21. "Hello, you've reached [your name, the office of X company]. The team is currently out of the office, but we'll be back on [date] stuffed with good food and eager to speak with you. Leave your name, number, and — if you're so inclined — your favorite [holiday dish, Thanksgiving tradition, etc.]"
If you don’t use an answering service, the call will find its way to your voice message system. If it’s been awhile since you’ve updated it, use a clinician voicemail script, so you know you’ve covered all the bases in the quick message.
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If you use one, your automated phone system is the first point of contact a caller makes with your business. You want to make the best first impression. Instead of a complex series of robotic instructions, choose a friendly, warm voice offering simple phone prompts to guide the caller to the person or information they’re looking for.
As a bonus, here is an example of our own holiday voicemail greeting here at OpenPhone:
The best after hours greetings are brief, direct, and punctual. Do not waste the customer's time and give them a reason to hang up by adding in unnecessary details. The information in your after hours greeting should remain concise and essential to the caller's needs.
In this case, the agent shows concern for the customer and wants to serve him in the best possible manner. The agent is also polite and courteous.
Of course, your phone rang because someone wanted to get in touch. They got your voicemail because you were busy or just not there. If you section off a block of your day to check voicemails, let the caller know so they can expect a time for you to return their call. People will leave more details if they know someone will check it later.
Website: https://www.onsip.com/voip-resources/smb-tips/after-hours-voicemail-and-auto-attendant-greetings
Do you have a landline at work? Make sure that all your phones, personal and business, have good clear, professional English voicemail greetings.
(make a little noise in the background). Hi, you’ve reached your friend’s house. He/she isn’t home right now and I took the opportunity to rob it. I was about to steal the machine as well and you called. After the beep, leave your name and number. I will write it on a post-it and leave it on the refrigerator for him/her to see. Oh and one more thing; where did you say you lived?
8. Outside Business Hours. What the caller hears when they call your company outside of business hours. Sample Scripts: “Thank you for calling [company name].
Address: 10521 Rosehaven Street Suite 100 Fairfax, VA 22030. Phone: 703-352-3822 Ext. 1. Fax: 703-385-8353. Email: [email protected] (Please click here for individual provider contact information) Contact Us. Patient Education. Meet Our Team. Your First Visit.
-Hi. I’m 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.
4. Funny Voicemail Greetings. Hi, you’ve reached [your name] at [X company]. We are busy trying to save the world by [what your company does best]. If you want to learn more about how we do it, please leave us your name and phone number, and we will get back to you as soon as our mission is complete— which should be fairly soon.
6.) Benvenuti alla John Doe. A causa di lavori di manutenzione, al momento non possiamo rispondere alla vostra chiamata. Siete invitati a inviarci una e-mail a: [email protected]. I nostri dipendenti risponderanno alla vostra e-mail al più presto possibile. Ci scusiamo per la temporanea limitazione! Ringraziamo per la vostra comprensione!
5. Emergency Situation Voicemail Greeting. In the case that your business is closed due to an emergency, it's only worth it to go into detail if the problem is affecting everyone in the area.
I could see an argument for relaxing that for mobile voicemail, on the basis that mobile phones are pretty personal and not generally shared by multiple people, but I've no idea whether that may have happened. Or, indeed, whether such policies may vary between organisations within the NHS.