Executive Summary

The Helical Model of Communication was published in 1967 by Frank Dance. He

emphasized the importance of interruptions and issues in communication using this model. The

model shows how communication develops over time, starting at birth and ending in the present.

The spiral is small at birth since there aren't many ways to communicate. The spiral widens when

a newborn learns to communicate through crying and words. Future communication will be

shaped by experiences from the past. The model is still very new, yet despite its popularity,

many people reject it. The model has few or no variables that can be identified. Its creator's

belief that dialogues is a continual process with growth as its goal has also come under scrutiny.

Introduction

According to Juneja (2015), helical model of communication introduces the idea of time,

emphasizing the value of relational connections and the continuity of the communication

process. In the helix model of communication, communication is viewed as a dynamic process

that improves with age as our experience and vocabulary do. When communication first begins,

the helical spring is modest at the bottom and gets bigger as it goes. The similar result occurs in

human communication when you initially know nothing about a person and your knowledge of

them progressively increases as you get to know them better. It considers all the person's

previous and present behaviors. In the Helical Model of Communication, time is an important

factor. Especially the concept of continuity and social interaction plays a major role in the

evolution of communication. After all, communication is considered a dynamic process, and

progresses with time, or age, as more experiences are gained, and one’s vocabulary increases.
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Biography of the Proponent

Frank E. X. Dance is a professor of communication in the United States. He was born on

November 9,1929 in Brooklyn New York. He went to parochial elementary school, a Jesuit

undergraduate school, (Fordham University) and did his M.S. and Ph.D. at Northwestern

University. He spent 3 years in the US army. His Military Occupational Specialty was as a

translator (Vietnamese). He served as the University of Denver's John Evans Professor from

1994 to 1995. He earned degrees from Northwestern University and Fordham University. At

the University of Wisconsin, he is the recipient of a scholarship.

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Communication Process

Based on this Helix structure, Frank Dance describes the communication process and makes

a comparison to communication. In the Helix construction, the bottom or starting is extremely

little, then it gradually rises upward in a back-and-forth circular motion, forming the larger circle

in the top, and it still moves. The entire process takes time to complete. The communication

process begins very slowly and with a very small circle, much like the helix. Only a little fraction

of the communicators' self was communicated with their relationships in terms of information.

The next level is being developed gradually, but it will take some time to get there and expand its

bounds. Later, the communicators shared bigger parts by themselves and made larger

commitments. It states that as communication progresses, it also reverses and depends in

significant part on an individual's prior behavior.

According to Janse, B. (2019), communication flows forward and backward like a helix and is

dependent on historical behavior patterns, but with certain tweaks and adjustments. The

youngster does make small adjustments to his previous body language, voice, and facial

expressions as he becomes older. He attempts to eliminate the faults in communication by

making several alterations and improvements. A person will undoubtedly get less anxious in his

teenage years compared to his childhood years, which will result in a modest shift in his

behavior. Communication is a continuous and normally non-repetitive process. It continues to

expand, and every activity influences the evolution of communication. A helix is compared to

the evolution of communication as a human process, from before birth to a moment in the

present. The cylindrical or conical shape shows that communication is evolutionary, because it

can be viewed from a broad perspective.

The model makes the communication process two-way and assumes that the sender and

recipient are interchangeable.

The approach views communication as an abstract, intellectual process.

The model includes important aspects such as intelligence, languages, experiences from the

past.

The model is relatively simple.

Disadvantages

The model is perceived as simpler than it ought to be.

Given how few variables it contains, some opponents argue that it is not a model.

Due to its abstract nature, it cannot be tested.

It is not presented in a logical and organized manner.

In this model, variables cannot be distinguished.

Communication may not always be continuous. Breaks in circumstances and pointless,

forced, or useless events are also possible.

Communication is not always meant to promote growth

When a child is born, his primary methods of communication are his cries, which he uses to

express everything from hunger to pain to cold, among other things. The child's communication

options expand as they get older. To get attention and to satisfy his wants, he first learns to create

noises, and then he picks up a language. The technique of communication in this case began with

tears as a Helix and then evolved into a complicated and compound method.

A youngster learns how to pronounce a word and he uses that term in the same way

throughout the rest of his life. Like that, we used to respond to specific events in a certain way

and habits lasts with us forever.

An individual in his elementary classes learns to react to particular situation. The fear of a

child when suddenly the light goes off at night resulting in a complete blackout is present in his

younger days as well as when he grows up.

When seeds are planted, they convey the message to the gardener that they need to be watered

daily and should be treated well with fertilizers and manure. When a plant emerges from the seed

it also starts communicating its need for water, sunlight, manure, and fertilizers.
Conclusion

In his theory, Frank Dance incorporated the idea of time. According to him, the lifetime

experience gained on the subject will always be based on the analogous occurrence or incident

that occurred in the past. This communication hypothesis was the focus of several experimental

studies. Even though this communication paradigm makes everything clear, there is a problem

with oversimplification. This notion states that a communication process is the outcome of our

learning.

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