●Telephoips
Goodforbusiness,whilegreatmannerssetyouapart。Ifyou’reunderpressureorinahurry,it’seasytuarddownahebasics。Butifyoutakeadeepbreathbeforeyouannersactuallygetyoutheexpegresultsyouwant—faster。Here’sanoutliipstobrushuponyourphonemannersayle。
■Phy
&hecallasifitwereafaeeting—haveapurpose,andanagenda。
&you’lldoifsomeoherthanthepers。Wouldyotovoice-mail,callbacklaterorleaveamessage?
◇Ifyou’reonascheduledcall,beatyourdeskattheappoiime。
&hehepeoplewhoahephohenumbersyoucallmostfrequently。Speakpleasantlyahem,andifyoutalktothemveryfrequehemacardorpresehdayorovertheholidays。
■Do’sandDon’ts
◇Don’ttypeorshufflepaperswhehephosuggeststhatyou’rehecallerheartedly。
◇Ifyouhavetoputthephonedown,doitgentlytospareyourcaller’sear。
◇Keepyourmouthoutoffood,gum,dyhdrohereceiveramplifiesy。
◇Ifyouhavetocoughorsurnyourheadandouth—andthereceiver。
&lyintothere’tburyitinyourneckorshoulder。
◇Ifyoudialthewrongnumber,explainyourselfahephonenumbersoyoudohe’thangup;that’sjustrude。
◇onthebaoisewhentakingacall。Televisions,radios,aerbingsandbleepsbedistragoverthephone。
■TakingMessages
&hedateahecall。
&hephonenumber,ameande。
◇Ihemessage,soifthepersohemessagehasaioactyou。
&statementaboutthecaller’spurpose。