Do you have phone etiquette?

The use of phone is vast and has become a thing of necessity today, which may be good for our daily endeavors or bad for our health or social skills. However, most people have little or no clue about phone etiquette. Generally, most feel they have a good phone etiquette which is not necessarily true, because our actions can determine if it is true or not. Some might perceive your actions as composed, rude or totally uncalled for and this is why the use of phones is inappropriate or has been banned in several public places.

Here are some dos and don'ts of phone etiquette

• Move away from people when speaking (excuse yourself graciously)

• Reduce the volume of your ringtone or set it to vibration.

• Don’t speak loudly because it is very offensive. 

• Don't put your phone call on speaker mode, the conversation is meant for two people and not for everyone.

• Don't talk about sensitive or personal things in public, you can always do that later or tell the person to text you.

• Don’t make calls while driving or doing other things that require your full attention (use an earpiece for convenience)

• Calling or texting at the table (that is while having a meal) is rude.

• Put your phone on vibration in “quiet zones”.

• Reply a missed call with a text (when you can’t speak in your current environment) but called back if you can, unless there are good reasons to ignore the call.

• Don't use your phone in the following places; bathrooms, elevators, hospitals, waiting rooms, auditoriums, meetings, lectures, worship centers, funerals, weddings, libraries, buses, train etc.

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