Overcoming Communication Barriers: Key Definitions & Examples
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Lausanne Hotel School**We aren't endorsed by this school
Course
ENGLISH, L 9501
Subject
Communications
Date
Dec 10, 2024
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2
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Worksheet: Communication Barriers | De±nition & Exampleshttps://study.com/learn/lesson/barriers-communication-overview-examples.html1. Ellen in the Los Angeles, California o±ce is frustrated over a teleconferencemeeting she had with Donald and James from the New York o±ce. Because thismeeting necessitated the use of Skype, Ellen tried to push aside her preference fora face-to-face discussion and focus on the task at hand, but the meeting was cutshort when the Skype connection was lost, adding to Ellen's frustration. EllenMOST likely experienced what barrier in this scenario?Physical Separation BarrierNonverbal Language BarrierStatus BarrierCultural Barrier2. Mike, Operations Manager for Solar Solutions, has had communicationdi±culties about the daily production of steel in his meetings with James, one ofthe shift supervisors. Assuming this is an issue of hierarchy, the barrier they face isrelated to _____.Cultural di±erencesStatus di±erencesGender di±erencesLanguage di±erences3. Which of the following best describes what barriers do to communication?Hinder employee relations but have nobearing on company sales.Cause a group to ignore allcommunication.Misrepresent or avert communicationwithin the group.Cause a disruption of group culturethat cannot be remedied.
4. A U.S. marketing manager is irritated that his counterpart in Japan limited eyecontact during a recent visit to his facility. Eye contact is a sign of attentiveness toone but represents inappropriate behavior to the other. What type of barrier isthis?CulturalPhysical SeparationStatusLanguageGender5. Mr. Levenda, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum at Valley School District,sends a memo to all teachers requesting that the DVMA and DVRA must beadministered by quarter's end so struggling students can be referred foradditional RTI and MTSS. Mr. Levenda's use of acronyms confuses many newteachers. This scenario illustrates what type of barrier?CulturalPhysicalGenderStatusLanguage