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Training Tip 49: Cell Phones, Beepers and Other Modern Miracles of Distraction

By Edwin Pauzer posted 08-31-2017 08:52

  
​Every modern convenience brings its inconvenience. Think of it, before the telephone it was rude if you did not knock on your neighbor’s door and introduce yourself. After the phone, it was rude if you did—without calling first. Now cells, beeps, tweets, and instant messages challenge your classroom management skill to the limit. Here’s what you can do in chronological order:

1.   Just as you send participants directions on how to get to the training site and let them know the dress code, you should also include a “phone code.”

2.   Let them and their supervisor know that the phones are supposed to be turned off according to policy.

3.   Hang a huge “NO PHONES” sign in the room where it can’t be missed.

4.   Let participants know the exact time for breaks and lunch. Inform them they can use their phones during those times.

5.   Pass out manila envelopes and ask them to write their names on them. Ask them to put their devices in the envelopes, which they can collect on their breaks and at lunch.
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