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Knowing how to leave a voicemail that is equal parts succinct, professional and courteous can be hard for those not accustomed to doing so. Below are tips on proper voicemail etiquette to help you craft and leave the perfect voicemail:
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If this option is selected, enter the email address to send the notifications and attached messages to. 8 Allow Callers to Transfer From Your Voicemail Greeting
You know what? I would shorten this greeting even more. Let’s make it simpler. Let’s make it shorter.
After all, a professional voicemail recording boosts your credibility, makes you seem more competent, and encourages whoever's listening to it to continue the relationship.
State your number right after your name. Many people wait until the very end of the message to state their number. This will irritate the receiver of your message because if he doesn’t get it down, he then has to sit through the whole damn message again to hear it repeated.
Nondeliverable: Messages that could not be delivered, usually because the intended recipient's mailbox is full. You can listen to, re-address, and re-record these messages.
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Salespeople are often coached to sound enthusiastic and excited on the phone, thus raising their natural voice pitch to a high, unnatural tone. In my opinion, this tone of voice makes it clear to the listener that not only is this an uncomfortable call, but a generic one.
This is a great resource to learn how to set up my own voicemail. Thank you very much, Annemarie.
It makes sense to have an after-hours / weekend voicemail greeting for important teams at your business so that your clients feel confident that they will be taken care of. You may also suggest alternate resources like a help forum, knowledge base, or online chat to support customers while closed, if available.
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Why should they respond to you? How will your product or service help them? Will it make their job easier or allow them to get more done in less time? These are examples of real benefits and your sales voicemails need to contain something similarly beneficial.
Visit the prospect’s website and social media and find a piece of connective tissue, such as an alma mater, a favorite sports team, or a common pet (I’m a dog lover, personally). This opens the conversation, and shows that you’ve done your research.
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.
Finding a quiet place with good reception where you won’t be interrupted ensures that when you speak, you will be clearly heard; it also removes background noises from the equation, entirely.