Solutions to overcome the barriers to effective communication?

Some of the barriers to effective business communication include, the message, the audience, the method of communication and the originator.

The message can be a barrier because not all news, is good news. Overcoming the shortfalls of the message itself is an art that is best learned in school, rather than by hard knocks, as the knocks can cost jobs. Use a tactic that considers the message and start with positive Words if the basic message is negative. Always use the two main point rule, and provide the background in the business message start and then the direction or what you want done in the second part.

The audience can vary and your writing has to be matched to the variance an audience can have. The workers in the factory will not hear things the same way that the people in human resources will and the message might get lost, or at least change significantly in the translation. So, don't make your audience translate, but build in the message so that it is easily understood.

The way that the message is sent. You can use Power Point (Impress!) to help amplify your message, but if you choose a means that does not fit the audience, you can be like the MP3 player sales man and the deaf conference.

Overcome barriers to effective communication by matching what you say to your audience, being sure your message is written in a way appropriate and see that you don't take too long to present it!