The similarities between the linear model and the transactional model is that both are based on creating at least one message with meaning on the part of the sender and with an end in the receiver.
The linear model communication.
This model is based on the basic idea of expressing a message: there is a sender who creates a message and delivers it through a specific channel to a receiver, who interprets it, however, this model does not continue in the communication process but rather it reaches the point where the issuer makes the proper interpretation.
The transactional communication model.
The transactional communication model is the most realistic and applicable to current daily life, since it has the same components of the linear model (sender, receiver, message, and channel), but also feedback is offered once the receiver understands the message and , not a single message or a single feedback is offered, but multiple ones, while the members involved can fulfill the role of sender and receiver in a staggered manner.
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