Charles is a recent college graduate from chile. he has landed a job as a project manager for a small, specialty handbag company in los angeles. on his first day of work, he must attend meetings. the first meeting is scheduled to begin at 9: 00 a. m. charles arrives a few minutes late and finds the meeting already in progress. the company owner seems insulted by charles's tardy arrival. later in the meeting, charles takes out his smartphone to take notes. thinking that charles is responding to emails, one of the senior managers glances at charles disapprovingly. at the end of the meeting, subteams are assigned tasks. the owner of the company notifies everyone that she will be sending out paper memos with schedules and work plans attached. as a final note, she asks charles's project team to meet in person to make final edits to a proposal.
what barrier to communication may cause miscommunication between charles and his new business associates?