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08-31-2011, 05:39 PM
What's yours?
How do you keep it playful, witty, or funny, yet professional (if at all)?
How much do you think it helps your game (if any)?
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08-31-2011, 07:09 PM
I used to have one that really irked people: [pompous tone] "You have reached the voice mail of Basil Ransom. I will return your call, [pause] at my leh-zhur." Changed it when I started interviewing for jobs...
I think it's irrelevant, because any chick who will call and leave a message is going to talk to you again.
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08-31-2011, 07:12 PM
When I first got a mobile I had one where I pretended I'd picked up the phone and couldn't hear them before saying "I'm actually not here. Leave a message." Pissed people off but was fun for a couple of months. Wouldn't work in the US since you're told that you're being forwarded to voicemail.
Now I just have a straightforward professional greeting since I use my phone for business.
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08-31-2011, 09:15 PM
1: my first name.
2: Hi you've reach NUMBER, please leave a detailed message and i'll get back you as soon as possible. Vous avez joint NUMBER. Veuillez laisser un message détaillé et je vous rappellerai dès que possible.
I have it as just my first name. One word, short and simple. I use the 2nd one when it needs to be professional.
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08-31-2011, 09:32 PM
I totally thought I would have some $$ voicemail ideas... but it's the same old shit I've been doing.
VK has a good one, but I'm not trying to steal his thunder.
George's might totally work though, done right.
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09-02-2011, 03:35 PM
"Sorry, but I'm out back chasing my goat right now. Leave a message and I'll get back to you"
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09-02-2011, 03:58 PM
The coolest thing I've had is a greeting I had a few years back. I knew a old guy who worked in radio and had one of those smooth-as-silk, old-school radio talk-show voices. I had him record something pretty basic for me, but it sounded cool as shit--perfect pacing, perfect delivery, perfect read.
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09-02-2011, 07:37 PM
I just have the standard pre-recorded greeting with my number. Makes it easier to avoid people or claim, that's not my number anymore.
I used to have fun ones, but those days are long gone. Usually it was some accent and either a joke or a song. Some favorites I remember were:
Doing a Mr. T impersonation - "I pity the fool who don't leave a message."
and singing - "Please leave a message, or I will fuck you up the ass!" That one got some good responses, until I accidentally missed a call from my grandma...
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09-02-2011, 08:24 PM
I think short and businesslike is the way to go.If you have a goofy message any chick over the age of 23 will lose respect..especially if they themselves work in an office and have a good phone manner.