Hello, you have reached Dr. A. We are busy assisting patient on the another line. Please, leave your details, including the case number if applicable, name, and phone number. For a medical emergency, hang up and call 911.
“Good morning. You’ve reached the voicemail of [your name]. Today is [date]. Please leave me a message with your name and contact information. Oh, and here’s my motivational quote of the day: [read quote].”
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Voicemail Greetings – outgoing message recordings for after-hours voicemail box and when a call can’t be taken.
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13. “Hi, you’ve reached [company]. We’re available by phone from [hour] to [hour] [time zone] Monday through Friday [optional: and from hour to hour on the weekends]. You can also contact us by going to our website, [URL], and live-chatting or emailing us. If you’d like us to call you back, please leave your name and number after the beep.”
Keep callers on the phone with messages on hold. Make announcements while they’re waiting or being transferred.
2. Basic Customer Inquiry. Thank you for calling [Company Name]. If you know your party’s extension, please dial it at any time. To reach our company directory, press 1.
Give The Caller Instructions: Instruct the callers what topics you want them to leave voicemails for, and what topics you want them to call back for during office hours.
4. You have reached [your business]. All of our sales representatives are busy serving other customers but we would like to return your call as soon as possible. For current pricing information or to check the status of your order, please visit us on the web at [your website]. Otherwise, please leave us a message with your name and number after the tone. If you would like to return to the previous menu, press the [key to main menu].
4. Product-Focused. Thanks for calling [Company Name].For more information about our products, press 1. If you have troubleshooting questions, press 2. For billing questions, press 3.
Now that you are aware of the tips to create an efficient voicemail message, the next steps would be to understand from the examples below how you can get started.
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You don't have to be a large national business to make an impression with your callers. On hold messages are ideal for SME businesses to sound just as professional.
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10. "Hello, you've reached [X company]. We can't take your call right now, but please leave your name, contact information, and reason for reaching out, and one of our team members will be in touch within 24 hours.
2.) Bienvenue chez John Doe. Malheureusement, vous appelez en dehors des heures de bureau. Personnellement, vous pouvez appeler du lundi au vendredi de 8h à 18h et le samedi de 9h à 16h. Laissez un message ou envoyez-nous un email sur : [email protected]. Nous vous recontacterons dès que nous le pourrons. Merci.
Obviously, I need to update it. And if you haven't changed your voicemail greeting in over a year, you're likely in the same boat.