Ragin Cajun
Senior Member
- Location
- Upstate S.C.
Checked my phone messages this morning. Had one from last night. Played it several times to no avail.
Caller was too fast, mumbled, and I could barely hear him. Couldn't even get the phone number. Hope it wasn't important!
One thing I learned over the years when leaving a phone message:
Be SHORT
Speak CLEARLY
Speak SLOWLY
When giving you phone number, pause between groups: Example: xxx pause xxx pause xxxx. Give them time to write it down.
REPEAT your phone number.
Ditto for your name.
Did I say keep it SHORT?!
At the end of the message, repeat you first name - only your first name.
Don't bother to waste time telling them when you called, the time, etc. The phone message system tells them that! I have one client who gives me the day, pauses to think, then the date, the month, pauses again and gives me the time. Grgggghh! I know that already!!! I've asked him there is no need to do that, but he does it anyway. He also leaves a LooooooooG rambling message often repeating himself, etc. Time is $$$!
End of today's rant.
I feel SO much better!
RC
Caller was too fast, mumbled, and I could barely hear him. Couldn't even get the phone number. Hope it wasn't important!
One thing I learned over the years when leaving a phone message:
Be SHORT
Speak CLEARLY
Speak SLOWLY
When giving you phone number, pause between groups: Example: xxx pause xxx pause xxxx. Give them time to write it down.
REPEAT your phone number.
Ditto for your name.
Did I say keep it SHORT?!
At the end of the message, repeat you first name - only your first name.
Don't bother to waste time telling them when you called, the time, etc. The phone message system tells them that! I have one client who gives me the day, pauses to think, then the date, the month, pauses again and gives me the time. Grgggghh! I know that already!!! I've asked him there is no need to do that, but he does it anyway. He also leaves a LooooooooG rambling message often repeating himself, etc. Time is $$$!
End of today's rant.
I feel SO much better!
RC