All of the following regional managers just spoke at a national seminar held by their corporation. Which one was dealing with semantic noise?
A) Sarah, whose mind kept wandering
B) Jerry, who suddenly realized that he couldn't read his own notes
C) Fred, who had trouble articulating due to his medical condition
D) Justin, whose audience misunderstood what he meant

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Semantic noise refers to any barriers that prevent the message from being understood by the audience. In this case, Justin's audience misunderstood what he meant, which indicates that he was dealing with semantic noise. None of the other choices specifically indicate semantic noise as the issue.

All of the Following Regional Managers Just Spoke at a National