Your first encounter at a job interview is affected by the interviewer's scowling facial expression. which characteristic of communication best describes the situation?

- Communication is a transactional process.

Explanation:

'The transactional model of communication' is exemplified as the mode in which both the sender and receiver play an equivalent role in the effective delivery of the message and its understanding(by the receiver) in the communication.

In the given situation, the feature of communication that has been reflected here would be 'communication is a transactional processes' as the interviewer's message through his non-verbal gesture('scowling facial expression') is effectively conveyed and understood by the recipient 'the interviewee'(as he got affected by frowning expression of the interviewer).

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

the correct answer is dilapidated.

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