How to Act (behave) in Public

Every individual possess the tendency to misbehave at one point or another in their life but it could be controlled and reduced to its minimal point if certain precautions are observed. Continue reading to learn how to naturally behave yourself in public as I would give some tips to follow.

Mind the level of your noise at all times. The ability to control the level of your noise is one of the biggest pointers for behaving well in public. Pause, take a deep breath when you notice your voice is getting too loud. The ability to compose your thoughts and present them in a soft tone always is highly respectable. You can control your noise level when you pay attention to it. Ask yourself if you really have to say something at a particular point in time – limiting what you say and how you say it would help you control how you make noise in public. Does the sound level of people around match your own? Comport yourself when you observe that people are reacting or staring at you in a negative manner.

Self control should be practiced in all aspects of your life and this could be achieved by setting specific, long term goals which you must endeavor to stick to. You will behave well in the present when you focus on the future as you wouldn’t want to destroy your future plans with your present acts/behavior. When you are goal oriented you will be able to master the art of self-denial. If you have the desire to gulp a bottle of vodka, deny yourself. Deny yourself of sleeping for 12 hours in a day. Start with easy goals before you move to harder goals. Write down your goals and paste it on the side of your bed and wake up to it every morning. Don’t forget to add behavioral goals which would restrain you from behaving rudely or badly in public.

Be careful of the way and manner you use language. Choose your words wisely and carefully. Swear words, offensive words and loud bickering is inappropriate in public. Try as much as possible to avoid pointless arguments that may lead to intense exchange of words. It’s best to keep quiet if you don’t have anything nice to say. Sometimes it is appropriate to use more relaxed and even crude language when you are with close friends. However, make sure you observe the situation so as to know what language is appropriate. More importantly, choose your words wisely when you are around coworkers, bosses etc.

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