Lost in Translation

Editorial Cartoon Analysis

Key Term: Transactional Model of Communication
Subheading: Models of Communication

This cartoon relates to the Transactional Model of Communication because there is communication happening between the speaker and the audience. The audience members are receiving the speaker’s message, interpreting it in different ways, and responding back with their thoughts. This cartoon also demonstrates the ideas shown from the linear model of communication with how noise can cause distractions and misunderstandings which can interfere with the communication process.

A specific example from my life is during work. I’m a server at a frozen yogurt shop and it gets extremely busy during the summer, which causes large groups of people to order at once, whether it’s with me or with my coworker. Customers will receive the information i’m giving them about the store and/or how to order based on their questions and vice versa, I receive information when I’m asking them something about their order. When its a group, that information will be taken in different ways by different people which ultimately generates different reactions. This can lead to more questions and confusion about either the menu, whats allowed to added or taken off, which order is being taken and who exactly is getting what.

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