Anatomy of the perfect phone call
THE perfect telephone call should last nine minutes, 36 seconds and contain a mix of chat about family news, current affairs, personal problems and, of course, the weather.
Experts studied the anatomy of a phone call and discovered the perfect blend of subject matter and timings needed to create the ideal phone conversation.
In the perfect call, three minutes should be spent catching up with news about family and friends, one minute on personal problems, another minute on work or school, 42 seconds on current affairs and 24 seconds on the weather.
Chatting about the opposite sex should last 24 seconds, 12 seconds should be spent on celebrity gossip, one minute and 42 seconds on laughing – and 12 seconds in silence.
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Tuesday 29 May 2012
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