Cell Phone Etiquette

There is some question on where and when a good time
to use your cell phone is and when it’s not
appropriate.

Here are some things to remember as suggested by
business and etiquette professionals.

1. Never take a personal mobile call during a business
meeting. This includes interviews and meetings with
co-workers or subordinates.

2. Maintain at least a 10-foot zone from anyone while
talking.

3. Never talk in elevators, libraries, museums,
restaurants, cemeteries, theaters, dentist or doctor
waiting rooms, places of worship, auditoriums or other
enclosed public spaces, such as hospital emergency
rooms or buses.

And don't have any emotional conversations in public -
ever. People don’t need to know your business and they
don’t care to know if you are having an argument with
your boyfriend.

4. Don't use loud and annoying ring tones that destroy
concentration and eardrums.

5. Never "multi-task" by making calls while shopping,
banking, and waiting in line on conducting other
personal business.

6. Keep all cellular congress brief and to the point.

7. Use an earpiece in high-traffic or noisy locations.
That lets you hear the amplification, or how loud you
sound at the other end, so you can modulate your
voice.

8. Tell callers when you're talking on a mobile, so
they can anticipate distractions or disconnections.

9. Demand "quiet zones" and "phone-free areas" at work
and in public venues, like the quiet cars on the
Amtrak Metroliner.

10. Inform everyone in your mobile address book that
you've just adopted the new rules for mobile manners.
Ask them to do likewise.

Remembering to be courteous of those around you when
you are on the phone is a good place to start.

When talking on the phone in public leave your
personal information out of the conversation and keep
your conversations for necessity purposes only.