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<blockquote data-quote="yksunlk" data-source="post: 8389069" data-attributes="member: 122708"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Do not talk loudly on the phone, especially when you are in a public place. Your words should be audible only to the person on the phone, and not those around you. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">Either switch-off or put your phone on a silent mode, when you are in a cinema hall, library, hospital, religious places or other restricted areas, where phone calls are not allowed.</span></strong> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">When you are at a business meeting, it is better to put your phone on silent mode. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">If you get a call in a meeting, disconnect the phone and call the person after the meeting is over. If the call is urgent, go outside the room and talk. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">When you are at your workplace, it is suggested to receive and make calls only during breaks. If it is an important call, you may either decrease your volume or answer the call after leaving your desk. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Do not play loud ring tones at the work or public places. The ring tone may be your favorite, but its loud sound might annoy others around you. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Talk in a polite, cool and friendly tone, when you are on the phone. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">Never interrupt a person when he/she is speaking on the phone.</span></strong> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">It is always nice to answer business calls with a greeting. Say "Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening", your name, and then proceed. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">While attending a business phone, you should be legible - speak slowly and clearly. Speak with confidence, so that the person on the other side has the feeling that you know what you are doing. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">While talking on the phone, make sure that you speak quite clearly. Speaking clearly reduces the need to repeat your words time and again. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Avoid eating chewing gum or munching anything else, when you are talking to a person on the phone. It makes hard for the other party to understand what you are saying. It may also annoy the person, as nobody would like to hear eating noises on the phone. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Wrong numbers should be dealt with decently. People often loose their temper, when they receive wrong calls. In such a situation, you should tell the person on the other side, that he/she has dialed a wrong number, in a pleasant manner. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">It is considered impolite to hang up without saying goodbye. Unless the person on the other end is being rude or abusive, it is always right to end the call with a greeting - a simple bye! </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Never be rude to a caller, even if he/she uses abusive words. In this case, you should disconnect the call wisely. Say something like, "I am sorry, I have to end up the call now", and then hang up. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Whether he/she is your friend, acquaintance, business partner or workplace colleague, you should consider the time of calling a person. Unless it's very urgent, do not disturb a person when he/she is busy. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">You should be considerate enough not to call a person during the peak working hours. </span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span> <strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Do not put a caller on hold for a long time. If you have to, be sure to check back within few minutes, as to whether he/she would like to continue to be on hold or not. </span></span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yksunlk, post: 8389069, member: 122708"] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]Do not talk loudly on the phone, especially when you are in a public place. Your words should be audible only to the person on the phone, and not those around you. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][B][SIZE=4]Either switch-off or put your phone on a silent mode, when you are in a cinema hall, library, hospital, religious places or other restricted areas, where phone calls are not allowed.[/SIZE][/B] [/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]When you are at a business meeting, it is better to put your phone on silent mode. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]If you get a call in a meeting, disconnect the phone and call the person after the meeting is over. If the call is urgent, go outside the room and talk. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]When you are at your workplace, it is suggested to receive and make calls only during breaks. If it is an important call, you may either decrease your volume or answer the call after leaving your desk. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]Do not play loud ring tones at the work or public places. The ring tone may be your favorite, but its loud sound might annoy others around you. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]Talk in a polite, cool and friendly tone, when you are on the phone. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][B][SIZE=4]Never interrupt a person when he/she is speaking on the phone.[/SIZE][/B] [/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]It is always nice to answer business calls with a greeting. Say "Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening", your name, and then proceed. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]While attending a business phone, you should be legible - speak slowly and clearly. Speak with confidence, so that the person on the other side has the feeling that you know what you are doing. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]While talking on the phone, make sure that you speak quite clearly. Speaking clearly reduces the need to repeat your words time and again. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]Avoid eating chewing gum or munching anything else, when you are talking to a person on the phone. It makes hard for the other party to understand what you are saying. It may also annoy the person, as nobody would like to hear eating noises on the phone. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]Wrong numbers should be dealt with decently. People often loose their temper, when they receive wrong calls. In such a situation, you should tell the person on the other side, that he/she has dialed a wrong number, in a pleasant manner. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]It is considered impolite to hang up without saying goodbye. Unless the person on the other end is being rude or abusive, it is always right to end the call with a greeting - a simple bye! [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]Never be rude to a caller, even if he/she uses abusive words. In this case, you should disconnect the call wisely. Say something like, "I am sorry, I have to end up the call now", and then hang up. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]Whether he/she is your friend, acquaintance, business partner or workplace colleague, you should consider the time of calling a person. Unless it's very urgent, do not disturb a person when he/she is busy. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=4]You should be considerate enough not to call a person during the peak working hours. [/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Trebuchet MS] [/FONT] [B][SIZE=4][FONT=Trebuchet MS]Do not put a caller on hold for a long time. If you have to, be sure to check back within few minutes, as to whether he/she would like to continue to be on hold or not. [/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [/QUOTE]
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