Focus on ... Voice mail

Do you love voice mail? Do you hate it? If you're like me, the answer in both cases is "sometimes"! Voice mail is one of those technologies we love to hate—we love it when it suits our purposes, but hate it when it stops us from getting through to the people we need to reach.

Remember the old days, when a phone was just a phone? It rang at your desk and you answered it. If you were already on the phone or away from your desk, it rang at someone else's desk and that someone took a message for you. Of course, if that person wasn't there either, the phone just rang...and rang...and rang...

That all changed when voice mail arrived. Suddenly we had options! We could let voice mail take messages when we were out, or when we were already on the phone talking to someone else. We didn't have to bother our co-workers asking them to cover for us, or to worry about whether we might lose business because customers couldn't reach anybody on the phone.

And then, as if that wasn't great enough, along came that little screen on our phones that would tell us who was calling! Sometimes we guiltily let the machine take the message because we didn't feel like talking to that particular caller, and we thought that was an excellent tool. Ah, but that was a two-edged sword, wasn't it? Because sometimes WE were doing the calling, and we wondered if the other person was actually there all the time and just ignoring our calls!

When we use it well, Voice Mail can make us proactive, productive and profitable. But when we use it badly, it simply makes us frustrated, futile and furious! If you fall into the second category, this Special Report is for you.

"Finally - voice mail etiquette! A long awaited guide that should be distributed to the masses! Yet another publication that should accompany every new employee introduction package!"—Rose, Toronto

Here are just a few things you'll learn from this handy e-report:

  • How to record a greeting that creates a good impression of you and your organization
  • How to leave a voice mail message people will want to return
  • The top reasons why people may not be returning your calls
  • How to prepare your message in advance, just in case you reach voice mail
  • How to be sure you leave your phone number slowly and clearly

There are even some tips on setting up an automatic switchboard that doesn't trap callers in "voice mail hell"!

With the help of this special report, you can quickly become one of the "proactive, productive and profitable" group. Sound good? And all this for just U.S.$9.95!

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