Maxine is a nuclear engineer who agreed to give a presentation on nuclear power generation to a high school science class. She assumed that the students had a solid background in physics, but most of the students did not. Consequently, they had a difficult time understanding what she was talking about. Which of the following mistakes did Maxine make?

A. not considering that her audience was required to attend
B. talking down to the audience
C. using a low-context approach with a high-context audience
D. talking over the audience's heads


Answer: D

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