Beginning the Meeting with a Buffer Statement ________

Beginning the meeting with a buffer statement ________.

A) is inappropriate since the employees will not be pleased by this news
B) could help encourage your employees to embrace the rest of your message with a positive attitude
C) that signals bad news may be coming later in your message may mislead your employees
D) is a good idea as long as it doesn't alert your employees that bad news will follow
E) should not be done as it tries to deceive your employees that your message does not contain bad news