The transactional model of communication views communication as an ongoing process where people are constantly influencing and being influenced by others through both verbal and nonverbal exchanges. This model sees communication as circular rather than linear, with people affecting and effecting one another simultaneously through an ongoing process of transmitting messages and providing feedback.

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6. Transactional Model of Communication
Source: Wood, J. T. (2009). Communication in our lives (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson-Wadsworth.