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Types of Communication Noise Explained

This document discusses different types of noise that can act as barriers to effective communication. It identifies six main types of noise: communication breakdown, psychological noise, physical noise, environmental noise, semantic noise, and physiological noise. It provides examples of each type of noise and has exercises identifying specific noises and assigning them to a category. The purpose is to understand the different barriers to communication that noise can cause and how being aware of these barriers can help enhance communication skills.

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Types of Communication Noise Explained

This document discusses different types of noise that can act as barriers to effective communication. It identifies six main types of noise: communication breakdown, psychological noise, physical noise, environmental noise, semantic noise, and physiological noise. It provides examples of each type of noise and has exercises identifying specific noises and assigning them to a category. The purpose is to understand the different barriers to communication that noise can cause and how being aware of these barriers can help enhance communication skills.

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  • Visual Introduction
  • Types of Noises
  • Communication Breakdown
  • Psychological Noise
  • Physical Noise
  • Environmental Noise
  • Semantic Noise
  • Physiological Noise
  • Noise Identification Task
  • Noise Type Summary
  • Discussion Questions
  • Self-Check Exercise
  • Scenario Analysis
  • Answer Key
  • Assignment
  • Closing Note

Types of Noises

Prepared by: Charielyn D. Baquilta


COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

This pertains to the failure of


transmitting message from one person
to another and interruption of the flow
of communication from the sender to
the receiver, thus making
communication ineffective and less
meaningful as both have difficulty in
understanding the message conveyed in
the process.

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This pertains to the
preconceived notion that an
individual brings in a
conversation such as
stereotypes, biases,
reputations and assumptions.
In here, there is so much
tendency to get blinded with
Psychological Noise- the original message as one
has preconceived ideas about
the subject of the
conversation. This is often
perceived to be so difficult to
overcome but must be
considered when conversing
with others.
This refers to any
external stimulus such
as loud talking
Physical Noise- from the background,
deafening background
music or any startling
noise in the background.
This is a summary of
noise pollution caused by
transport, industrial and
Environmental Noise- recreational activities.
This pertains to one of the
participant’s use of language
and grammar which is
Semantic Noise- unfamiliar to the decoder
(receiver) of the message. In
here, it can be found that the
encoder (sender) fails to
analyze his/her intended
audience.
This refers to the physical
state or health of any of the
participants of the
Physiological Noise- communication process. This
could be any form of
physiological disturbance
such as headache,
stomachache, toothache, etc.
ANSWER THIS TASK BY WRITING ON THE SECOND COLUMN THE TYPE OF EACH NOISE
LISTED ON THE FIRST.
NOISE TYPE
1. Headache  
2. Noise from a busy construction site  
3. Missing someone  
4. Disliking the speaker  
5. Noise from moving vehicles  
6. Speaker’s grammar “Business opportunities
  are like buses.
7. Excited to do something There's always another
  one coming.”
8. Grumbling of the stomach  
9. Feeling thirsty  
10. Seatmates talking  
11. Lack of interest in the topic  
12. Unclear pronunciation of words  
13. People talking in the background  
14. Bias  
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Types of noises
SEMANTIC NOISE

PSYCHOLOGICAL NOISE

PHYSIOLOGICAL NOISE

ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE
Answer the following;

1. What is noise?
2. What are the different types
of noise?
3. Do you think that knowing
the different type of noise can
help you enhance your
communication skills.

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Dire c tio n: Id e ntify the fo llo wing . Write yo ur a nswe rs o n yo ur no te b o o k.
_________________1. This p e rta ins to the fa ilure o f tra nsm itting m e ssa g e fro m o ne p e rso n to
a no the r.
_________________2. A typ e o f no ise whic h is fro m p re c o nc e ive d no tio ns suc h a s
ste re o typ e s, re p uta tio n, b ia se s, a nd a ssum p tio ns.
_________________3. This o c c urs whe n the re a re p e o p le ta lking in the
b a c kg ro und , lo ud b a c kg ro und m usic , sta rtling no ise
e tc .
_________________4. It is c a use d b y tra nsp o rt, ind ustria l a nd re c re a tio na l
a c tivitie s.
._________________5. A typ e o f no ise whic h is c a use d b y o ne o f the sp e a ke r’s
usa g e o f g ra m m a r tha t is unfa m ilia r with the re c e ive r
o f the m e ssa g e .
._________________6. This is c a use d b y irre g ula ritie s in o ne ’s b o d ily p ro c e sse s like
he a d a c he , sto m a c ha c he , to o tha c he , e tc .
Identify the noise in each scenario
__________________7. Barking dogs
__________________8. Missing someone
__________________9. Tonsilitis
__________________10. Situation
Answer Key

1. Communication Breakdown
2. Psychological noise
3. Physical Noise
4. Environmental Noise
5. Semantic Noise
6. Physiological Noise
7. Environmental Noise
8. Psychological noise
9. Physiological Noise
[Link] Noise
Assignment

Study the Methods to Remove Barriers of


Communication.
thank you

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