If you’re going to leave your number on voicemail (incoming or outgoing) here’s a couple of rules that would make life much easier for all of us:
1) Give the person some verbal cue that they’re about to get a phone number, so that they can plan on writing it down.
2) Speak slowly and clearly.
3) Repeat the number, at least once, preferably twice.
For example, this what you’ll often get if I call you and leave a message. “Hi, this is Joe. [insert reason I'm calling] Please give me a call back as soon as possible. You can reach me at 555-555-5555. That’s 555-555-5555. Best time to reach me is between [insert times here]. Once again, the number is 555-555-5555. Thanks.”
This is what I usually get: “Hi Joe, this is [mumble mumble] at [mumble] calling to [blah]. Call me back at 555-222-555[click].”
There’s a reason why they repeat phone numbers in commercials…
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