We'll take you through the five most professional voicemail greetings. This will include how to structure different parts of your voicemail, as well as things to avoid.
You may think this is boring, but itâs what works. Leave the sales talk and the promotion for when you call them back. Leaving a greeting is all well and good, but if it has no context youâre going to struggle to stop the person from giving up on you. Make sure people know that theyâve reached the right place. Hello, this is the office of X, the Y department. Please leave your name, reason for calling, and Iâll get back to you as soon as I can. By mentioning the specific department or office theyâve reached, youâre reminding them that theyâve reached the right place, and this is not some generic support department theyâve been redirected to. We talk to lots of different people every day. Make sure you remind people of who you are, and why youâre the best person to handle their call (and more importantly their valuable time). Hello, my name is X, the Senior Manager of Y, Iâm sorry Iâm unavailable right now, but if you leave your number Iâll return your call as soon as I can. Not only have you revealed who you are, but youâve also given them the reassurance that their call is important to you. It leaves the right impression. The order of your words can seriously impact how your greeting is received. Research shows that we remember the first and last items on a list best, so the statements that matter most are those at the beginning and those at the end. Hello, you have reached X. Iâm out of the office at the moment. Provide me with your contact details and Iâll get back to you as soon as I can. Do you see how important the order of the words is? The name comes first and the call to action is last. Most people will put all this important information in the middle of their greeting. It may not seem like a big difference, but it really matters. It can be tempting to try to fit as much information into a voicemail greeting as possible. Donât do that. Sometimes less is more. Try to incorporate some strategic pauses into your greeting, so you can let everything sink in. Hello, this is X from Y. [Pause] I am not available to take your call right now. [Pause] If you are calling about Z, then please leave your name and number and I will get back to you as soon as you can.
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Each recording is customised to suit your business requirements. You can choose from a range of tones, voice artists, or create a custom script for your on hold message.
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Thank you for calling [Company Name]; we are currently closed in observance of [holiday name]. We will return on [Date] at 8 AM Eastern Time. If you would like to reach our Dial by Name Directory, please press 1. To leave a voicemail, please press 2. A representative will contact you upon our return. To repeat this menu, please press the # key. [If no response after a few seconds] Goodbye. Voicemail Greeting
Instead of leading with tired old lines like 'Your call is important to us', brush up on your telephone etiquette and start your voicemail with a thank you.
You have reached (Your Name) at (Your Business). Iâm sorry that I wasnât able to get to the phone. If you leave your name and number, Iâll return your call within one business day.
For decades, businesses have been teaching consumers that when they want to get service over the phone, calling is the best way to do it. We display phone numbers online, in phone books, on ads, and in numerous other mediums.
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Voicemail messages complete your professional image. Whether you are using your cell phone as a mobile office or desire a unified sound for all of your employees, voicemail greetings recorded by a professional voice over talent provide the missing element.
Despite the popularity of calling businesses, consumers have their frustrations with this channel. Accenture surveyed 13,168 consumers across 33 countries, and they found that â91 percent [of] respondents are frustrated that they have to contact a company multiple times for the same reason; 90 percent by being put on hold for a long time and 89 percent by having to repeat their issue to multiple representatives.â
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