{"id":2557,"date":"2015-10-01T10:30:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T17:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2015-10-01T10:30:57","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T17:30:57","slug":"always-on-mobile-phones-challenge-good-small-business-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/always-on-mobile-phones-challenge-good-small-business-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAlways-on\u201d mobile phones challenge good small business communication"},"content":{"rendered":"
Has switching off your mobile phone become a thing of the past? It is for many Americans. A recent study<\/a><\/strong> conducted by Pew Research Center indicates that 92% of U.S. adults now have a cell phone of some kind and that 90% of those individuals frequently have the phone with them. Furthermore, 31% of cell phone owners say they \u201cnever turn their phone off\u201d and 45% say \u201cthey rarely do.\u201d<\/p>\n Some of these statistics may not surprise you if you\u2019ve been in meetings or social settings where people are answering calls on their mobile phones, even if just to say they can\u2019t talk. And it\u2019s pretty uncommon nowadays not to find someone using a mobile phone while walking down the street or on public transit.<\/p>\n Ironically, while Americans generally view using mobile phones as annoying and distracting when used in social settings, many use them when they are with someone else or in a group.\u00a0 Among the Pew Research Center survey respondents, 82% say that when people use their phones in these settings it frequently or occasionally hurts the conversation. However, fully 89% said that they used their phone during their most recent time with others, and 86% reported that someone else in the group used their phone during the gathering. A majority indicated they used their phone to send or read a message, take photos or videos, or receive an incoming call. Often times, mobile phone use is related to the gathering, such as sending a picture of the group to someone else or to post it on social media.<\/p>\n The bottom line is that when it comes to mobile phone use, \u201calways-on\u201d is becoming the norm and that poses challenges to good communication, which is what your small business depends on. When you are using your mobile phone for whatever reason, you are not giving someone or the group your complete attention.<\/p>\nCommunication challenge of \u201calways-on cell phones\u201d<\/h5>\n