Identify the barriers to communication from the list given below.

The barriers to communication here are time and distance, and by-passed instructions.

Statement 1, time and distance, qualifies because physical separation and delay obstruct the flow of a message.

Statement 2, by-passed instructions, qualifies because skipping the proper chain garbles who is told what.

Statement 3, encoding of thoughts and ideas, is a normal part of the process, not a barrier in itself.

Statement 4, decoding of thoughts and ideas, is likewise an ordinary stage of interpretation rather than an obstacle.

Statement 5, logical sequence, actually aids clarity and so cannot count as a barrier.