Professional development educator Dr. Ray Lauk sent us this great piece of advice, which he credits to veteran sales trainer Stan Piskorski:
Since a majority of your calls will go to voicemail, it’s essential to have more than one message to leave. If you repeat the same message over and over, it seems like you don’t care enough to put some effort into attracting the prospect. It doesn’t need to be significantly different than you first message, but it should be different enough to be noticeable and so it doesn’t just sound like boilerplate language.
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No answer at (Member’s phone number). Voicemail message left explaining purpose of call and if Member has questions, to return my call at (insert Care Manager phone number or for Behavioral Health outreach calls, insert 24‐hour Nurse Advice Line at 1‐800‐535‐9700).
In the side panel, under After Hours Auto Attendant, click Greeting. Edit Holiday Schedules for Auto Attendants
“Thanks for calling the desk of (insert your name) at (insert your company name). I’m either on a call or away from my desk but if you leave your name, phone number, and the reason for calling, I’ll return your call as soon as possible. Thank You.”
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I can provide up to two versions with and without festive music as heard in the sample video.
Voicemail greetings for calls received after business hours. You don’t want to answer calls 24/7 (unless you’re serving clients globally and there’s an expectation of 24/7 support). If you’re unavailable during specific hours of the day, use the voicemail examples below for after-hours business calls.
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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.
Doing this gives your prospects the assurity that you will follow up with them which makes them drop in their contact details for you to reach out to them.
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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."
Writing a script doesn’t mean you have to write a speech. A simple greeting is fine, like this sample voicemail message: