A college professor was very excited to have a specific guest visiting his class. When he introduced the guest to the class, he momentarily forgot that the students were not experts in the field of study. Consequently, he used several different acronyms to describe the guests experiences. The students did not understand these acronyms. As a result, ________.
A) the students were probably impressed by the speaker's credentials
B) the jargon prevented effective communication
C) low information richness prevented effective communication
D) communication was likely to be effective

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The use of acronyms and jargon prevented effective communication as the students did not understand them.

A College Professor Was Very Excited to Have a Specific