Apologies for the lack of posting, I’ve been sick through the earlier half of this week.
Tech Support Thursdays is well, going to be more of a tech thursdays thing today.
While at work I was thinking about voicemails, and the different kinds that people have set up. Let’s explore what they say and what it says about them.
1) The Out of the Box greeting – this this the voicemail that comes with your voicemail box/answering machine. You haven’t changed it. This means, a) you don’t care, b) you don’t know how or c) all of the above. Surprisingly, I hear this standard greeting more often than not.
2) The Angry person voicemail – you’ve heard this one before. Barely even saying their name, they angrily state to leave a message. Then beep. You don’t mind sounding gruff and rough over the phone, or like #1 above, you can’t remember how to change it on a day that is much better.
3) The overly happy voicemail – They say you can hear a smile in your voice when you talk on the phone. With this greeting you not only can hear a smile, but the greeting is so sugary sweet you have to go to the dentist immediately after leaving a message. This sometimes follows a person realizing they were a #2, so they rerecorded the message to sound happier, only to jump the shark into cotton candy sweetness.
4) The standard voicemail – Even tone, if slightly pleasant, clear enunciation and short and sweet. These are my favorite. It means you’ve figured out how not to sound like a madman or a creepy guy trying to give out candy, but instead just are yourself. Bravo.
Bonus – 5) The Oblivious voicemail – This voicemail greeting not only has people talking loudly in the background, but music and or tv as well. The voicemail recorder can barely record all that is going on, and you end up forgetting why you’re calling, because you’re suddenly mesmerized by the tv anchorman in the background. Attention Fail.
What do you think, are there any voicemails I missed?
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