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You know that your callers are making inferences about your business and brand. If you want your voicemail recording to leave a positive impression, smile when you record it! Research shows that smiling affects how we speak, and listeners are not only able to identify that people are smiling, but also what the intent is of the smile based on voice intonation alone.
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Looking for guidance on how to record the perfect voicemail? Learn how to record professional business voicemail greetings.
Website: https://getvoip.com/blog/2013/07/17/guide-to-professional-voicemail-greeting/
6. Access your greeting or recorded name settings. Next, press the key on the dial pad that corresponds to options for your greeting or recorded name. In this case, it's 3.
“Hey Henry, I’m reaching out because I recently helped someone in a similar position to you save X amount of dollars…”
Having a dedicated emergency contact will help make sure anything important that comes up is taken care of. Another option is directing callers to a separate answering service.
Before any business can create clear, easy to hear (and understand) recorded audio messages, they need the right recording equipment. Many businesses try to get by with using audio recorded on a standard recording device.
State your name clearly so the caller knows they have the right number. 3 of the messages I heard last month were missing his/her name.
The following script examples can be used for almost any kind of welcome / greeting message or busy message. You can switch the language of the text blocks by pressing the tab button. OUR TIP: Our prompts configurator helps you find the right voice and also helps you with text suggestions, selection of music and speakers demos.
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Do you have a crowning achievement or hold a competitive advantage? Showcase that within your voicemail so you’ll be memorable and emphasize why working with you is an advantage. Here’s an example of a professional voicemail someone in real estate could use:
If you’re planning on doing a sales call sprint via phone – so, possibly via voicemail – trust the scripts crafted by close.io’s Steli Efti on this one . Finally, since it tends to come out of people nearly automatically whenever they leave VMs on phones: Please don’t say “I tried calling you” or “I wasn’t able to reach you.”
Don’t be too hard on yourself. Chances are, that voicemail that you’ve recorded and deleted thirty times has been just fine. Your main goal is not to get in the way of the caller leaving a message, which is exactly what can happen if you overthink it or drone on too long.
What information do you have access to that they want? Highlight the gap between what they currently know and what they want to know.
3. Stammer-Filled Voicemail Greeting from Jimmy Stewart. Jimmy Stewart, born James Maitland Stewart, has a voice that is unmistakable and 100% unique to him.
A large part of leaving a voicemail and communicating with a prospect goes beyond the script — it includes your tone of voice.