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Before you record your professional voicemail message, take a quick peek through these examples for some inspiration:
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You can identify yourself with only your first name on a personal cell phone or home voice mail. If it is a business voicemail, I suggest including your first and last name. I would also include your title.
When you set up your voicemail, you can choose between using a personal greeting or one generated by the system. You can use the same or different messages whether your line is busy or if you’re unable to answer your phone. Select Personal if you want to use your own message, then click Browse to upload a WAV file of your recording. Select Personal if you want to use your own message, then click Browse to upload a WAV file of your recording.
d. Utilizing Ambiguity Over Clarity: When setting up your voicemail greeting be direct and to the point. Tell callers your information, a brief greeting, and direction—i.e. “Hi, this is Jim Shamalam (from Iron Industries). Sorry I can’t take your call right now. Please leave your name number, and a brief message and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you.” This is ideal, as you inform callers and let them know what they should do to ensure a return call. A lack of direction can lead to callers leaving incomplete messages (lacking contact or other information) or even callers hanging up without leaving a message altogether.
You don’t have to spell out every single thing that you think they might want to know. Have some faith that your callers will be able to figure things out on their own. Be natural but informative.
13. "Hello, you've reached [company]. If you're looking for information on [X], please check out our [Facebook page, company website, etc.] If you want to know more about [Y], take a look at [Z page on our site, our YouTube channel, etc.] Still have more questions, or just want to chat with our team? Leave your name and number, and we'll return your call straight away."
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Here are some great examples to help you compose your own professional voicemail message:
According to Nuance's research, most voicemail messages languish for at least eight hours before they are heard.
1.) Bienvenido/a a John Doe. Para preguntas sobre compra o venta, por favor, pulse 1. Para preguntas sobre cuestiones de pago, por favor, pulse 2. Si es una empresa o autónomo pulse 3. Para cuestiones relacionadas con reparaciones o garantías, por favor, pulse 4. Para cualquier otra cuestión pulse 5. Para escuchar el menú de nuevo, por favor, pulse 0.
7.) Welcome to John Doe DE, your specialist for sample products. If you want to place an order then please use the ordering process in our online shop www.johndoe.de - We look forward to your order. For all other questions, please contact our service department via email at [email protected] - we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your call.
When you’re closed for the holiday, it’s good to forgo your usual out-of-office greeting for a custom holiday message. Keep it cheery and brief, and be sure to let callers know when you’ll resume normal business operations.
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In this blog post, we'll cover how to set up several voicemail greetings: a name recording for your voicemail box, a default greeting, and a temporary (for holidays and vacations) greeting.
But even that has its limits. “Voicemail transcription still requires customers to leave a message, and they’re just not doing that,” Boalt says.
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