Thank you for calling ABC Company. We are currently closed for the holiday. Our normal business hours are 8 am to 8 pm, eastern time, Monday through Friday. Your call is very important to us. Please leave your name, phone number, and a brief message regarding your call. We will return your call on our next business day. Thank you.
Voicemails don’t necessarily have to be monotonous or extremely jazzy or funky. What you should be looking for is a balance between the two. Whenever you call someone and their voicemail greeting is playing, it tells you a lot about who they are, as a person. Which is why, you’ve got to put a little bit of “you” when it comes to voicemail.
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It is absolutely STAGGERING - although not at all surprising - that Microsoft continues to use its quasi-omnipotence to totally disregard the needs of its customers.
You don’t want to answer calls 24/7 (unless you’re serving clients globally and there’s an expectation of 24/7 support). If you’re unavailable during specific hours of the day, use the voicemail examples below for after-hours business calls.
Create recordings as long or as short as you need. Total recording time can vary, but on average, 75 words equals about 30 seconds.
Nobody wants to play phone tag. Skip the back and forth by explicitly telling the caller to leave their name, number, and the best day(s) and time(s) to reach them. Your clients will appreciate you not wanting to waste their time.
For many small businesses, the announcement will send the caller straight to a voicemail box. But larger organizations may decide to direct callers to a phone menu or forward the call to an external destination, depending on the situation. These options can include: Listing individual voicemail boxes for different departments or employees. Forwarding calls to a professional answering service. Giving callers an option to connect to an after hours or emergency support line. Directing calls to a personal cell phone. Presenting menu options for additional recordings about office locations, ongoing promotions, and other information.
After all, a professional voicemail recording boosts your credibility, makes you seem more competent, and encourages whoever's listening to it to continue the relationship.
The Best Professional Voicemail GreetingsCheck out our tips on making sure your voicemail is ready for your next missed call!
This type of voicemail greeting is usually started something like “You have reached the voicemail of..” It is a great greeting for not only business
Press # key or hang up after recording greeting, you can view and manage the greeting in Greeting Management tab. Record or upload voicemail greetings for a group voicemail Upload a group voicemail greeting Log in to PBX management portal, go to Call Features > Voicemail > Group Voicemail, edit the desired group voicemail. In the Group Voicemail Greeting section, click Greeting Management. In the pop-up window, click Upload. Select an audio file to upload.
Let’s say you’re a restaurant owner and you want to greet all your suppliers by name when they reach your voicemail. Your suppliers are saved in your phone’s Contact list, so you could write a greeting like: Hi {FirstName} from {Company}, I’m out of the office this week, but please leave me a detailed message and I will return your call as soon as I am back next week.
The insurance agent is quite polite in his approach towards his clients. He is also eager in extending his help to the client.
With OpenPhone you can record your own voicemail greetings directly in the app, upload your own voice clips or simply type your voicemail script.
If you want to make a custom, Hollywood’esque gesture in your next outgoing message, may we suggest having a booming voice introduce you. Imagine all of your callers being greeted as if they were watching a trailer for the next blockbuster hit.
Here is a great short example: Hello this is [first name] with {business name} in {city name} . I apologize I cannot answer the call at the moment, please leave me your name, number, and I will return the call as soon as get back to the phone. Here you have let the caller know that they have reached your business, and that you are sorry you can’t answer right away. It assures them that you are interested in their call, and that you will get back with them as soon as you can.
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.