The 3 Models of Communication

Summary

This virtual lecture delves into the three fundamental models of communication: the Linear, Interactive, and Transactional Models. The Linear Model outlines the basic process of encoding, sending, and decoding messages, while acknowledging the impact of noise. The Interactive Model expands on this by incorporating feedback and environmental influences. The Transactional Model further refines the concept by emphasizing the dual roles of individuals as both senders and receivers in communication, highlighting the dynamic and reciprocal nature of human interaction.

Takeaways

• 📚 Communication is defined as the process of sending and receiving messages to create shared meaning.
• 📈 The Linear Model is the initial attempt to explain the communication process, involving encoding, sending, and decoding messages through various channels.
• 🔍 The Linear Model recognizes the impact of physical and psychological noise on the encoding and decoding of messages.
• 🔄 The Interactive Model builds upon the Linear Model by incorporating feedback from the receiver through verbal and nonverbal responses.
• 🌐 The Interactive Model acknowledges that communication can be influenced by the environment or context in which it takes place.
• 🔄 The Transactional Model introduces the idea that individuals can be both the source and receiver of communication, often simultaneously.
• 🤝 The Transactional Model emphasizes the reciprocal nature of communication, where roles can be interchangeable.
• 🔑 Each model of communication has evolved to better capture the complexity of human interaction.
• 📝 The models highlight the importance of understanding the roles of encoding, decoding, feedback, and context in effective communication.
• 🌟 The script aims to enhance the understanding of how human communication functions through the lens of these three models.
• 👋 The virtual lecture concludes by expressing gratitude for the audience's participation and hoping to have provided clarity on communication models.

Q & A

What is the definition of communication mentioned in the script?

Communication is defined as the sending and receiving of messages to create shared meaning.

What is the Linear Model of communication?

The Linear Model of communication is the first attempt at explaining how communication works, involving a source encoding a message, sending it through a channel to a receiver who then decodes it, with noise affecting both encoding and decoding.

What are the key elements missing in the Linear Model according to the script?

The Linear Model is missing the feedback process and the influence of the environment or context on communication.

How does the Interactive Model differ from the Linear Model?

The Interactive Model includes the feedback from the receiver through verbal and nonverbal responses, and acknowledges the influence of the environment on communication.

What is the main feature of the Transactional Model of communication?

The Transactional Model emphasizes that each individual takes turns being both the source and the receiver, and sometimes acts as both simultaneously.

How does noise affect the communication process in the Linear Model?

Noise in the Linear Model affects how messages are encoded and decoded, potentially leading to miscommunication.

What role does feedback play in the Interactive Model?

Feedback in the Interactive Model allows the receiver to respond to the message, which can influence the source's subsequent messages.

Can you explain the concept of 'source encoding' in the context of the Linear Model?

Source encoding in the Linear Model refers to the process of taking an idea and giving it meaning through words or symbols before sending it to the receiver.

What is 'decoding' in the context of communication models?

Decoding is the process by which the receiver interprets the meaning from the message sent by the source.

How does the environment or context influence communication according to the Interactive Model?

The environment or context can influence communication by affecting the interpretation of messages and the effectiveness of encoding and decoding.

What does the Transactional Model add to our understanding of communication that the other models do not?

The Transactional Model adds the understanding that communication is a reciprocal and simultaneous process where roles of source and receiver can be shared or interchangeable.

Outlines

00:00

📚 Introduction to Communication Models

This paragraph introduces the topic of the video lecture, which is to explore three models of communication: the Linear Model, the Interactive Model, and the Transactional Model. It emphasizes the importance of understanding communication as the process of sending and receiving messages to create shared meaning. The paragraph sets the stage for a deeper dive into each model, highlighting the need for a basic comprehension of communication before explaining the models in detail.

🔍 The Linear Model of Communication

The Linear Model is described as the first scholarly attempt to explain the communication process. It involves a source encoding a message, transmitting it through a channel to a receiver who then decodes it. This model acknowledges the influence of physical and psychological noise on the encoding and decoding process. However, it is noted that the model lacks certain key elements, indicating the need for further development to more accurately represent communication dynamics.

🔄 The Interactive Model: Feedback and Context

Building upon the Linear Model, the Interactive Model incorporates the concept of feedback, where the receiver responds to the message with verbal and nonverbal cues. This model also considers the impact of the environment or context on communication. It suggests a more dynamic and interactive process than the Linear Model, reflecting a two-way communication flow and the influence of external factors on the communication process.

🔄🔄 The Transactional Model: Dual Roles in Communication

The Transactional Model is presented as an evolution of the Interactive Model, emphasizing that in real-world communication, individuals often switch roles between sender and receiver, and sometimes fulfill both roles at once. This model captures the fluid and simultaneous nature of communication, suggesting a more complex and integrated approach to understanding how humans exchange messages and meanings.

Keywords

💡Communication

Communication is the core theme of the video, defined as the process of sending and receiving messages to create shared meaning. It is the fundamental concept that all three models discussed in the video are built upon. The script uses communication as the basis for explaining the evolution of communication models from the Linear to the Transactional.

