What should you do when you are wearing a mask and someone didn’t hear what you just said. Your first response might be to pull down your mask and encourage them to lip read you. For viral transmission sakes, Please don’t.
Need to keep it clean? Here are some alternative ways to communicate with people while wearing a mask.
– Use your phone, you can type what you want to say, but be aware of your touch surfaces.
– Find a voice to text app, there are several apps available that will translate your voice into a readable message.
– Make gestures, use your hands to point and show
– Learn American Sign Language!
If you have other ideas feel free to share with us in the comments.
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