To turn off this option, please contact the IT Help Center by email [email protected] or calling (617) 353-HELP (4357) . Unified Messaging for Office 365 accounts Voicemail message status will sync across all devices for faculty and staff using a Boston University Office 365 email account. A status change on one device will carry over to all other devices using the same account. Saving emailed voice messages to a different folder within your email inbox will remove them from your voicemail inbox SMTP Email delivery of voicemail message for non-Office 365 accounts Voicemail messages will be delivered as email messages with a copy sent to your voice mailbox. You will need to access your voice mailbox through the telephone or Web Inbox to delete messages. If you would like to only receive messages as email, please contact the IT Help Center by email [email protected] or calling (617) 353-HELP (4357) Call the voicemail system and log in with your 5 digit extension and PIN Voicemail system number: 3-9999 on-campus or 617-353-9999 off-campus At the Main menu, press “4” for Setup Options, then press “1” for Greetings. After Voicemail plays your current greeting, follow the prompts to re-record it. To pause or resume recording, press 8. To end recording, press #. When you turn on your alternate greeting, you can set a date and time for it to turn off or you can leave it on indefinitely. To activate or deactivate your alternate greeting: Call the voicemail system and log in with your 5 digit extension and PIN Voicemail system number: 3-9999 on-campus or 617-353-9999 off-campus At the Main menu, press “4” for Setup Options, then press “1” for Greetings. Press # to skip hearing your current greeting. Follow the prompts to turn your alternate greeting on or off. If you turned on your alternate greeting, follow the prompts to set when you want it turned off or to leave it on indefinitely. When you turn on a personal greeting, you specify how long you want it available for use. Voicemail will play the greeting in the applicable situation until the date and time that you specified, and then the greeting is automatically turned off. For example, you can set your alternate greeting to stop playing on the day that you return from a vacation.
I have a confession to make: I haven’t recorded a new voicemail greeting since 2014. In the past four years, I (hopefully) have become more articulate, poised, and self-assured. But hear my voicemail recording, and you’d think I was still new to the work world, a little unsure of myself — and probably not an authority. Obviously I need toupdate it. And if you haven’t changed your voicemail greeting in over a year, you’re likely in the same boat. 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. A relatively unprofessional one — like mine, for instance — does the opposite: It encourages prospects, recruiters, and potential connections to run in the other direction. With that in mind, I’ve written 18 unique voicemail greetings for every situation. Pick your favorite, practice a few times, then record your new voicemail.
