Hi All, Can anybody help me frame rules for using mobiles in colleges. I am a management student and need to devise a policy on using mobiles in the college campus. Regards Neha Agrawal
From India, Bhubaneswar
From India, Bhubaneswar
Hi ,
Some ideas for you ...
*Keep the Ringer Low and Put the Phone on Vibrate When in class/ seminars....
* Appropriateness of rington
* prohibition /restriction of use in some areas
*Keeping low voice while talking
An nice article of Cell phone Ettiquettes........
Are You a Cell Phone Sinner?
Mobile Mistakes Could Wreck Your Career
In spite of their convenience and necessity, cell phones are now another means whereby we can irritate our fellow man. Theaters, restaurants, trains–even public restrooms–are no longer safe from the possibility of an untimely call. Two weeks ago I even heard someone having a cell conversation in a toilet stall. At that moment I knew that if ever there was a reason for voicemail I had found it.
Somehow cell phone ownership seems to affect common sense. And on a more serious note, poor cell phone etiquette can ruin a career. Are you committing any of the following sins?
Sin 1: Annoying or Cutesy Rings
The cha-cha, the latest pop single, your lover’s voice–I don’t want to hear any of these, and neither does anyone else. Have mercy on the general public when picking a cell phone ring. Your latest Romeo saying, “Ooh, baby, baby” may be funny to your friends, but it’s a credibility wrecker at the office. Believe it or not, that actually happened to a friend of mine. She went to a business meeting and forgot to turn off her ringer. Midway through the meeting, her purse started talking. She had a fancy ring that was a recording of his voice telling her how beautiful she was. Thank goodness he didn’t use her name, so like everyone else, she pretended she didn’t know the source of the mysterious voice.
Sin 2: Holding Court
“We just landed, and I’m waiting to get off the plane.” I must hear that from at least four or five people every time I take a flight. In the midst of all the benign information that follows, what these rude cell phone users don’t say is, “There is a short, homicidal looking woman standing next to me. I can tell that she is getting ready to beat me senseless for talking loudly about nothing on my phone.” People, please: if there is nowhere for the rest of us to go, think about whether you really need to have that conversation.
Sin 3: We Can Hear You
For whatever reason, many people talk at top volume when they are on a cell phone. Microphones are sensitive. The person you are calling can hear you. We don’t need to. Enough said.
Sin 4: Your Help Is Ruining My Conversation
In the last few months, I have seen signs in fast-food restaurants and retail stores that say something to the effect: “We will gladly help you when you are done with your cell phone call.” It doesn’t surprise me. Many times I have watched people talk on phones while in line (see Sin 2) and then not even address or acknowledge the employees whose assistance they need. Simple courtesy will go a long way toward getting you on your way.
Sin 5: Taking a Call When in a Meeting
As the old saying goes, just because something can be done doesn’t mean that it should be done. Whether you have called it yourself or are merely attending at someone’s request, invitation, or order, a scheduled meeting is not the time for cell phone calls. The rings alone are intrusive; answering them is an even worse breach of etiquette. The message received by those at the meeting is that they are less important than the disembodied voice coming through the cell. Unless your intention is to make others feel insignificant (definitely not a cool move if your boss is waiting for you to get off the phone), then don’t answer, turn it off, and get it out of sight.
Sin 6: Are You Talking to Me?
With the invention of hand-free cell phones came the double-edged sword of convenience and mistaken identity. Who among us has not been taken aback by the presence of another human trawling the aisles of Wal-Mart while actively engaged in what, on initial inspection, would seem to be an animated discussion with himself or herself? After giving this person, who is clearly having a psychotic episode, a wide berth, we realize there is actually a streamlined headset attached to the person’s skull yet well hidden underneath a hat. At the risk of being mistaken for a pop singer or air traffic controller who has wandered away from work, leave the headset in the car.
Sin 7: Too Much Information
Discussing anything of a private nature that others within earshot might be able to hear is unwise on a number of counts. Think about it: do you want your coworkers to know the results of your latest lab tests your doctor’s office has just called to share with you? or see your “dark side” when your contractor calls to tell you his work will take two months longer and $2,000 more than he had originally stated? or hear your travel agent has booked you on that cruise to Nassau for the same week you’d requested to have off for surgery you so desperately needed? Unless you want to raise a lot of questions and eyebrows, take calls from those who probably have unpleasant, upsetting, or incriminating information when you have total privacy.
