Linear models portray communication in one direction. This type of model consists of a sender transmitting a message to another. A good example of this is a teacher lecturing a classroom. With one person giving out information and the students processing it and taking notes. Another example of a linear model of communication is writing a letter.
An interactive model of communication shows interactions from both parties. For example, if you were in a classroom where a teacher is teaching you have the ability to give feedback for further clarification. This dialogue between both parties is a interactive model of communication because it is not just a solo party looking for information. The book states "The more communicators' fields of experience that overlap, the better they can understand each other". In other words, the more dialogue or information sent from one source to another the more feedback is able to be given. An example of an interactive model of communication would be an instant message chat between two parties. One is sending the message to Party A, while Party B receives and then responds to Party A.
Both linear model and a interactive models of communication both require a first party to give information. In contrast, linear model only send information while a interactive model sends and receives information.
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