Study Set Content:
Give assumptions of characteristics of
individuals from a particular cultural or
social group
Personality stereotyping
Cultural Barriers that causes difficulty when not
properly understood:
Language
Behaviors
Cultural Differences
Personality Stereotyping
Individual differences brough by race, age,
gender, faith, language and culture make
communication very
complicated
There is always a breakdown in
communication when meanings are
misinterpreted and misunderstood.
Some Reasons for Miscommunication
Verbal utterances
Non-verbal cues
Cultural diversity
Terms may not appropriately used may give
ambiguous (not clear) references that could be
interpreted in different ways.
Verbal utterances
Misinterpretations of gestures and body
movements may lead to giving wrong meaning
of the message.
Non-verbal cues
People coming from different region who
speak fast have the tendency to mispronounce
words.
Verbal utterances
People have languages, lifestyles, ways of
thinking, speaking, and behaving.
Differences are expressed in the manner they
communicate with others.
Understanding the culture of other people will
help lessen miscommunication.v
Cultural diversity
Speakers and writers need to become aware
of the racial identities and differences in non-
verbal codes of the person they are
communicating with.
Non-verbal cues
Articulation may produce different sounds of
words that lead to misunderstanding in terms
of terms used when given wrong meaning
Verbal utterances
text are
“communicate their message using more than
one channel of communication.”
Multimodal Communication
According to Roxanne Derr (n.d.),
Elements of a successful communication
should involve:
WOVEN (Written, Oral, Visual,
Electronic, and Nonverbal) process.
Using “all forms of communication”
Multimodal communication (Katherine Hue Harrison)
Examples of these magazine articles, advertisements, oral
presentations, blog or video conferences with
audio, video clips or with moving images.
multimodal texts
The phenomenon of what has greatly challenged
educators, businessmen, and advertisers to
sell their products or services and practically
everyone who wants to be understood well.
multimodal
communication
Even (blank) need to understand the
intended meaning of a certain message.
ordinary people
happen when
multimodal texts take on new meanings or
connotations and are interrupted differently.
Communication blunders
How to Avoid Future Communication Blunders:
1. Plan the message carefully (Sender or
Source)
2. Create a clear and well-crafted message by
encoding a precise message that considers not
only the complete content, but also the
perspective of the receiver; how the message
will be perceived and received.
3. Choose the right channel that gives way to a
more efficient way of communicating:
4. Receive and interpret the message by
decoding clearly the content of the
communication.
5. Identify the noise, also known as Interference.
6. Determine the context that refers to the
environment surrounding the message.
7. Recognize feedback that helps determine if the
message is well understood.
is an important source of clues to the
effectiveness of oral communication.
Body language
