Discuss potential barriers to effective communication in the workplace

Over the summer I completed a six week internship at BP. Over time I identified diametric barriers that prevented effective parley. Being able to communicate effectively involves overcoming and conveying a clear and concise message. The talk barrier of effective communication that I faced were cultural differences, land noise, distraction, technical issues, lack of interest, lack of concentration, terminology and spelling and grammar.Cultural DifferencesOn my internship I was working with galore(postnominal) different people around the world including people from, Alaska, Trinidad, Africa, Norway and Houston. Although speaking to people from Houston wasnt a problem because there are major similarities in communication, there were many barriers involving the other places. It became heavy to talk to these people because their first language isnt English and therefore sometimes words wouldnt be understood or they couldnt fancy due to different accents. Therefore, due to these iss ues it became more difficult to communicate effectively.Background NoiseBackground noise in the workplace became a large barrier of effective communication at BP. We had meetings in the break area which meant that people were talking all around us. Although the meetings were informal it was still difficult to communicate to each other. Loud background noise foundation cause people to not be heard and would then have to shout to be able for them to hear which an unprofessional way to communicate in the workplace is. This can then cause people not to hear what is universe verbalize and wont be able to understand and work cannot then be completed effectively.DistractionDistractions can cause barriers in effective communication. The distractions can happen when someone comes late to the presentation and them arriving becomes a distraction. Also if phones start ringing or there are people talking in the background it is hard to talk effectively because they are distracting you from yo ur place. Not only does it distract the speaker but it also distracts the audience which then makes it harder to engage them back into the presentation. This happened whilst I was on my internship. As I was presenting there were many distractions like late arrivals which makes it hard to keep track of where youre talking.Technical IssuesA push-down stack of communication at BP was done via the internet through emails or Lync meetings. Technology isnt always reliable and therefore issues with the computers led to barriers in communication which is frustrative. A lot of the time in Lync calls it would break up and so only certain words were hearable and then they would have to repeat what they said and it becomes to be frustrating because it will take more time that could be spent doing other things. In addition, sometimes it wouldnt allow people to join the meeting which meant they couldnt be part of it. privation of interestThe lack of interest can impact effective communication. L ack of interest can happen when talking to a college and they are not listening or paying attention to you and therefore doesnt know what is being said and cannot use the important information being told in their work. This happened to me, when I was in meetings and they were talking about things I didnt find interesting I found myself unengaged and focussing on something else.Lack of concentrationThe lack of concentration has also major impact on the barriers to effective concentration. There may be distractions in the room or the melodic theme that is being spoken about are boring and you are uninterested. Therefore, it is then hard to concentrate on the speaker and take in what they are saying. spoken communicationIn BP acronyms were used constantly. I didnt understand most of them and therefore the whole conversation didnt make any sense and I couldnt contribute or use that information in my work to because I just didnt understand.Spelling and GrammarWhen spelling and grammar i s incorrect it can have a negative effect on communication. When it comes to written communication, spelling is very important. If there is text that has incorrect spelling then it can be hard to understand what it means, resulting in failed communication. For large text its important for grammar to be correct. Bad grammar can make it hard to understand also.