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When You Answer the Telephone
1. Pick
up the handset. Hold the receiver part of it close against your ear and hold
the mouthpiece about an inch infront of your mouth.
2. Say "Hello"
or say your telephone number. Speak clearly, but don't shout. Talk in the
telephone the way you would talk to someone face to face. Be polite and pleasant.
3. Sometimes
the person who calls wants to speak to someone else at your house. Let's
pretend you are Janie Allen, and Mr Wright calls to talk to you Daddy. You
and Mr. Wright know each other.
Mr. Wright says "Hello, Jainie. May I speak to you Daddy?"
You say "Yes, Mr. Wright I'll call him." Then you lay the
handset down beside the base of the telephone. Don't put it back in the
cradle. Next, you go find your Daddy and tell him that Mr. Wright wants
him on the telephone. Don't stand close to the telephone and yell "Daddy!"
That would hurt Mr. Wright's ear.
3. When someone
calls you, let the person who called end the talk. Of course, if someone
talks
on, and on, and on, you may have
to say "I'm
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sorry but I have to stop now. Thank you for calling
When You Call Someone
on the Telephone
1. Try to
be sure you are calling the right number.
2. When someone answers, tell them your name right away.
3. Perhaps the person who answers the telephone is not
the one you are calling. Let's pretend you are Howard Allen and you want
to talk to Bill Wright. Bill's Mother answers the telephone, and you know
her voice.
Mrs. Wright says "Sunnyside 5-3757."
You say" Hello, Mrs. Wright. This is Howard Allen. May
I speak to Bill, please?"
4. If Mrs. Wright says "I'm sorry, Howard. Bill is not in," Don't say
"Oh" and hang up. Say "Thank you Mrs. Wright. I'll call again. Goodby."
5. When you call someone,
you are supposed to close the conversation when you are through. Then you
say "Goodby." And rememeber: don't talk on, and on, and on!
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