Cell Phones & Business Etiquette

"I am Elena Brouwer, International Etiquette Center in Hollywood, Florida. You can find us on the web at etiquettecenter.com. To continue our office etiquette, sometimes we find that the telephones are a blessing but other times they are really intruding into our lives. Let’s observe. A: So after four years why did you leave them? A: Well, I… I get this… Hello, Oh! please don’t call me now, no… no it is in the fridge… bye… don’t call me now, I will call you later, okay. Sorry, it’s just the kids… where were we. Please make sure that you turn off your phone when you are in any situation where either you have a client or you are speaking to somebody in your office because there is no reason to have a cellphone on. It’s got to be turned off and did you notice that our lovely lady was also chewing gum; that is a no-no."