I finally got an answering machine. But how does this useless thing work? Aah, the record button, which I already pressed. The light is on. I wonder why the machine is not working properly? I wonder what this button right here does… beep
Here’s another funny one for those times you really want to lighten the business mood:
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3. Offer Clear Next Steps. For many small businesses, the announcement will send the caller straight to a voicemail box. But larger organizations may decide to direct callers to a phone menu or forward the call to an external destination, depending on the situation.
Here’s another funny one for those times you really want to lighten the business mood:
12.) Herzliche Willkommen bei der Mustermann GmbH. Wir sind Montag bis Freitag von 8 Uhr bis 12.30 Uhr und 13 Uhr bis 16.30 Uhr zu erreichen. Wir können Ihren Anruf derzeit leider nicht persönlich entgegen nehmen. Sie können uns jedoch gerne eine Nachricht hinterlassen. Bitte teilen Sie uns Ihren Namen und Ihre Rufnummer mit.Wir rufen Sie dann zurück.In dringenden Fällen erreichen Sie uns unter folgender Rufnummer 0821 91039- 1211. Vielen Dank.
25. "Hello! Thanks for reaching out to [company]. We're closed today for the holiday, and will reopen tomorrow. If you leave your name, number, and a brief message, we'll give you a call when we're back in the office. Thanks again, and have a great day."
Good day, you have reached the office of [Name]. I’m away for the weekend. If you require my immediate assistance, please call 555-555-2345. Otherwise, if this is a casual call, please leave your name, number and a brief message, and I’ll get back to you on Monday.
I am not in the office today; I may not be in tomorrow. I may be in to work sooner, if you gave me your car to borrow.
35. Hi, you’ve reached the voicemail of [your name] at [your company]. I’m away from my desk, in a meeting or on the other line. Please leave your name, number and a brief message after the tone and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
I can’t come to the phone right now because I’m down in the basement printing up a fresh new batch of 20 dollar bills. If you need any money, or if you just want to check out my handi- work, please leave your name, number, and how much cash you need after the tone. If you’re from the Department of the Treasury, please ignore this message.
Call your home phone number. Depending on your location, you can press #, * or 2 to interrupt the greeting, and then enter your PIN. Follow the prompts to listen to your messages.
-(Very long pause) Wait! Please don’t hang up! I want to hear what you have to say.
Standard greeting with your number: "At the tone, please record your message to [your phone number]."
14. "Hello, you've reached the Sales Department at [Company name]. All of our representatives are currently helping clients [insert goal such as, 'achieve 40% growth through streamlining HR operations'] and are unable to take your call. Please leave your name, company, and phone number and we'll give you a call back ASAP. Thank you!"
With the text to speech functionality, you can copy one of the 21 voicemail samples above and paste it into the OpenPhone voicemail interface to get your professional voicemail greeting instantly. Who thought a voicemail system could be so fun? You can copy & paste one of the scripts above into the OpenPhone voicemail interface and create a professional voiceover instantly. How to set up auto-repliesCreate snippets (or text message templates)How to record phone calls
"Hi, this is George. I'm sorry I can't answer the phone right now. Leave a message, and then wait by your phone until I call you back."