A commonly overlooked aspect of voicemail etiquette is your own mailbox greeting. A lot of us simply set it and forget it when we first get our phones, which for some of us was when we were teens, or we don’t have anything set up at all.
Header: A summary of an incoming message (equivalent to return address and postmark on a letter). It includes the length of the message in minutes and/or seconds: "Message from John doe received 7:34 AM, Friday, April first, 70 seconds, extension 5050."
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The above greeting is a professional voicemail script used by many growing and established businesses. It delivers the message quickly and efficiently, without wasting the caller’s time.
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For example, perhaps you noticed that a prospect downloaded an eBook from your company's website. You could mention this in your voicemail. Something along the lines of, "Hi John, this is Mike from Company XYZ. I noticed you downloaded our guide to working with influencers…"
That’s amazing Bonnie! Thanks so much for the tip. I’ll be sure to update the post to reflect the service you found, so all of our other readers can take advantage of it. Happy Holidays!! Laura
And when you send your email (I always recommend sending an email right after you leave a voicemail message) you can simply say:
5. Change mailbox settings and greetings. Access voicemail. From the Main Menu, press 4 for Mailbox Settings. Press 3 for Greetings and follow the prompts. Set up sub-mailboxes.
Most cell phones show the number and voicemail duration when a call is missed. So if the recipient sees the message is from an unknown number and only a few seconds long, they'll assume it's not important and hit delete. Since the message doesn't appear to be substantive, they're not prompted to listen.
*Note: Some of your users don’t celebrate all the same holidays you do. Remember to keep these voicemail greetings neutral 🌟
Have you ever called a company’s support line just to be confronted with an unsympathetic and confusing attendant menu? Or tried to reach a representative, but pressing the “0” key does nothing?
Recently one of my students asked a great question about voicemail in English and I thought that you might have the same question as well.
From a telephone connected to the magicJack - dial your 10-digit telephone number. Dial your 10-digit magicJack number Press the * (star) key while your unavailable message is playing Enter your password (default is 1234) How do I navigate the voicemail menus?
555-555-2345Hello, thank you for calling the office of Dr. Harold Tweed. I can’t come to the phone right now; please leave your name, number, and message at the tone. If this is an emergency, please contact either my personal assistant at 555-555-2345 or myself at 555-555-3234 and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your call.
Voicemails Forever is like an answer to a prayer! I have saved these voice messages from my daughter since 2008. Glad to know that now I can have them stored safely. Pamela T Drake
It’s no wonder so many voice mail messages get deleted and never called back! If ever there was a situation that begged to be scripted, it’s your voicemail message. Isn’t this the time you want to sound your best, be perceived as a professional, and prepare the most polished message you can? Of course it is.
8. Select a standard greeting, or create a custom one. You will usually be given the choice to either select a standard greeting or record a custom one.