Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Topic
Show me the Way
Quite a simple topic this week for communication. Something about Communication Noise. I did my RJ in the bus while I was on the way home. Hahax
Disclaimer
Please do not Plagiarize the content of my RJ for it will result in an Instant F on your Daily Grade. You are allowed use my RJ as a Reference or as a guide but do not copy the content I have written. The school has some interesting ways to detect any form of Plagiarism so please use my RJ with caution
Question
In your daily communication with your parents, what do you think is the greatest noise/interference that you encounter? What do you think you can do to minimize the interference?
Answer
In just one simple communication with our parents, it is inevitable that communication noise will disrupt proper flow of communication between my parents and myself.
One of a simple example would be Physical Noise where sounds around me would distract me or my parents from having an effective communication.
Another would be Semantic Noise where either my parents or myself would use Terminology which will confuse one another. For example if I am having a conversation with my Father and we use Engineering Terms, we can understand each other clearly. If I were to have the same conversation with my Mother, She would barely understand half of the terms that I use.
The one greatest Noise/Interference that I encounter applies to everyone else too. It is beyond any doubt, the one ultimate Communication Noise that everyone would have when having a form of communication with parents. The noise I am referring would be the Psychological Noise where our mind would wonder, thinking about anything and everything except the content of the current communication. Usually occurs when our parents nag at us. Can't deny that fact though.
When there is a problem, even if we can’t solve it at least we could minimise it. Physical noise can be easily minimised by simply a switch of location where nothing else distracts proper communication or by pausing and allow the distraction to be over before continuing on the communication proper. Semantic Noise can be minimised by understanding the audience first before using certain terms which could be confusing. Or use easier terms to explain the terminology. As for Psychological Noise, there is no definite solution to this though, it is very much up to the individual whether or not you want to listen to the Communication.
Comments from Faci
Well said in your RJ. Indeed, psychological noise is the most difficult to overcome. There is little that we can do to ensure that others would not be prejudice, for instance.
Hence, we should always try to reduce the noise whenever we can. Being more aware is a good start.
Clemence Chang
