while following the guideline of effective communication?

Question

what are the barriers one could face and how they can be addressed

Answer 1

Some basic barriers....

- Make sure that the environment that you are in is not distracting. Noise, temperature, visual distractions like your screen saver at work. The solution to this is to create an environment that is comfortable and without distractions.

Some barriers that are less tangible....

- personality barriers. As an example, there are four basic types of personalities. "Driver", "Analytical", "Amiable" and "Expressive". It is important to know what type of pesronality you are as well as the individual or individuals that you are speaking to.

Here is how you could have problems (barriers)....

If you are a "Driver", your personality type is more likely to want to make decisions, get to a solution and then move on. An "Analytical" personality type is someone that will need to digest information, consider the information and then they begin to process a response or solution and they will not do this any sooner than the point that that they feel they have properly "digested" or analyzed the information or feedback.

So, although you may be a "Driver" it is important to understand that you will need to slow down or be more patient as to allow the "Analytical" minded person to stay at the same pace as you. You need to allow them to stay in your comfort zone.

It is also important to understand that different personality types are not better or worse or more intelligent than others....it is simply the way people are.

When someone is forced out of their comfort zone, they will withdraw and are less likely to participate or feel that they are really being listened to.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

One of the golden rules of conversation is "listening". In order to understand what someone is saying, first, you must know how to listen by focussing on his/her words. When you listen, chances are that you will be able to say the right thing, that is, something that will help your interlocutor.
Listening is not merely "hearing". It involves your ability to read between the lines (= to infer) and to identify different kinds of tone (= ironic, serious, playful, etc.).

In my opinion, people's inability to listen to one another is the very barrier that most commonly prevent them from communicating. For example, let´s refer to your question. What exactly do you want to hear from us? To me, your question could be interpreted in two ways, that is, you could be referring to situational factors, affecting communication or to the barriers people face while engaged in conversation. I chose the latter. Was I able to understand your question adequately?