{"id":31155,"date":"2025-11-03T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=31155"},"modified":"2025-11-05T09:58:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:58:52","slug":"office-etiquette-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/11\/office-etiquette-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Office Etiquette Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many companies have asked employees to return to the office after years of remote work. But with open office spaces becoming more common, employees need to be mindful of how their behavior affects others. Small things like keeping your voice down, eating neutral-smelling food, and keeping your desk clean can make the workplace more pleasant for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>To learn more tips from corporate etiquette expert Thomas Farley, watch the full video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Office Etiquette Tips with &quot;Mister Manners&quot;\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z-RggtgH390?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does <strong>\u201cto keep one&#8217;s volume down\u201d<\/strong> mean in the sentence, \u201c<em>If you&#8217;re on the telephone, you really should <strong>keep your volume down<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d? Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does <strong>\u201cto reflect on someone\/something\u201d<\/strong> mean in the sentence, \u201c<em>If you\u2019ve got the desk that looks like Pig Pen works there, it really <strong>reflects on<\/strong> <strong>the company<\/strong> very poorly<\/em>.\u201d? Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does <strong>\u201cto be taken the wrong way\u201d<\/strong> mean in the sentence, \u201c<em>You don\u2019t want to have any calendars that might <strong>be<\/strong> <strong>taken the wrong way<\/strong> or might offend some other people in the workplace.<\/em>\u201d? Use it in a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How do you feel about open office setups? 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