Which of the following is an example of environmental noise?
A) You are expected to attend two different meetings that overlap each other.
B) You miss half the presentation because the speaker is not using a microphone.
C) You have ten minutes to read two reports before you prepare a summary for your boss.
D) You are closing a big sale to one client as another client calls with a question.
E) You receive urgent instant messages from several colleagues who need information right away.

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Environmental noise refers to any external factors that interfere with effective communication. In this case, the lack of a microphone is an external factor that is causing noise and interfering with the speaker's message. The other options involve internal factors (e.g. time management, multitasking, simultaneous demands) rather than external noise.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Environmental Noise