BARRIERS close down communication and prevent people from having conversations. Some examples of conversation barriers are:
- fear of strangers and the unknown
- no time or energy
- knowing enough about the topic already
- not wanting to stand out and be criticised
- thinking everyone else is doing it so it must be right/OK
- feeling it won’t do any good
- thinking it doesn’t really matter & it’s not important
- fear of failure
- hoping someone else will sort it out
- getting distracted and focusing on something else
- thinking it’s not my responsibility &/or my job
- not having the skills, experience &/or confidence
- not wanting to offend &/or upset others
- being on a mobile phone
- having a dog growling from behind a front gate
Let us know the main reason you didn’t want to have a conversation…