Reducing Barriers

Reducing Barriers

General Communication

With all barriers there is a solution to reducing the impact on it such as in general communication a way to reduce the impact on the problems with technology is to always have a backup plan for if the technology doesn’t work. If you have time and you are able to do this you should go into the room that you are going to be using and test all the equipment to make sure it works, then if it doesn’t you have time to get it fixed or find someone to help you. Another problem is if the person is unable to access the internet at home, this could be a problem if you want people to go onto a website for help. A way round this is to print out the web page for them to take home for them to read. You should always design your communication in mind of people with disabilities so they are not left behind, so if you know who your audience is you should try to make it more user friendly for them as if you have a class with knowledgeable people and those who aren’t they could hold back the class.

Interpersonal Communication

A way to reduce barriers in interpersonal communication e.g the background noise is to make sure you are in an area where there is little or no background noise, it you know there is going to be background noise you should try to arrange a different location so you wont have any noise. Failing that there are a few ways to drown out the noise like closing windows and doors. A way to reduce the barrier of body language is to express the right emotion for what you are doing, if you come into the room looking angry people will think that you aren’t in a good mood and that will sometime change there emotion. One way to practise good body language is to practise in front of someone or you if you can’t do that you can do it in front of a mirror.

Written Communication

A way to reduce the barriers to written communication is to basically structure your information appropriately by including paragraphs and subheadings if necessary this will help people understand what you are talking about. If you don’t know how to structure you work you can find templates online or use the ones built into Microsoft word. Also if you don’t know how to spell a word or you are unsure you can always look it up in the dictionary or get a friend to read over it to check for spelling and grammar as they are more likely to find a mistake before you. Having bad spelling could lead to people to think it is a different word which could get people lost.