Sorry, Chris and Susan aren’t here right now. Please leave your name and number after the tone. If you are calling regarding an outstanding debt, please leave your message before the tone.
Are you thinking about changing your voicemail greeting? Would you like some help from us? Set up a cranky, funny voicemail, and share a moment of laughter with your dear ones, before they understand your intention behind it and run to get you!
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Hi, thank you for calling {insert company name}. If you know the extension of the department or person you’re trying to reach, you can dial it at any time. To speak to someone in sales, press 1. For customer support, press 2. For accounting, press 3. For our address and business hours, press 4. Or if you’d like to speak to reception, press 0. You may press 9 to repeat the following options. 2. For Bilingual callers.
Hi. I am probably home, I’m just avoiding someone I don’t like. Leave me a message, and if I don’t call back, it’s you.
This type of service can be very beneficial as users are still able to craft their own messages, while a professional reads them. In doing so, companies can spend more time on the scripting process, making sure the text conveys everything they want it to. As such, companies may bring in expert teams to draft, revise, and/or finalize the script itself. The bottom line is you can take more time to get the words right. Additionally, in working with a professional voice talent, you are ensuring your words have the utmost impact—i.e. the words are read perfectly with the right tone, resonance, pacing, etc.
Your voicemail doesn’t have to be monotonous or impersonal. What you need is something that is unique to you but works in a professional manner.
If your auto-attendant starts with the main menu of options, it needs to be clear and have the option to speak with a human-being if the question isn’t answered by the list of options. Try something like this:
What happens here is when you apologize and sound genuine in your tone, your prospects would understand and leave their contact details for you to follow with them.
17. "Hello! You've gotten the voicemail of [your name]. Leave your name, contact info, and the answer to the eternal question ‘Which came first, the chicken or the egg?' Anyone who gets it right will receive a call back."
When leaving a voicemail message, there are 7 pieces of information that can help the caller.
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Hello, thank you for calling {insert company name}, to continue service in English, press 1. For service in French, press 2.
2. Use A Professional Voice Actor (from Fiverr) If your answering system lets you supply your own mp3 or wav audio files for the greetings, consider hiring a pro to record it for you.
1. HI, you’ve reached (name). I’m so sorry I can’t pick up the call right now because I am standing right behind you. GOTCHA.
If you decide to release your workers in favor of telecommuting, consider letting your callers know that employees are out of the office and provide them an alternative way to get in touch.
If your business is closing on one of its normal operating days for a holiday, or is dealing with an emergency or unforseen situation, you should update your after hours announcement to avoid confusion.
In order to proceed, simply complete our simple billing form by clicking here and place your contact phone number in the “Voicemail Office Number” box and your script and name of talent in the comments box, so that we can setup an account to be billed for the professional recording(s). You will then receive a price, if over the 100 words, or be billed the one-time $49 (or $99 for on-hold announcements), and your voiceover files will be sent by email once completed.