Are mobile phones killing the art of conversation?

Name: Are mobile phones killing the art of conversation?
Uploaded: 2014-07-01T12:24:49.000Z
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Description: Etiquette expert Diana Mather tells BBC Newsnight's Stephen Smith that we shouldn't allow technology to interfere with face-to-face human interaction.

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In a fast-paced digital world, are we in danger of losing the art of conversation in favour of text and email?

Etiquette expert Diana Mather tells BBC Newsnight's Stephen Smith that we shouldn't allow technology to interfere with face-to-face human interaction.

1 July 2014