| In our professional lives, we are increasingly on the | | | | hands free to type or make notes during your phone |
| go. Fewer and fewer people work out of an office | | | | call; you don't have to cradle your phone in your |
| setting in which they sit there all day. When they are | | | | shoulder and try to type at the same time. |
| in an office setting, they are probably sharing a | | | | Professionals who are on the road are also on their |
| cubicle with one or two other workers. This can | | | | cell phones, another ideal place to use headphones |
| result in distracting noises or competing sounds, | | | | with a microphone. There have been many |
| especially if everyone's talking on the phone at once. | | | | advancements in cell phone head phones in the past |
| There are many headphones that can solve the | | | | 2 or 3 years. One excellent advancement is the |
| problems of either the professional on the go or the | | | | headphone that places the earbuds right in your ear |
| professional who needs to reduce external sound and | | | | and has a microphone that sits comfortable at the |
| hear what's going on from their computer or phone. | | | | base of your chin. Another new headphone is the |
| With developments like online seminars (webinars) | | | | kind that clips over your one year and is wireless. |
| and other audio-based learning, it's common for sound | | | | The powerful microphone on the headphone sits just |
| to be coming out of your computer. Unfortunately, if | | | | beside your cheek. Both are great so you can keep |
| you share your workspace with others who are | | | | your hands free. |
| doing the same, it can be disturbing for everyone. | | | | Traveling goes hand in hand with business: usually on |
| One solution is to use headphones. Earbuds are | | | | airplanes. If you find that you're traveling for |
| probably the best type of headphones to use in this | | | | business, headphones are almost mandatory travel |
| situation since they don't completely block out | | | | gear to take with you. Once again, earbuds are the |
| external sound (so you can still hear the phone | | | | ideal choice so you can enjoy music or the in-flight |
| ringing, etc.) but they block out enough that you | | | | movie without taking up a lot of room in your bag |
| won't get distracted...and they direct the sound right | | | | when you don't need them. |
| into your ear so you don't distract others. And, unlike | | | | Remember to put safety over convenience. If you |
| the kind of headphone that simply goes over your | | | | are traveling in your car and your phone rings, pull |
| ear and has a headband over your head, you won't | | | | over to the side of the road and complete your call. |
| mess up your hair! | | | | You may feel safe because you're using wireless |
| On the phone, a set of headphones that also have a | | | | headphones so both of your hands are on the wheel |
| microphone attached provide an extra benefit as well. | | | | but your mind is not on the road! It's easy to get |
| Aside from hearing the person clearly and not | | | | distracted in a phone call and this is a growing safety |
| distracting those around you, you also have your | | | | concern on our nations highways. |