Cell phone manners for professionals

As mobile phones become more and more integrated into our lives here are few reminders on how to use a cellphone politely and professionally.

1) Maintain at least a 10-foot zone from anyone while talking on a cellphone.

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

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

4) Never "multi-task" by making cell phone calls while shopping, banking, waiting in line or conducting other personal business.

5) Keep all cellular calls brief and to the point.

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

7) 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.

8) Do not have any emotional conversations in public — ever.

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

10) Use a bluetooth headset or integrated bluetooth handsfree when driving a car.

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