I’ve noticed that one thing they don’t teach in school is how to leave a proper voice-mail. Now this is something I really could of used. Instead they taught me how to write a letter. I believe I’ve only used that piece of information twice in my entire life. But voice-mail is something that almost everyone us could use. So here are some things that I’ve picked up along the way. (Of course I don’t always have perfect voice-mails either).

• Keep it short, there is nothing worse than a single voice-mail that uses up all of your space with your phone carrier. Also most people only listen to the first 5 to 10 seconds. So you have to grab their attention quickly. We’ve all had those voice-mails where if you did listen to it all the way through you felt like you just read a Russian war novel. Don’t do that.
• Let them know who you are, voice-mails that start “it’s me” get deleted faster than just about anything. If it’s a business call, then say who you are and what company you are with.
• This one is really important. no one is impressed by how quickly you can recite your phone number. Honestly use the same tempo as you did through the rest off your voice-mail. I hate it when someone leaves a voice-mail that is slow and deliberate through the message and then switches in to warp speed when it comes to leaving the phone number.Slow down when you are giving your phone number, so that ever number can be understood. I personally hate it when I have to listen to a voice-mail 4 or 5 times just to get the phone number at the end that you said at twice the speed of sound.

That’s it, those are my voice-mail tips.