Smiling while speaking can make a corporate answering machine greeting pleasant.
The business auto-responder greeting you use should be fairly short and to the point, though you can use it as a way of showing off what your business has to offer. Your overall tone in the message should be professional and let callers know that even though their call was missed at the time, they are important and you plan to get back to them as soon as possible. However, within this, you should not indicate that you are speaking to someone more important than the caller. Your company’s answering machine greeting should also be personalized in a way that you feel is appropriate for your business and your needs.
Writing down the greeting will prevent errors when recording it.
A business answering machine greeting is a message recorded on a company’s voice mail or answering machine. Since this message will be heard by at least some of your customers, you need to keep the message professional. For the most part, you shouldn’t present a silly or funny message, but rather provide important and useful information in a professional and reasonably quick manner. However, you can use the message as a quick opportunity to include a short statement about a specific service you offer, such as “Thank you for calling The House of Pies, home of the world famous artichoke zucchini pie.”
The information provided in your company’s answering machine greeting may vary depending on your specific needs, although some basic information is common. You must indicate the company you contacted, including a specific name if you have a work number or personal extension. If the message is for general use, it may indicate that you are not available, although an after-hours message may provide the caller with normal business hours. However, you should not use any language that could be interpreted as indicating that you are busy with a more important task than the caller.
Any business auto-responder greeting you use should also be personalized and personalized to your needs. If you have an emergency service, which a caller can activate by pressing a button for faster response, you must indicate this in the message. It can also be helpful to remind callers of information to provide in the message, such as name, contact information, and reason for calling. You should also thank the caller for their call at the end of the message and indicate that you plan to return the call as soon as possible.