At the least, the recording should include your name, the name of your company and your office hours. You can also include the best way to reach you—such as an email—and provide that contact information. If they can leave a message, let them know in the message.
Note: I have several lessons about communicating on the telephone that may be useful to you:
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1. Read me first. If you need help with voicemail, check out the Voicemail troubleshooting page. For Visual Voicemail (VVM), to listen and download messages on an app, check out T-Mobile Visual Voicemail app.
32. Hi, you’ve reached [your name] at [X company]. Our office is currently closed until [X date]. Please leave us your name and number, and our team will get back to you as soon as possible. Enjoy [X holiday].
6. And outline what you're going to say on the phone — yes, even the "how are you" and "thanks for speaking with me." This is one of my go-to tricks. No matter how many times I interview someone on the phone for an article, I get nervous beforehand.
Hello, you have reached the law offices of X. Unfortunately, I am attending to another client right now, but I will return your call as soon as I can. Please leave me your name, reason for calling, and your number so I can connect you with the right department. This is far more professional than the other examples given in this guide. Lawyers should always be formal, smooth, and confident. Nobody is calling to make friends. They’re calling to get the job done. That’s why your message should be all business.
8. If you're a manager, when introducing members of your team, say, "We work together," rather than, "They work for me." "You'll get far more respect from your team and it shows that you're part of the team, not above it."
Note: I have several lessons about communicating on the telephone that may be useful to you:
What voice do you want to convey when speaking with customers? This may be professional, casual, or even humorous.
28. Hey, there. You’ve reached [your name]. Please leave me a brief message about the reason you are calling and your contact information. I will call you right back at the earliest opportunity. Have a nice day!
1.) Bienvenue chez John Doe. Malheureusement, il n’y a personne au bureau actuellement ou vous appelez en dehors des heures de bureau. Laissez un message ou envoyez un email sur mailto:[email protected]. Merci beaucoup pour votre appel.
10.) Buongiorno, e benvenuti alla John Doe. Per motivi tecnici, non possiamo rispondere personalmente alla vostra chiamata. Ringraziamo per la vostra comprensione. Stiamo lavorando sodo per trovare una soluzione. Se volete, potete lasciare un messaggio sulla nostra homepage: www.johndoe.de – Grazie e arrivederci.
A Dial-by-Name Directory is a feature commonly used by large company phone systems. Available with UniTel Voice, callers may use their keypad to find an employee by his/her last name when they do not know the specific extension.
This call may be recorded or monitored for quality and training purposes. If you don’t wish this call to be monitored or recorded, then please let the answering machine know when you leave your message.
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Any Private Numbers—Forwards calls from private numbers.