Task 3

 Background noise could distract the people you are communicating with, for example if there is music or somebody else talking. This would make it hard for the audience to concentrate and make the person doing it feel uncomfortable. To overcome this you would tell the audience politely to stop talking and listen to you, or if they had to speak or wanted to listen to music to go into another room. Also a noise in the background would prevent the audience from hearing correctly.

 

 The audience may loose interest due to distractions from other people in the audience doing things which distract others, for example if people were talking and not listening or on their phones. To overcome this ask them if they need to speak or use their phones go into another room, if not to try e quieter. It would also be hard to concentrate on a speaker when you are not physically comfortable. To make yourself more comfortable you could make sure that you are not to hot or cold, or that you have a drink of water with you so you are not thirsty.

Lack of concentration is a barrier of communication, including not listening clearly for example if people were talking. Most people have to concentrate on one thing at a time leaving them not listening to the person doing the presentation. To overcome this they could leave the room if not interested instead of distracting everyone else or having full concentration on the person talking. Also lack of concentration from the people in the audience could cause a lack of concentration to the person delivering the presentation due to people talking or using their phone.  

To engage the audience and make sure you have their full attention you need to make sure you connect with them. You can connect with the audience by the use of eye contact, this shows that you are involving them directly. If you use effective body language it shows that you want to engage with the audience.

Modulating your voice is when you use a certain tone depending on your audience. Your vocabulary is also important. If you are interacting with younger people you don’t want to be using words they may not understand. However, you don’t want to come across as patronising if you are delivering a presentation to adults. 

When summarising after reading the source until you fully understand, you need to show a clear indication of the main points in your own words without using the same word or phrase as the original. 

You must use open body language when presenting to your audience. An example of bad body language would be closed body language this includes things such as crossing your arms. If you have your arms crossed when delivering your presentation it gives off the impression you don’t want to communicate effectively with your audience. You need to use facial expressions as this can show enthusiasm, if you come across as boring people wont want to listen to you and it is important you have your audiences full attention. 

You must be polite and speak to people in a formal manner. For example swearing, this could offend people and make them question how professional you are.