On a very serious note, too much information given over a cell phone while others are in your presence could cost you dearly. A friend recently shared with me his experience of standing behind a woman talking on her cell to a repairman who was coming to her home to do some work while she wasn’t going to be there. By the end of the call, my friend had learned the woman’s name, address, neighborhood (complete with directions on how to get there), and the location of the spare key she had left for the repairman to gain entry to her house. Had he been so inclined, he could have reached the woman’s place before the repairman and cleaned her out—or worse.
Go forth, and sin no more. These tips just might save you your credibility, image, job, belongings—even your life.
From India, Mumbai
Some ideas for you ...
*Keep the Ringer Low and Put the Phone on Vibrate When in class/ seminars....
* Appropriateness of rington
* prohibition /restriction of use in some areas
*Keeping low voice while talking
An nice article of Cell phone Ettiquettes........
Are You a Cell Phone Sinner?
Mobile Mistakes Could Wreck Your Career
In spite of their convenience and necessity, cell phones are now another means whereby we can irritate our fellow man. Theaters, restaurants, trains–even public restrooms–are no longer safe from the possibility of an untimely call. Two weeks ago I even heard someone having a cell conversation in a toilet stall. At that moment I knew that if ever there was a reason for voicemail I had found it.
Somehow cell phone ownership seems to affect common sense. And on a more serious note, poor cell phone etiquette can ruin a career. Are you committing any of the following sins?
Sin 1: Annoying or Cutesy Rings
The cha-cha, the latest pop single, your lover’s voice–I don’t want to hear any of these, and neither does anyone else. Have mercy on the general public when picking a cell phone ring. Your latest Romeo saying, “Ooh, baby, baby” may be funny to your friends, but it’s a credibility wrecker at the office. Believe it or not, that actually happened to a friend of mine. She went to a business meeting and forgot to turn off her ringer. Midway through the meeting, her purse started talking. She had a fancy ring that was a recording of his voice telling her how beautiful she was. Thank goodness he didn’t use her name, so like everyone else, she pretended she didn’t know the source of the mysterious voice.
Sin 2: Holding Court
“We just landed, and I’m waiting to get off the plane.” I must hear that from at least four or five people every time I take a flight. In the midst of all the benign information that follows, what these rude cell phone users don’t say is, “There is a short, homicidal looking woman standing next to me. I can tell that she is getting ready to beat me senseless for talking loudly about nothing on my phone.” People, please: if there is nowhere for the rest of us to go, think about whether you really need to have that conversation.
Sin 3: We Can Hear You
For whatever reason, many people talk at top volume when they are on a cell phone. Microphones are sensitive. The person you are calling can hear you. We don’t need to. Enough said.
Sin 4: Your Help Is Ruining My Conversation
In the last few months, I have seen signs in fast-food restaurants and retail stores that say something to the effect: “We will gladly help you when you are done with your cell phone call.” It doesn’t surprise me. Many times I have watched people talk on phones while in line (see Sin 2) and then not even address or acknowledge the employees whose assistance they need. Simple courtesy will go a long way toward getting you on your way.
Sin 5: Taking a Call When in a Meeting
As the old saying goes, just because something can be done doesn’t mean that it should be done. Whether you have called it yourself or are merely attending at someone’s request, invitation, or order, a scheduled meeting is not the time for cell phone calls. The rings alone are intrusive; answering them is an even worse breach of etiquette. The message received by those at the meeting is that they are less important than the disembodied voice coming through the cell. Unless your intention is to make others feel insignificant (definitely not a cool move if your boss is waiting for you to get off the phone), then don’t answer, turn it off, and get it out of sight.
Sin 6: Are You Talking to Me?
With the invention of hand-free cell phones came the double-edged sword of convenience and mistaken identity. Who among us has not been taken aback by the presence of another human trawling the aisles of Wal-Mart while actively engaged in what, on initial inspection, would seem to be an animated discussion with himself or herself? After giving this person, who is clearly having a psychotic episode, a wide berth, we realize there is actually a streamlined headset attached to the person’s skull yet well hidden underneath a hat. At the risk of being mistaken for a pop singer or air traffic controller who has wandered away from work, leave the headset in the car.
