Management is requiring employees at Sentac Enterprises to attend a presentation by your consulting firm about how to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.What technique should you use to get the audience interested in the presentation?
A)Open your presentation with "Thirty-five percent of employees at Sentac Enterprises say that in the last six months, they have felt uncomfortable in a work situation because of a sexual comment by a colleague."
B)Thank your audience in advance for their time.
C)Tell a sexually explicit joke as an example of what not to do to prevent sexual harassment.
D)None of the above

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By starting the presentation with a statistic that affects the audience directly, they are more likely to pay attention and be interested in the topic. It also shows that there is a problem that needs to be addressed. Option B is polite but does not effectively engage the audience. Option C is highly inappropriate and unprofessional, and could potentially create a hostile work environment or offend some audience members. Option D is not a valid choice since only one option can be chosen as the best.

Management Is Requiring Employees at Sentac Enterprises to Attend a Presentation