This week’s topic is how avoidance and distractions can be barriers to communication and what you can do about it. Avoidance--In a relationship, one might keep away or steer clear of another when they don’t want to talk to them. They might not make eye contact, may not want to be in the same room as the other, so they do not have to interact. Distraction--These can be internal or external distractions that prevent a listener from comprehending and properly understanding what is being said to them.