What Are The 5 Major Barriers To Business Communication?

Non-verbal signals
Referred as “body language” , can provide valuable feedback where verbal
communication is concerned.

Language
Our backgrounds knowledge and experience affect our understanding .

Foreign languages, dialects, regional accents and the use of technical/
specialist language should always be considered

Listening
Careful concentration is demanded if a communication is to be understood.

Success at gaining attention may be depend on the word used, the way the
communication is expressed, our interest in the speaker, our interest in the
communication and various other factors.
Pre-judgement
What is understood is often conditioned by what we already know and by our
background knowledge and experience .Often we hear what we want to hear ,
or what we think we have heard , instead of what has actually been said.

Relationships
The effectiveness of any communication may depends on our relationship with
the person giving the message.

If the relationship between people are not good , communication may fail to be
effective or may break down altogether.