After Roberto arrived at the podium, the first words of his speech were an apology for lack of preparation. Roberto's apology __________

a) is an example of a good attention-getter
b) is something he should have omitted
c) should have been stated as a rhetorical question
d) is exemplary of orienting an audience to a topic

Answer: b

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If a company believes that identification, socialization, communication rules, and power reflect how organizational influence occurs, what is the company's approach to understanding its communication system?

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