Thank you for calling (Your Name) at (Your Business), where (What You Do). I’m sorry that I was unable to take your call. Please leave me your name, number, and a quick message and I’ll call you back shortly.
Let’s take a look at how making educated assumptions about caller intent and actions can keep your voicemails short and informative.
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Have you ever called a business and had to sit through a long recording that informs you of their hours of business, their internet address and a wealth of other information that’s completely useless to you?
It’s inevitable; a caller will go to voicemail eventually. When it happens, be sure to remind the caller what extension they are leaving the message at, and any pertinent information you’d like them to provide. In some cases, such as department voicemails, you might want an option for the caller to back-out and try a different extension.
– Driving to the day care center to pick up Tracy. Leave a message if it is urgent or I shall return your call in a little while.
While straightforward is always the safe bet, certain entities can go to the humorous side of voicemail greetings. Before taking this route, consider the type of callers and the persona the recipient is trying to convey. Since (insert name) isn’t available at the moment to take your call, but will promptly return it should you decide to accept your mission and leave your name and number, we have a very important question to occupy you in the meantime. Why did the chicken cross the road? Voicemail Greetings For Vacation
There are 5 available greetings with standard UB phone service. Choose the one that best matches your needs.
When recording your voicemail, feel free to adjust your script as needed to sound personable.
The main point that we want to drive home with this article is that you shouldn’t overthink your business voicemail greeting. Just keep it short, and state the relevant information.
4. Humorous Voicemail Greetings. While straightforward is always the safe bet, certain entities can go to the humorous side of voicemail greetings. Before taking this route, consider the type of callers and the persona the recipient is trying to convey.
3. Provide other ways to contact you or get information. Are there other ways your caller can get information about your business or contact you? Consider including your website or an email in your after-hours greeting.
11. Hello, you’ve reached [your name]’s cell phone. I can’t take your call at the moment, but if you leave a brief message, I’ll get back to you as quickly as possible.
This article is about the second main type of greeting – the voicemail greeting. All businesses should have professional voicemail greetings at the company level (i.e. your general business number), department level (e.g. customer service), and employee level, where applicable. It’s important that each of these voicemail greetings align with the brand and personality of your company to ensure that every caller has a consistent experience. Let’s dive in!
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Written by Aja Frost @ajavuu