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Phone Etiquette is Important in
Personal and Professional Life
Be aware of your speaking volume.
Make sure you’re speaking in a quiet,
conversational voice. If the people around
you are glaring at you, it’s time to quiet
down. You should also be aware of your
surroundings, since you never know who’s
paying attention to your conversation.
Make it known if you put someone on
speakerphone.
There are many horror
stories of callers not being told they were
on speakerphone, and then they criticize
someone in the room.
Don’t leave long voicemails.
The major
reason people give for not listening to
voicemail messages is that it takes too
much time. When you leave a voicemail,
make it short and straightforward.
Respect quiet zones.
Build the habit of
always silencing your cellphone when you
enter a meeting, restaurant, theater, worship
service, class, or other place where the pur-
pose of your visit would be interrupted or
others would be disturbed by hearing your
cellphone ring.
Prioritize face-to-face conversations.
When you’re spending time in person with
others, whether business associates or family
and friends, try to avoid or at least minimize
the use of your cellphone.Why? Because if
you answer a call or reply to a text, you’re
basically telling the person across the table
that someone else is more deserving of your
time and attention.Nobody wants to be a
captive audience to a third-party conversa-
tion or sit and watch a companion send texts.
Don’t make clerks or servers wait for
you to finish a call.
Whether it’s your
turn in line or time to order at the table,
make yourself available and don’t use your
cellphone.
Growing up, you were probably told to “mind your manners.” That advice
certainly holds true whenever and wherever you’re on the phone—at
home or at work, on a landline or cellphone. Basic phone etiquette boils
down to this: Be considerate of others and mindful of your surroundings.
For help with all of your phone needs, call Wheat State Telephone at 800-442-6835.
Creative Ideas for
Holiday Parties
Wanting to try something different
with your holiday entertaining? Check
out these ideas:
White elephant gift exchanges
are the
no-cost (and funny) way to exchange
holiday gifts. Guests bring unwanted or
lame gifts they’ve received in the past.
Caroling parties
are making a come-
back. Hosting one means your guests
will go out and sing carols at some
point in the night, either around your
neighborhood or at places like hospi-
tals and nursing homes.
Christmas movie nights
are an easy
way to throw a party. All you need are
a couple of feel-good or funny Christ-
mas movies and some popcorn.
Holiday costume parties
combine
what’s fun about Halloween and bring
it into this season. Guests can dress
up as Santa, elves, snowmen, presents
— the possibilities are endless!
Wrapping parties
turn this tedious
holiday chore into a something more
fun by mixing friends, music, and
refreshments in with the paper, bows,
and ribbon.
Wheat State Telephone can help
with movie nights at any time of
year. Call 800-442-6835 and ask
about premium movie packages.
