How to Leave a Good Phone Message
Until someone invents an answering machine eraser, make certain your messages are clear, concise and cover what you really want to say!
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Speak slowly and enunciate clearly. If the recipient can't understand your message, it will be useless and frustrating.
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Try not to ramble, mumble, hesitate or whisper.
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Emphasize your phone number and name by repeating them, especially for business calls or important social engagements.
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Prepare, at least in your mind, what you want to say beforehand.
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Respond to the matter at hand. If it's a romantic connection, consider reading a sweet poem; alternatively, make it short and sweet.
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Be businesslike for a business connection. State your name, your company and your reason for the call: "returning your call," I was referred to you by Joe Schmo," "I got your name from my marketing VP," "You've won the sweepstakes."
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Never feel compelled to tell all to the machine. Phrases such as, "Call me back for details" or "I'd prefer to tell you this news in person" are welcome.
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Cut off? Call back and leave your message again, explaining why.
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Include a time when you can be reached for a return call.
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Tips & Warnings
Politeness always counts, even in electronic form.
As mentioned, there are no erasers for phone messages. If you leave a bad message, you're stuck with it.
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Dec 09, 2007
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ehammell
May 10, 2007
OK, step 5 is a bad idea. No reading poems to girls over the answering machine.
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ehammell
May 10, 2007
OK, step 5 is a bad idea. No reading poems to girls over the answering machine.
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Jul 07, 2006
Whenever one leaves a phone message, the first words out of one's mouth should be: "This is (your name here)." One's next words should be "This is a message for (person you're calling.)" At homes and businesses, a single phone number and voice mail box can be shared by several people. Don't make people guess who you are and who you're calling for.
