Usage of phone during important sessions and events or even while at leisure activities can be distracting. Is dis-encouraging the practice a solution? Let's read for more.
Recently a colleague of mine asked a group of attendees how they felt when they see someone next to them using their phone during a conference session.
Here are some of the responses he received.
“It seems disrespectful to the presenter and others in attendance.”
“I would like to tell them how rude they are.”“I want to kill them forcefully.”
Whoa. How can people have such strong opinions about the simple act of using your phone?
Well, let’s step into their shoes for a moment. Or into your own memories, if you’ve been in the audience at many sessions and presentations. How do you feel when you see the people around you constantly on their phones? Are you able to focus on the presenter, or are you distracted?
I was stunned at how unabashedly people wrote about their disgust toward other attendees using their devices during a live session. The reactions inspire memories of people using their phones at the movie theatre, frustrating those around them. From what I have uncovered, the same negative opinion carries over to live events.
ACTIVE POLICIES TOWARD ATTENDEE DEVICE USE DURING LIVE EVENTS
This story is from the November 2016 edition of MICE Talk.
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