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What is communication and why is it a challenge? Do we really need to learn how to communicate, or is communication natural?
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Communication Basics
Though everyone communicates, not everyone communicates effectively.
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Use this lesson to understand everyday barriers to effective communication.
Instructions
Communication "noise" can cause the receiver to misunderstand or misinterpret the intended message. Noise is anything that interferes with the communication process. Some examples of communication noise are:
- environmental
- psychological
- physiological
- semantic
We have trained ourselves to eliminate or reduce the more obvious and common types of communciation noise, but may need help identifying the more subtle ones.
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