Aristotle's model of communication primarily focuses on the sender (public speaker, professor, etc.) who passes on their message to the receiver (the audience)
The sender is also the only active member in this model, whereas the audience is passive.
The main elements in these models are:
The channel,
The sender, and
The receiver.
Some linear models of communication also mention noise as one of the factors that have a role in the communication process. Noise acts as the added (background) element that usually distracts from the original messag