Sin 7: Too Much Information
Discussing anything of a private nature that others within earshot might be able to hear is unwise on a number of counts. Think about it: do you want your coworkers to know the results of your latest lab tests your doctor’s office has just called to share with you? or see your “dark side” when your contractor calls to tell you his work will take two months longer and $2,000 more than he had originally stated? or hear your travel agent has booked you on that cruise to Nassau for the same week you’d requested to have off for surgery you so desperately needed? Unless you want to raise a lot of questions and eyebrows, take calls from those who probably have unpleasant, upsetting, or incriminating information when you have total privacy.
On a very serious note, too much information given over a cell phone while others are in your presence could cost you dearly. A friend recently shared with me his experience of standing behind a woman talking on her cell to a repairman who was coming to her home to do some work while she wasn’t going to be there. By the end of the call, my friend had learned the woman’s name, address, neighborhood (complete with directions on how to get there), and the location of the spare key she had left for the repairman to gain entry to her house. Had he been so inclined, he could have reached the woman’s place before the repairman and cleaned her out—or worse.
Go forth, and sin no more. These tips just might save you your credibility, image, job, belongings—even your life.
From India, Mumbai
Hi Neha,
I thought that this could help you. I got this from a friend. As it says on the PPT, It was creatd by a Mr. Raja Rao of SFX Dept BHEL Bhopal.
I found it very handy. Hope you will too.
All the best.
regards,
Amruth
www.greatscope.com
From India, Mumbai
2I thought that this could help you. I got this from a friend. As it says on the PPT, It was creatd by a Mr. Raja Rao of SFX Dept BHEL Bhopal.
I found it very handy. Hope you will too.
All the best.
regards,
Amruth
www.greatscope.com
From India, Mumbai
I can tell the difference between someone who talks loudly and … someone who manufactures the loudness! They obviously want everyone looking at them." Everyone does look at the loud mobile phone user, but not with admiration. It’s more akin to someone who has attracted the attention of a mime: everyone moves away and avoids eye contact.
I love the idea of a virtual phone booth, something like a mobile ‘cone of silence’ or force field that would surround the person who is chatting loudly, oblivious to their surroundings. Until someone invents this, here are some simple guidelines:
These are not only for colleges; it can implement anywhere:
Keep it down. Your voice and your ringer need to be at the lowest possible setting. In a public space, set your device on vibrate and put it in your pocket or belt carrier. With the noise in a public place, you're more likely to feel your phone than hear it anyway. The vibrate setting on your Windows Mobile powered device will help ensure that you don’t miss an important call.
Take it outside. Just because the phone rings or alerts you when you are with family, friends, or business associates doesn't mean you have to have to carry on a conversation there. I guarantee that nobody you're sitting with wants to hear your half of a conversation. You, as well as your device, are mobile. If you have glanced at the caller ID and decide you must take the call, then do excuse yourself from the dinner or conference table and take the call in a more private setting.
The new Windows Mobile powered Treo700w from Verizon provides another option, called "ignore with SMS," that lets its users send a short text message telling the caller why they can’t talk right now.
Turn it off. Heresy, I know. But unless your job or your family needs you to be on call, you'll probably be fine without your mobile phone for a short while—at least long enough to have breakfast at home or dinner out. If this worries you, you should talk to someone about it. Let the voicemail program earn its keep.
Regards,
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Piyush Bansal
I love the idea of a virtual phone booth, something like a mobile ‘cone of silence’ or force field that would surround the person who is chatting loudly, oblivious to their surroundings. Until someone invents this, here are some simple guidelines:
These are not only for colleges; it can implement anywhere:
Keep it down. Your voice and your ringer need to be at the lowest possible setting. In a public space, set your device on vibrate and put it in your pocket or belt carrier. With the noise in a public place, you're more likely to feel your phone than hear it anyway. The vibrate setting on your Windows Mobile powered device will help ensure that you don’t miss an important call.
Take it outside. Just because the phone rings or alerts you when you are with family, friends, or business associates doesn't mean you have to have to carry on a conversation there. I guarantee that nobody you're sitting with wants to hear your half of a conversation. You, as well as your device, are mobile. If you have glanced at the caller ID and decide you must take the call, then do excuse yourself from the dinner or conference table and take the call in a more private setting.
The new Windows Mobile powered Treo700w from Verizon provides another option, called "ignore with SMS," that lets its users send a short text message telling the caller why they can’t talk right now.
Turn it off. Heresy, I know. But unless your job or your family needs you to be on call, you'll probably be fine without your mobile phone for a short while—at least long enough to have breakfast at home or dinner out. If this worries you, you should talk to someone about it. Let the voicemail program earn its keep.
Regards,
----------------
Piyush Bansal
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