature Judgement

• Assuming that you already know what the speaker is going to say.

• Draw conclusions or judgements on incomplete evidences

pseudolistening

conclusion

To become a good listener it is really necessary toovercome barriers by using these tips. As listening is mostvital aspect of communication so to become a goodcommunicator it is really important to overcome listeningbarriers.

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