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Q1, W7 - Explaining-Verbal-Miscommunication

Verbal communication can be impacted by several barriers including physical and cultural characteristics of the people communicating, their opinions and beliefs shaped by factors like gender and culture, the topic being discussed if it is vague, complex, or emotionally charged, and the communicative situation if there are distractions, confusion about the purpose, or lack of shared knowledge between the speaker and listener. Effective communication requires avoiding ambiguity and considering how the listener may interpret the message based on their own experiences and perspectives.

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Q1, W7 - Explaining-Verbal-Miscommunication

Verbal communication can be impacted by several barriers including physical and cultural characteristics of the people communicating, their opinions and beliefs shaped by factors like gender and culture, the topic being discussed if it is vague, complex, or emotionally charged, and the communicative situation if there are distractions, confusion about the purpose, or lack of shared knowledge between the speaker and listener. Effective communication requires avoiding ambiguity and considering how the listener may interpret the message based on their own experiences and perspectives.

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EXPLAINING VERBAL

COMMUNICATION
LESSON 8
Miscommunication has been observed to occur
along the dimensions of communication.
Specifically, society has a strong influence on the
effectiveness of Nonverbal Communication.
Moreover, in the Verbal Dimension, the words
chosen and used for the Message and the context
in which they are used also leads to
communication being effective or not.
Several Possible Barriers To
Verbal Communication
1. PEOPLE
 The first barrier is the people themselves who are participating in the interaction.
 They may have physical infirmities.

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 They follow cultural mores (the customs, values, and behaviors that are accepted by a
particular group).

FORMAL AND INFORMAL COMMUNICATION


 They adhere to society’s attitudes toward gender and sexuality, business practices, religious beliefs,
etc.
II. OPINIONS & BELIEFS
 Both Speaker and Listener have opinions and beliefs and
belong to a culture and gender.
 Gender comes into communication when we categorize certain
ways of speaking or using words as being masculine or
feminine.
 Among our OFW’s, all nurses used to be female and manual
workers, male.
 Here and abroad, women now run companies while men stay at
home with children.
 Husbands who stay at home are not thought of as being any less
masculine than other men who work in an office or any other
work environment.
III. TOPIC
 May also present possible barriers to communication because of its
vagueness or ambiguity, complexity, emotional pull, and hidden agenda.
 The Speaker must avoid these qualities in the topic of the Message so that,
instead, it will be clear, simple, restrained, and with no ulterior motives.
 General topics such as religion or politics and particular topics such as
abortion or same sex marriage are more than likely to give rise to
emotionally charged discussions.
IV. COMMUNICATIVE SITUATION
 First, there is “noise” in the physical setting and in the participants themselves.
 Actual “noise” from the surrounding environment also may make it difficult to understand each
other.
 Second, there may be confusion as to the Purpose of communication itself. For example, “Is
the Speaker trying to persuade or entertain?”
 Third, the Listener may have limited knowledge or experience to form a basis for interpreting
and responding to the Message. Similarly, the Speaker may have limited knowledge of the
Listener which could help him/her tailor the Message to make the Listener understand.
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Observe the people around you – friends, family, and
strangers – and note how they react verbally or
nonverbally depending on whether the other person is
male or female. List these encounters and decide if the
response to the interaction was correct or not.

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