Jane is 30 years old, but she looks much younger. In discussions, business people often don't pay attention to her because they assume she is immature and inexperienced. This suggests that Jane faces a(n) barrier that undermines her message when she speaks.

Perceptual

Explanation:

Jane is 30 years old, but she looks much younger. In discussions, business people often don't pay attention to her because they assume she is immature and inexperienced. This suggests that Jane faces a(n) perceptual barrier that undermines her message when she speaks.

Perceptual barriers are the mental blocks that we create because of the perceptions that we have of certain people, situations or events around us.

This communication problem occurs as a result of how we all perceive things differently based on each individual’s unique experience—we are made and groomed differently due to our varied socio-cultural background, educational level, and value system. Everything we interpret is subject to this experience, good or bad. Jane is not taken serious because there is a perception that she is too young which might not necessarily have any truth to it.

Answer

intra-personal

Explanation:

Intrapersonal barriers can be described as the elements within the individual's own self which pose a hurdle from within the individual's communication both in sending and receiving messages.

It has been understood has a total control on the barrier. This means that, individuals may deal with them on their own and overcome them.

In this case, Jane is battling with intra-personal barrier, and that is why people think that she is immature and inexperienced when she talks, despite the fact that she is mature.

She can adopt the following methods to overcome the barrier. These include

* Making use of simple words to convey the message. To have an effective process of interpersonal communication, you have to simplify language. ...

* Learn the art of listening.  

* Keeping composure while communicating.

* Providing constructive criticism.