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FI.I.A.K4b

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Effective communication, including:

Barriers to effective communication

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Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 4-4
Chapter 4: Effective Communication › Barriers to Effective Communication › Lack of Common Experience
Experience Lack of common experience between the communicator (instructor) and the receiver (learner) is probably the greatest single barrier to effective communication. Communication can be effective only to the extent that the experiences (physical, mental, and emotional) of the participants ... merely stimuli used to arouse a response in the learner. Figure 4-3. Misunderstandings stem primarily from four barriers to effective communication. The learner’s past experience with the words and things to which they refer determines how the learner…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 4-6
Chapter 4: Effective Communication › Barriers to Effective Communication › Overuse of Abstractions
This better defines and gains control of images produced in the minds of the learners. External Factors Some barriers to effective communication can be controlled by the instructor. Others are external factors outside of the instructor’s control that prevent…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 4-6
Chapter 4: Effective Communication › Barriers to Effective Communication › Interference
Interference Interference occurs when the message gets disrupted, truncated, or added to…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 4-6
Chapter 4: Effective Communication › Barriers to Effective Communication › External Factors
Adding even a simple activity diminishes the comprehension and recall of both…