How To Leave An Answering Machine Message
| Career : Career Techniques For many people answering machines are horrendous inventions, and they are rendered speechless when met with one on the other end of the phone instead of the person they were expecting! But you can make it easier on yourself by keeping the following ideas in mind. Try and speak slowly and clearly. It is pointless to leave a message if the other person can't understand it, and you have to make allowances for the fact that some answering machines may not play back messages as clearly as they were left, so make allowances for this and don't mumble. It might help you to prepare roughly in your head what you want to say before calling. Try not to hesitate as you are speaking and leave long pauses. In addition, try and keep your message short and to the point - do not be tempted to go into a long explanation on an answering machine. If you have a story to tell, say this, perhaps that you will fill them in on the details when they call back, or you would rather explain things in person. If it is a call to someone you don't know well, then remember to leave your name and phone number clearly. If it is a business call then keep your tone business-like, saying briefly who you are and why you are calling. Give them a time for when they should call back if you know you are going to be out. Should the worst happen and you are cut off - this can occur when your message exceeds the length the machine is set to record, simply call back, say you were cut off and briefly finish your message. When you are giving your telephone number, you should give it twice in a clear voice, this allows the person time to write it down as you speak and then to check it.
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