Transactional Model of Communication
Transactional Model of Communication
Please watch the YoutTube video and respond the statement below.
- Review this classic Abbott and Costello clip, “Who’s On First,” then try to identify and explain what went wrong by using the transactional model of communication:
- How does the transactional model differ from the earlier Shannon and Weaver:
and Schramm models of communication?
What are their strengths and weaknesses vs. the transactional model? What made the linear approach to modeling communication so attractive initially and why is the transactional model more appealing now?
Then, please relate what you learned to a typical staff meeting at your place of work (or recent job or volunteer group meeting).
- Participants
- Coding/Decoding (who is creating messages/who is receiving them?)
- Feedback (who gives/receives it?)
- Noise (note different kinds)
- Channel(s) How are messages being sent
- Context – Where people are sending and receiving messages.
preview of the answer..
The transactional model of communication involves the exchange of information between the giver and the receiver who alternate to send and receive messages simultaneously. It considers that both parties are vital to keeping the communication transaction going. The transactional model can be used to analyze the dynamics of the clip “Who’s on First?” which is a comedy sketch performed by Abbott and Costello. The basis of the routine is that Abbott is attempting to identify baseball players for Costello. Here is what went wrong in this clip. The transactional…
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