Below are examples of what to say in a voicemail message. Whether recording the message for a personal phone or a business line, these ideas will help. Using humor is appropriate in some situations, but humor should be avoided in situations including serious businesses where reputations could be damaged or people could become upset.
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25. Hello, you’ve reached [your name], [job title] at [business name]. I’m sorry to have missed your call. Please leave your name, contact information, and reason for calling so I can get back to you promptly.
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Please do not include any confidential or sensitive information in a contact form, text message, or voicemail. The contact form sends information by non-encrypted email, which is not secure. Submitting a contact form, sending a text message, making a phone call, or leaving a voicemail does not create an attorney-client relationship.
As Dan tells us, "This is the only strategy I’ve ever seen consistently work—but when they call back you'd better have a question ready!"
This is a tactic we picked up from Jeff Hoffman and it works because it makes you more memorable and makes your messages seem genuine and less rehearsed. Give it a try and see if it will work for you too!
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Your clients don’t have a lot of time, and neither do you. Use the following short voicemail greetings to get to the point quickly and invite them to leave a message.
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2. Quickly Provide the Relevant Information. When someone reaches your voicemail, it’s important that you help them confirm that they have reached the right person by providing all of the relevant information that they will need.
212-555-1212Thank you for calling [LinkedPhone – The Work From Anywhere Business Phone System]. Our office is closed until [Monday, January 25th for the holiday weekend]. If your call is urgent, please contact [Anya at 212-555-1212 or [email protected]]. Otherwise, please leave a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we return. We value your call.
For extension voicemail, extension users can choose how to play greetings in different presence: Default greeting: Play a greeting for any presence that doesn't have a personal greeting. Presence greetings: Play a personal greeting for each presence (available, away, do not disturb, lunch break, business trip, and off work).
15. “Hello, you’ve reached the Sales Department at [Company name]. All of our representatives are currently helping clients [insert goal such as, ‘achieve 40% growth through streamlining HR’] and are unable to take your call. Instead of putting you on hold and taking up your valuable time, please leave your name, company, and phone number and we’ll give you a call back ASAP. Thank you!”
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3.) Bem-vindo a John Doe. No momento não podemos atender a sua ligação ou você está nos ligando fora do horário comercial. Por favor, deixe uma mensagem com seu nome e número de telefone que vamos ligá-lo de volta o mais rápido possível. Obrigado e até breve.
2. Allow insureds to text photos and videos to claims handlers. Without text messaging, sending photos to adjusters always comes with some headache, whether it is trying to format and attach to an email or downloading an unwanted app on their phone.