"Back to the Basics" 'Ten Barriers to Communications"

Lots of ways to start the New Year’s – but since most have lost the value of effective communications – thought we’d start there – so put down your I-Pads and other high tech stuff and let’s get back to basics:

"Ten Barriers to Communications"
1.  Differences in perception - we all see things differently, and we need to really strive to listen and hear correctly what the other person is saying.
2.  Lack of Interest - you just don't care what is being said.  Either it doesn't pertain to you or you've heard it all before.  Yet it is imperative that you do listen otherwise you have decreased the value of your time.
3.  Lack of knowledge - you have not prepared yourself properly for the information you are hearing or the conversation which you are participating in, personal preparation is one of the most valuable skills you can obtain.
4.  Emotion - you are so wound up in your belief or anger that nothing being said will pacify your ability to not communicate openly.
5.  Personality - some people just don't like other people, and so no matter what is said, or how it is said becomes a communication between the two.  Unless the more mature understands and relinquishes to accomplish the best for the whole.
6.  Appearance - we are a people who easily judge others by the clothes they wear, the length of their hair (old adage sorry), their smell, and therefore we miss the value of their participation, because we ignore them.
7.  Prejudice - we have already formed our opinions, we know what is right, nothing anyone can say is going to change it, and that is that. (smile)
8.  Distractions - many times when we are trying to meaningfully communicate with another a myriad of things interfere; the phone, a knock on the door, call holding, someone else inviting themselves into the conversation and time. (I deliberately put time last - but it is one of the most important distractions we encounter.)
9.  Poor organization - the worst thing in the world is to set aside time to listen to someone who has no idea of what they are saying and do not allow you to follow sequentially the presentation. 
10.  Poor listening - we tend to look away, we lose eye contact, we miss important body signals, we allow ourselves to let our minds wander around and miss the message being delivered. 
Tomorrow we'll look at Barriers to Listening.
love ya - old rusty knight 

 “Back to Basics”

cji

1/2/2018

There is a need to listen

hear what you listen too

are the words false or true

do they follow reason’s rule;

Back to basics we’ve to go

our homework we’ve to know

a vocabulary thus to grow

our patience then to show!

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