Don't use humor – When recording a voicemail message, it is tempting to create an amusing message. However, even if your voicemail is for both personal and professional use, inappropriate humor could cause the caller to form a negative impression of you.
As a bonus, here is an example of our own holiday voicemail greeting here at OpenPhone:
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To get voicemail messages to their intended recipients faster, many speech-to-text providers now offer voicemail transcription services. Nuance is one such company, and Dan Faulkner, its senior vice president of mobile, says the service is widely popular. “We find that the voicemail-to-text service is incredibly sticky,” he said in a recent interview with Speech Technology magazine. “When people get it, they don’t listen to voicemails anymore.”
A word of warning: These greetings will not do you any favors if you're in the midst of a job hunt or work in a conservative industry. Always remember your target personas. If there's a chance they won't appreciate your sense of humor, opt for a straightforward greeting instead.
If you’re out of the office, a voicemail greeting will essentially act as the first line of communication between you and clients or potential clients. So of course, this could be a great opportunity to add a hint of personality, while of course still remaining as professional as possible. That doesn’t mean you can’t have some fun with it!
We look forward to serving you so please leave your contact info, details and reason for calling after the beep. We will call you right back!
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.
3.) Bem-vindo ao John Doe AG. Nossos escritórios em Berlim estão fechados no momento devido à um feriado. Você pode nos contatar, nos dias úteis, de segunda a sexta-feira das 9h ao meio-dia e das 13:00-18:00 horas. Para informações gerais, você também pode nos enviar um e-mail em [email protected]. Muito obrigado. Te desejamos um bom dia - sua John Doe AG.
Hello, you have reached the firm of real estate agent X. I am currently in a meeting with a client, but I will get back to you as soon as possible. Kindly leave your name, your reason for calling and your contact number so that I can get back to you at the earliest. If there is any kind of urgency, you can get in touch with me at Y number.
3.) En estos momentos todos nuestros empleados están ocupados. Le transferiremos lo antes posible. ¿Ha visitado nuestra página web www.johndoe.de? Ahí encontrará un resumen de nuestros productos y servicios. Su llamada es de suma importancia para nosotros y por eso nos dedicamos a dar tiempo a nuestros clientes. Lo sentimos, todas las líneas siguen ocupadas y por eso le rogamos que tenga un poco de paciencia.
Callers don’t have the luxury of seeing the script laid out in front of them while they’re listening to the various menu options. With this in mind, it’s important to use language that’s easy for callers to comprehend the first time they hear it.
What’s more annoying than being unprepared? Doing business with someone who is. In other words, don’t wing it — practice your script, speaking slowly and annunciating each word.
Voicemail is what gets heard each time a call is missed, whether it be a customer, employee, supplier or potential new cleaning customer. This is a great opportunity for you to market your cleaning business without being obtrusive or too salesy. Just provide whoever is on the other end of the line with all the information they could need and they’ll appreciate you for it.
1.) Dear Caller, all our team members are still busy with other customers, please try again later. If you have questions to our products or your order then don't hesitate to send us an Email. Our support will process your request as soon as possible. Thank you.
4.( مرحبا بكم في .JohnDoe يمكنكم التحدث معنا شخصيا خلال ساعات العمل من الاثنين إلى الخميس من الساعة 9:00 صباحا حتى الثانية عشرة ظهرا ومن 2:00 زوالا إلى 4:00 مساءا، ويوم الجمعة من 9:00 صباحا إلى الثانية عشرة ظهرا. بإمكانكم أن ترسلوا لنا طلبكم عن طريق البريد الإلكتروني إلى [email protected] ونحن سنتصل بكم في أقرب وقت ممكن - شكرا لكم.
البريد الالكتروني إلى [email protected]. شكرا جزيلا. نتمنى لكم يوما جميلا John - Doe AG الخاص بكم.
Leave out excuses like “I’m probably with a client right now” or “I’m unable to answer the phone right now” – it’s obvious you can’t answer your phone if a caller is listening to your voicemail greeting!