💡Linear Model

The Linear Model is the first communication model introduced in the script, representing an early attempt to explain the communication process. It involves a source encoding a message, sending it through a channel, and a receiver decoding it. The model is foundational to understanding the basic elements of communication, as depicted in the script.

💡Encode

To encode, in the context of the script, means to transform an idea into a message through the use of words or symbols. This is a crucial step in the Linear Model where the source puts thoughts into a form that can be transmitted to the receiver.

💡Channel

A channel, as mentioned in the script, is the medium through which a message is delivered. This can include various forms of media such as phones, computers, handwritten notes, or face-to-face interaction. The channel is essential in the transmission process of the Linear Model.

💡Decode

Decoding, according to the script, is the process by which the receiver interprets the message sent by the source. It is the counterpart to encoding and is vital for ensuring the message's intended meaning is understood.

💡Noise

Noise in the script refers to any physical or psychological interference that can affect the encoding and decoding of messages. It is a concept that highlights the potential obstacles in the communication process, as recognized in the Linear Model.

💡Interactive Model

The Interactive Model expands on the Linear Model by incorporating feedback from the receiver, emphasizing a two-way communication process. The script explains that this model acknowledges the receiver's active role in communication through verbal and nonverbal responses.

💡Feedback

Feedback, as discussed in the script in relation to the Interactive Model, is the response from the receiver that influences the communication process. It is a key element that differentiates the Interactive Model from the Linear Model, showing the dynamic nature of communication.

💡Transactional Model

The Transactional Model is the most advanced of the three models presented in the script. It builds upon the Interactive Model by emphasizing that communication is a mutual process where individuals can be both senders and receivers, sometimes simultaneously.

💡Source

In the context of the video, a source is the originator of a message in the communication process. The script explains that in the Transactional Model, the roles of source and receiver can be interchangeable, reflecting the reciprocal nature of communication.

💡Receiver

A receiver, as described in the script, is the individual who interprets the message in the communication process. The role of the receiver is highlighted in all three models, with the Transactional Model emphasizing the receiver's potential to also be a source.

Highlights

Communication is defined as the sending and receiving of messages to create shared meaning.

The Linear Model is the first attempt to explain the communication process.

In the Linear Model, a source encodes a message and sends it through a channel to a receiver.

The receiver decodes the message in the Linear Model.

Noise, both physical and psychological, affects encoding and decoding in the Linear Model.

The Interactive Model was created to address missing elements in the Linear Model.

The Interactive Model includes feedback from the receiver to the source.

Communication is influenced by the environment in the Interactive Model.

The Transactional Model was developed to further enhance understanding of communication.

In the Transactional Model, individuals take turns being both source and receiver.

The Transactional Model recognizes simultaneous source and receiver roles in communication.

All elements of the Interactive Model are included in the Transactional Model.

The three models of communication are the Linear, Interactive, and Transactional Models.

The lecture aims to help understand how human communication works.

The video concludes by summarizing the three models of communication.

Thank you for selecting the virtual lecture on communication models.

Transcripts

Hello! And thank you for selecting this virtual lecture. Today I will be breaking

down the three models of communication: the Linear Model, the Interactive Model

and the Transactional Model. Let's get started! Before I explain how the

communication models work, it is important for us to have a basic

understanding of what communication is. Communication can be defined as the

sending and receiving of messages to create shared meaning. The Linear Model

with scholars first attempt at explaining how this process works. It

states: when communicating a source will encode a message, or take an idea and

give it meaning through words, and send it to a receiver through a channel, or

the medium through which a message is delivered: such as a phone, computer,

handwritten note, or even face-to-face. Once the message is sent, it is up to the

receiver to decode, or draw meaning from, the message. It also recognizes that both

physical and psychological noise play a large role in how we both encode and

decode messages. While the Linear Model was an excellent start, scholars believed

that this model was missing some very key elements. So, they

created the Interactive Model of Communication. Just like the Linear Model,

the Interactive Model states that during communication there is a source encoding

a message, sending it through a channel, and a receiver that decodes the

information. However, it also states: as the receiver is being sent a message, the

receiver is also sending feedback to the source through their verbal and

nonverbal responses to the message. Additionally, the Interactive Model

recognizes that communication can be influenced by the environment, or the

context in which communication is taking place. For a while, scholars were

satisfied with the Interactive Model and its approach to how human communication

functions, but they still felt as though something was missing. They sat down once

again and created the Transactional Model of Communication, which states that

while all of the elements of the Interactive Model are true, there was one

element that was absent. The fact that when communicating in the real world,

each individual takes turns being both the source and the receiver, and

sometimes we are both source and receiver simultaneously.

In this video, we took a look at the three models of communication:

the Linear Model, the Interactive Model and the Transactional Model.

I hope this helps you to better understand how human communication works!

Thank you again for selecting this virtual lecture