There is a right moment and a wrong moment foreverything. Tact is the habit of doing and saying theright thing at the right moment. Tact is so closely relatedto courtesy that you ot practie without theother. It is an invaluable skill， just as noticeable for itsabsence as for its is a list of the most on eople showtheir lack of tact：1. Care***sness ione of voice， oftenspeaking in gruff， antagoni sties.2. Speaking out of turn， when silence would bemore appropriate.3. Interrupting others who are speaking.4. Overw the personal pronoun so that everysentence features the word “ I” .5. Asking i**erti questions， often to i**ressothers with their own i**ortance.6. Iing intimately personal subjects into theversations when such subjects are embarrassing toothers.7. Going where they have not been invited.8. Boastfu lness.9. Flouting social norms in matters of . Making calls at inve . Holding people oelephoh need***. Writiers that are overly f***liar topeople they hardly . Volunteering unsolicited opinions on anysubjeder the sun， withard to their knowl? . Openly questioning the soundness of others’. Deing requests from others in an arrogantmanner .16. Speaking disparagingly of people in front oftheir . Rebuking people who disagree with . enting on people’ s . C subordinates and colleagues in thepresence of . Co**laining when requests for favors are re? . Presuming upon friendship in asking for fa? . Using profane or offensive . Expressing dislikes at a drop of a . Dwelling on ills or misfortun . Co**laining about politics . Displaying general over f*** these faults seem **all to you， sider howquickly they co**ound one another. Would you want tobe associated with someone who displayed just three ofthem regularly？ They reveal a lack of perception andcareful sideration that undermines one ’ sfiden another’ s mental powers. Anyone whodesires an attractive personality will avoid them all. （本章完）