P3-Discuss potential barriers to effective communication

There are many things that are barriers to your communication and therefore can cause your message to not have a point, or be confusing. There are many barriers and things that will make it more difficult to communicate to someone effectively, firstly there is types of communication channels, some of these include many things that may hinder the communication process.

Spelling and Grammar:
When doing a formal report there are many things that can be a potential barriers, and there are mechanisms to overcome these.

One obvious example of a barrier to communication is spelling, if you have poor spelling then it shows unprofessionalism to any members of staff, also it may make the message difficult to read and may confuse the reader, making the point unclear.

A way to overcome this is by having spell check on any applications which you right letters on, this will help you to write a letter without any mistakes, another way to ensure there are no spelling mistakes is to read through what you have wrote to see if it makes sense before you send it.

Language:
Language can be a potential barrier, this can be for two major reasons, firstly depending from your location in England you may use slang or words deemed inappropriate in everyday and business conversations, this can be a barrier to effective communication, as some people may not understand certain words you say, or may be offended by the words you say.

Another way language can be a barrier of communication is because some people may not have English as their native tongue, and therefore will have difficulty communicating to someone from a different country.

Body Language:
Another large potential barrier when talking to someone is body language, if you have your arms crossed and are slouched back, rather than stood up straight, then you will give off a negative attitude, which may mean people will not want to talk to you.

Doing this will also mean you will not get as much air too your lungs, therefore meaning you won't talk as loudly, and may mumble your words.

Personality:
A common barrier of communication is the personalities of the two people talking, generally if people don't like each other than when they talk, they may argue rather than having a successful conversation. This can commonly happen due to an age gap between two individuals meaning it is difficult to understand each other due to multiple reasons, including again language; many older people may use idioms and older phrases young adults may not understand, on the other hand many younger people shorten words, which means some people may not know what they are talking about.

In conclusion:
From my research for P1/2/3, I now fully understand how to communicate between people through either text or speech very effectively, this means I can have effective communication easily between, people including a potential employer. The skills I have explained can be learned, and applied, and if they were would help people in everyday life as well as someone you is looking for a job.