Know When to Turn the Cell Phone Off

Source: saunderslog.com

Except under extraordinary circumstances, there is no reason to either answer a cell phone during a meeting or, worse, take the call and have a conversation while the meeting is still going on. So says Chuck Martin, writing in the Portsmouth Herald. 

A while ago I set up a Google Alert for new stories on the topics of Cell Phone Interruptions, and Cell Phone Etiquette.  There are two or three stories per day like the one I quoted above. 

Published on September 5th, 2005 under ,

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Source: alanweinkrantz.typepad.com

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Source: alanweinkrantz.typepad.com

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Source: alanweinkrantz.typepad.com

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Source: alanweinkrantz.typepad.com

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Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

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Source: smithonvoip.com

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Source: smithonvoip.com

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Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

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Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

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Source: saunderslog.com

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Source: blog.voipsupply.com

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Source: saunderslog.com

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Source: saunderslog.com

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Source: saunderslog.com

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Source: voip-tech.blogspot.com

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Source: saunderslog.com

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Source: saunderslog.com

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Source: saunderslog.com

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Source: saunderslog.com

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