Choose the clearest and most effective revision of the following sentence.
Ready to give her speech, the woman stepped up to the microphone holding her note cards.
A.
The woman stepped up to the microphone holding her note cards ready to give her speech.
B.
The woman stepped up to the microphone ready to give her speech holding her note cards.
C.
Ready to give her speech, the woman holding her note cards stepped up to the microphone.
D.
Holding her note cards, the woman stepped up to the microphone ready to give her speech.