It’s important that your voicemail makes a good impression and conveys professionalism to anyone who calls. Here at UniTel Voice, we specialize in helping business owners set up a virtual voicemail system that not only helps them sound professional but also keeps them connected with voicemail-to-email and voicemail transcription (voice-to-text) technology.
A voicemail greeting can be pivotal in attracting a potential customer to your company or repelling him! So, it may be worthwhile to utilize some tried and tested tips to frame voicemail greetings for your company. The first line must include a brief description of your company and the services it offers clearly. Tell the callers the time frame within which they will get a call from your end. Ensure the voice used in recording the greeting is cheerful and not drab one. Ensure the greeting is recorded not in a hurried manner so that the callers can understand each word without issues. Try keeping the voicemail message length to 20 seconds or so.
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Always keep in mind the people who will be listening to your professional voicemail greetings. What type of tone and information resonates with them?
6.) Bonjour et bienvenue sur l’AG de John Doe – Votre agence d’échantillons de produits. Malheureusement, toutes les lignes sont occupées pour l’instant. Réessayez plus tard ou attendez quelques instants. Merci, votre équipe John Doe.
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Doing this helps you understand what the prospects are looking for and what they are expecting from you which will in turn help you to cater to them better.
4.) Bienvenue chez M. John Doe. M. Doe n’est pas à son bureau. Laissez un message pour que M. Doe puisse vous rappeler dès que possible. Merci beaucoup pour votre appel.
So, I finally did it. Here’s my process for developing a professional voicemail message in 10 steps:
6.) Bienvenido/a a John Doe. Por razones técnicas no podemos atender su llamada. Si lo desea, puede escribirnos un correo electrónico a info@johndoe.de. Uno de nuestros empleados le contestará lo antes posible. Disculpe las molestias. Gracias por su comprensión.
40. Hi, I’m not in right now, but if you leave a detailed message I’ll call you back promptly.
If the mailbox is NOT setup, the fixed system message, "I'm sorry, the person you're trying to reach is unavailable at this time" plays instead of the personal greeting and the mailbox number plays instead of the mailbox name.
Recording the message yourself doesn’t mean it can’t be done professionally. You can still get studio time with an experienced audio engineer. Studio time can cost $60-$100 per hour, which may or may not come with an engineer. If you need to hire one, their rates are usually $100-$300 an hour. Mind you, their feedback, professional experience, and editing capabilities are typically well worth the extra expense.
You can allow callers to press 0 and be transferred to another phone number, of your choosing, when they reach your voicemail greeting.
This topic describes how to record or upload voicemail greetings for extension voicemail or group voicemail.
2.) Welcome to John Doe. Unfortunately you are calling us outside our normal business hours. Personally you can reach us Monday to Friday from 8am 6pm and Saturday from 9am to 4pm. Please leave a message, or send us an email to: kontakt@johndoe.de. We will contact you as soon as possible - Thank you.
4.) Welcome to John Doe Solutions. Because of an in-house event our secretariat is not available today. You are welcome to leave a message. We will be at your service again on monday. Thank you for your understanding.
With all of these things to think about for a short 20-second voicemail, you might be feeling a little bit overwhelmed. We promise it’s actually is much simpler than it sounds.