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Spontaneous phone calls are 'alarming, intrusive and unnecessary' - Stefanie Preissner

Can you remember the last time you checked your voicemail? Well, apparently you shouldn’t have to worry about that anymore, because, according to etiquette experts, the way we use our phones is changing. Phone calls are out, text messages are in. But are there times when a call is just necessary? Writer and broadcaster Stefanie Preissner and Mary McCarthy, columnist with the Irish Independent joined Anton Savage to discuss...

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15.40 27 Sep 2023


Spontaneous phone calls are 'alarming, intrusive and unnecessary' - Stefanie Preissner


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15.40 27 Sep 2023


Can you remember the last time you checked your voicemail? Well, apparently you shouldn’t have to worry about that anymore, because, according to etiquette experts, the way we use our phones is changing. Phone calls are out, text messages are in. But are there times when a call is just necessary?

Writer and broadcaster Stefanie Preissner and Mary McCarthy, columnist with the Irish Independent joined Anton Savage to discuss...


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