Business communication

Business Communication

1. Most common Barriers to Effective Communication:
Physical Barriers,
Attitudes,
Language,
Physiological Barriers,
Problems with structure design,

Contd…..
Cultural noise,
Lack of common experience,
Information Overload, and
Assumptions and jumping to conclusions.

2. Important Measures to Overcome the Barriers of
Communication
 Clarify Ideas before Communication,
 Communicate according to the need of
the receiver,
 Consult Others before Communication,
 Be Aware of language, tone and content
of message, and
 Be a good listener.

3. Ways in which culture influences communication
There are various cultural influences in communication which can
have a huge impact, such as,
 Language barrier,
 Morality,
 Perspective, and
 Belief systems.

Contd.....
There are various concepts of language present, for example:
 Linguistic Relativity, and
 Idiomatic expressions.
This helps in evaluating the expression of the language. For instance,
idiomatic expression is a phrasal combination of two or more words where its
figurative meaning is different from its literal meaning. Whereas, in linguistic
relativity refers to the way native language of people affects their views.

REFERENCES
Sigmar, L. S., Hynes, G. E. and Hill, K. L., 2012. Strategies for teaching social and
emotional intelligence in business communication. Business Communication
Quarterly. 75(3). pp.301-317.
Bhatia, V. K. and Bremner, S., 2012. English for business communication. Language
Teaching. 45(4). pp.410-445.