Many people have used voicemail to send voice messages to people who call them. Usually, they are unable to answer the phone, so they record a voice message in advance, and people can listen to that voice message to get or leave information.
There are different occasions to use voicemail messages. The content of the voice messages under different situations shall be different.
Occasion A
You are in the sales business and you may take phone calls from customers.
Examples:
“Hi there, this is XX you are reaching. Currently, I’m not available to answer the phone, please leave your contact information and I’ll get back to you soon, thanks.”
“Hello, you’re reaching XX. I’m the sales director of XX company. Currently, I’m not able to answer your phone, please reach me at [email protected] or leave your message and contact information, and I will contact you as soon as possible. Thanks.”
“Hello there, this is XX. I’m not available right now to answer your call. Please leave your contact information and I’ll get back to you soon. Have a good day! ”
Occasion B
This is your private phone number and you will receive phone calls from your families and friends mostly.
Examples:
“Hey there, currently I’m not near the phone, please leave your message and I’ll get back to you soon. Have a good day!”
“Hello, I’m currently not available for your call. Please leave me a message and I’ll contact you soon. Thank you!”
“Hi, thanks for calling. I’m not able to pick up the phone right now, please leave your message and I’ll get back to you soon. Have a great day!”
Principles
If it is for business, the voice message shall be formal and clear. You would not want to miss the caller’s information. Therefore it is important that you leave clearly your information to them, at the same time, also ask for their contact information.
If it is for private use, it shall be more casual, since people calling you are familiar with you, and you’re familiar with them, too.
The above are some simple voice message examples, how do you like them? Or can you figure out better ideas?
