If your recording is vague, confusing, or drags on, customers will lose interest and hang up the phone instead of leaving a voicemail message. To help you create an effective after hours announcement, here are some best practices and sample scripts you can employ.
The basic rule of thumb is that callers should hear one of two things when they first connect with your voicemail — either an apology for not being able to answer the call or a “thank you” for having called. You can do both if you prefer, but keep it short and to the point.
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Voicemail messages are important, they solve the basic issue of not missing out on any leads.
Why Your Business Should Have a Business Voicemail Greeting. A voicemail greeting is a simple message that plays before callers leave a message. It may play either when you don’t answer or if your phone is off. A professional greeting may encourage people to leave messages, which in turn makes it easier for you to get back in touch.
In the side panel, under After Hours Auto Attendant click Menu. Edit a Greeting for After Hours Auto Attendant
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16. "Hmm. Gryffindor … No, Ravenclaw. Yes, you definitely belong in Ravenclaw. *Pause.* Okay, you haven't reached the Sorting Hat — it's the voicemail of [your name]. Please leave your name and number (and just for fun, the Harry Potter house you think you belong in) and I'll return your call as soon as possible."
The exact process varies depending on whether you’re using a cell phone or office phone, but here’s the basic process: Press the voicemail button, or press and hold 1 on most cell phones. Enter your password. Record your message. Listen to the message you just recorded. Follow the prompts to save your message. Following Up on Voicemail Messages
Your message is a period of time that they are forced to wait through in order to do what they called to do in the first place — relay information to you.
5-) Bienvenue chez John Doe. Vous pouvez nous contacter du Lundi au vendredi de 7h à 18h et les samedis de 10h à 13h. Si vous voulez passer une commande ou si vous avez une question, laissez-nous votre nom et votre numéro de téléphone. Nous reviendrons vers vous dès que possible. Vous pouvez toujours nous envoyer un email sur [email protected]. Merci beaucoup pour votre appel. Au revoir.
9. Holiday Help Line. Thank you for calling [Company Name]. In observance of [holiday], our offices are currently closed. We’ll be back to normal operations on [date].
On the Menu page, under both the Business Hours and After Hours tabs, use the drop-down to assign each keypad number to their function. Click Next.
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Consider adding 'You can also email your query to us at [insert email address here]. These queries will be answered within [insert time frame].' Again, if you intend to make a promise to your customer in a voicemail, ensure you keep it.
2.) Welcome to John Doe. Unfortunately you are calling us outside our normal business hours. Personally you can reach us Monday to Friday from 8am 6pm and Saturday from 9am to 4pm. Please leave a message, or send us an email to: [email protected]. We will contact you as soon as possible - Thank you.