Verbal
You can reduce the barriers of verbal communication if you try and speak slower and more clearly so that there is a better chance of people understanding you. You should also try to avoid slang when you are talking to people because not everyone will understand you or know what you are saying. You can also avoid miscommunication when you are speaking to someone who speaks another language by using an interpreter or sometimes you can use hand gestures instead unless you want to speak to them in detail. You should also try and keep eye contact with everyone that you speak to so they don’t get sidetracked and stop listening to you. Another thing you shouldn’t do is overload the person you are talking to with information because then that will result in them forgetting some of the conversation which may be something that you wanted them to do or remember.
Disabilities
You can also reduce the barriers of verbal communication when speaking to someone with a disability by using sign language or writing a message on a piece of paper if they or deaf or by speaking slowly and clearly to someone who is blind or has impaired vision. There is a lot of other disabilities that people have which means when you are talking to them you will have to change the way you communicate with for example you may have to speak slower to some people and when trying to communicate with others you might need to use text or images to communicate. If you communicate using text or images you shouldn’t use too many bright colours so that they can understand everything properly. There is also people that have disabilities who cannot speak which means that you will be the one that will need to read what they write.
Non Verbal Communication
To avoid miscommunication and reduce the barriers of non verbal communication you should try to avoid typing slang words are typing using abbreviated word for example saying ‘wer’ instead of ‘were’. You should also try and not use sarcasm when you are communicating with someone using text because it is very hard to tell if people are being sarcastic or not because you cannot see their facial expressions or hear their tone of voice. Make sure that the text is in a clear font and also make sure that the colour of the text stands out on the colour of the background. If you are writing to someone abroad for example America then they will spell certain words differently than others for example they spell ‘colour’ like ‘color’ so you may need to try and spell things like the way they would to avoid confusion. People who use sign language may also need to be a bit slower because some people might not have good eyesight so it would be harder for them to see what signs you are using.
