Communication has barriers. What you send is not received by the receiver in the same sense as you intended. The following principle should be followed to improve communication.
Interpretation of Words
A basic general principle of communication is that the words, symbols which the sender uses in sending the message must have the same meaning in the mind of the receiver, so that the message send and the message received is identical. If the symbols of communication are not correctly understood the objective of communication will be foiled or there will be miscommunication. The following are the problems in the interpretation of words.
Bypassed instruction
When the sender and receiver of communication attribute ( give ) different meanings to the same words bypassing occurs. English language has many words, which have over 100 meanings. For example, when he reached the place of the host the guest was without his family. The host asked him where his cheaters were. The host got annoyed extremely. By using the term cheaters as a slang the host meant the eyeglasses, which the guest was not wearing at that time as usual.
Reactions to denotations and connotations
Denotation refers to expression by marks, symbols or signs. It gives primary meaning. Connotation means expression in addition to the primary meaning. When a word have both primary and secondary meanings is used it may create misunderstanding. For example, cheap product or cheap price is such a term, which has favorable and unfavorable denotation and connotations.
