Communication

There are some limitations of effective communication though. For example, if you have grown up all your life in Glasgow, and then take a job in London, then you are going to have a problem because there is a high probability that you will have a strong accent that may make it more difficult for other people in the business to understand you. This is an example of a barrier that cannot be actively fought, but will fade over time as the accent will become less prominent as time passes.

Another barrier could be a different language. If you move country in order to obtain a job, but this country has a different language, then you will be at a major disadvantage in terms of communication, but this can be fought by taking lessons in the language or otherwise learning it. Also use of translators can be used in this instance, which makes communication by email an effective way of communication whilst you are learning the language.

However there are more significant disabilities than these that can really devastate communication. These include inability to talk, see, or hear. These are all devastating as the inability to talk can only be overcome by use of sign language, which will cause similar troubles to that of a language barrier, or a small device which when held to the throat allows vocal communication. However the latter is very rare and would be unlikely to be the case.

Loss of sight would also significantly restrict communication in most ways but talking. This could be overcome by special software on PC’s that convert text into sound, or brail for physical communication. However, the use of brail would mean someone would have to read through the messages, and literally translate them, which would be a time-consuming process.

Being unable to hear would make all vocal communication ineffective, so communication would have to be entirely written. A way to overcome this disability would be a device that converts what people are saying into words. Similar devices are used by some authors, but these devices are not instantaneous, so would only be of use for recording a meeting or interview for later review.