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meetings  Bad habits in office meetings  If you’re an office
professional, then meetings are likely commonplace in your
workday. They’re part of the job, and they’re how a lot of work
— and communication — gets done. On the other hand, bad meeting
habits can cause distractions and derail an otherwise efficient
meeting into the realm of unproductivity.   You might see a
range of bad habits, from biting fingernails to eating, or even
worse. “Chewing tobacco was the most obnoxious,” says Kyle
Steadham, EdD, a human resource program instructor for
University of Phoenix, remembering a particularly bad habit one
co-worker displayed in meetings.  While tobacco use during a
business meeting may be uncommon, other behaviors can be just as
disturbing and, Steadham says, “can create an image that you are
unreliable or not engaged.” Here are five meeting habits you
should be sure to curb:   Using your smartphone.  “It shows
you’re not engaged,” Steadham says. “Yo