Uitwerkingen hoofdstuk 6 - Pearson Education

Outline
Norms of cell phone use in public / establishing cell phone etiquette
Introduction:
Opening sentence: mobile phones part of everyday life. People get annoyed about the use
of mobile phones in public places. We therefore need guidelines of common courtesy
when using a mobile phone in public.
Body:
Present guidelines in paragraphs. One guideline per paragraph.
Paragraph 1: use of mobile phones in certain public places should be presented as rules
instead of guidelines. These rules should be indicated clearly, for example by means of
signs. Example: phones should be turned off in intimate public places, such as
restaurants, movie theatres and hospitals.
Paragraph 2: certain guidelines have to do with common courtesy and can therefore not
be laid down as rules. Examples: not making others a part of private conversations, using
obnoxious ring tones, speaking loudly on the phone, etc.
Conclusion:
Clear guidelines should be set for use of mobile phones in public places. Certain
guidelines can be formulated as rules; others have to do with common courtesy and are
therefore more difficult to identify/lay down as rules.
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