Letter of Advice; Co
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Letter of Advice
Porsha Jones
COM200
Daria Heinemann
May 27, 2013
To learn how to communicate in life is priceless. Interpersonal communication can give you the skills to endure in healthy relationships. Certain communication skills can be difficult to master for some; here is some advice on interpersonal relationships.
• Identify the barriers of interpersonal interactions
There are a number of different types of barriers that influence one 's ability to have and sustain interpersonal interactions. Understanding those barriers is the first step to overcoming them. The most common ones are physical barriers, emotional barriers, and cultural and language barriers. Physical barriers can include a lack of personal proximity to the person with whom you trying to communicate. The implications of physical barriers can be far-reaching, even going so far as to create emotional barriers, which do not mesh too well with effective interaction. Emotional barriers are mostly motivated by fear. An example of an emotional barrier is an inability to trust someone with your thoughts, feelings or ideas due to a fear of judgment from other people and the perceived ridicule that accompanies that judgment. Language Barrier; - Different languages, vocabulary, accent; dialect represents national/ regional barriers. Semantic gaps are words having similar pronunciation but multiple meanings like- round; badly expressed message, wrong interpretation and unqualified assumptions. The use of difficult or inappropriate words poorly explained or misunderstood messages can result in confusion. Cultural Barriers: - Age, education, gender, social status, economic position, cultural background, temperament, health, beauty, popularity, religion, political belief, ethics, values, motives, assumptions, aspirations, rules/regulations, standards, priorities can separate one person from another and create a barrier. There are also
Letter of Advice
Porsha Jones
COM200
Daria Heinemann
May 27, 2013
To learn how to communicate in life is priceless. Interpersonal communication can give you the skills to endure in healthy relationships. Certain communication skills can be difficult to master for some; here is some advice on interpersonal relationships.
• Identify the barriers of interpersonal interactions
There are a number of different types of barriers that influence one 's ability to have and sustain interpersonal interactions. Understanding those barriers is the first step to overcoming them. The most common ones are physical barriers, emotional barriers, and cultural and language barriers. Physical barriers can include a lack of personal proximity to the person with whom you trying to communicate. The implications of physical barriers can be far-reaching, even going so far as to create emotional barriers, which do not mesh too well with effective interaction. Emotional barriers are mostly motivated by fear. An example of an emotional barrier is an inability to trust someone with your thoughts, feelings or ideas due to a fear of judgment from other people and the perceived ridicule that accompanies that judgment. Language Barrier; - Different languages, vocabulary, accent; dialect represents national/ regional barriers. Semantic gaps are words having similar pronunciation but multiple meanings like- round; badly expressed message, wrong interpretation and unqualified assumptions. The use of difficult or inappropriate words poorly explained or misunderstood messages can result in confusion. Cultural Barriers: - Age, education, gender, social status, economic position, cultural background, temperament, health, beauty, popularity, religion, political belief, ethics, values, motives, assumptions, aspirations, rules/regulations, standards, priorities can separate one person from another and create a barrier. There are also
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