While a short recording may not seem like a place to win new business, the professionalism, courtesy, and clearness that you convey in your greeting will leave a favorable impression in a customer's mind.
If you don't create call answering rules, incoming callers will be sent directly to your voice mail when you’re not available.
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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.
Translation: If you sound unsure, then your current clients, prospects, and partners won’t be so sure about you either.
I was playing around with recording a voicemail greeting this morning and it was working then. But I messed it up and figured I'd fix it later. Now when I go to record a greeting it doesn't do anything. I click on Custom and click record and nothing happens. I click play and it comes back with an error "Voicemail Error - There is no previously recorded greeting." iPhone, Mac OS X (10.4.10) Posted on Jun 30, 2007 4:32 PM Reply I have this question too (94) I have this question too Me too (94) Me too Helpful answers Drop Down menu Helpful answers All replies Question marked as ★ Helpful User profile for user: carolem carolem (5 points) Jun 30, 2007 6:09 PM in response to Dave Low In response to Dave Low
Set the number of rings you'd like callers to hear before they hear your voicemail greeting.
1. Funny Answering Greeting from Seinfeld. Back in 1997, Seinfeld’s character, George Costanza, attempts to avoid a breakup call from his girlfriend and we hear his comical outgoing machine recording.
It works similar to the old answering machine, with the only difference is that the old answering machine will store the voice message in the machine itself, while your phone’s voicemail system will store the voicemail in your service provider server. You can also forward the voicemail message to someone else’s mailbox.
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A monotone voice can be a turn off for a caller. You want your caller to feel like they missed out on speaking with you — not like they dodged a bullet.
Hello! This is [Nick on the West Coast Sales Team at LinkedPhone]. I am currently on vacation until [Friday, April 22nd] with limited access to email. If you require urgent assistance, please contact my lieutenant [Harold Kisp at 415-555-1212 or [email protected]]. Otherwise, please leave a message and I will return your call when I’m back in the office. Thank you and I look forward to chatting!
“Leave a message! Dit dit dit dit dit, dut dut. Dit dit dit dit dit, dut dut… After the beep.”
Here are a few voicemail message examples you can record if you have the opportunity to leave a professional sounding message, while still having a bit of fun. Before choosing one of these options, be sure your company allows for a little creativity. If you work in a strict professional position, theses options might not be the best for you.
Your PIN enables you to access your mailbox and calendar information through Outlook Voice Access . When you reset your PIN, a temporary PIN will be delivered to your email Inbox. Use the temporary PIN the next time you call Outlook Voice Access. You'll be prompted to create a permanent PIN at that time.
Whether you can record your own greeting (also known as “voicemail outgoing message”) depends on your carrier and whether they have their own mechanism in place, or integrate neatly with the iPhone’s native functionality.
3. "Hey, this is [your name]. If you're calling for [X reason], please [contact so-and-so] or [go to our website, send me an email]. For all other inquiries, leave your name and a brief message and I'll call you back within [one, two, three] business day[s]."
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