At The Tone
by Michael S. Clouse
We've all heard it—that (it was female, wasn't it?)
encouraging voice instructing us to go ahead and do the obvious.
Indeed, voicemail has become the umbilical cord for most Network
Marketers, delivering business-life essential information
necessary for our continued growth. Of course, there was
a time when this techno stuff didn't exist, but now, ending
up with a ring-no-answer is all but a fading, long-distance memory.
How about you? Are you taking advantage of this
powerful, time-freeing, effort-leveraging tool? Or are
you still more of a "hang-up and call 'em
later..." kind of person?
Like most of you, I too have voicemail.
And like most of you, I receive numerous calls—most of
them inquisitive, some informative and a few just downright
dumb. I mean sometimes it's like, "Hello, did you even
understand the words that came out of your mouth?"
For example, the other day I received
your typical voicemail message from hell: "Ah, yeah, um,
this message is for Mike Cloud. Ah, yeah, could... Could
you please call me back, and if you can call during the
day, I'll be at work. Thank you."
No name. No number. No kidding!
Luckily my trusty caller ID captured the
caller's incoming number automatically, so I
just pressed redial: Ring...
Ring... Ring... "Thank you for calling the Largest Corporation
in the World, how may I direct your call?"
Even technology has its limits.
In order for me to better serve you, and in
order for all of us to better serve each other—downline, crossline, upline and phoneline—may I suggest that we all
agree to the following:
- If you don't have
voicemail, get it. Learn how it works and use it properly.
- Remember, leave your name and telephone
number first, and your message last.
- When it matters, write down the point(s) that you want
to cover before you call.
- Be willing to keep your messages to 60
seconds or less.
- If you use a company
specific voicemail system with
organization-wide distribution, please add an "interest line" to all
your distribution messages—such as: "If you conduct business
in the San Francisco Bay area, listen on..."
Here's a great voicemail example:
"Michael, this is Jane Smith. My direct
number is 800.234.5678. I'm a
Nexera e-News™ subscriber,
and I'm calling to see if you would be interested in
speaking at our International Convention in Dallas,
Texas this coming March. The best time to reach me is
between 9:00 am and 11:00 am Central Time. Tuesdays and
Thursdays are best... I'm looking forward to our conversation."
Twenty seconds, and she covered every point.
Now that's a voicemail message I can,
and will return!
All the best,
MSC
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© 2008 by Michael S. Clouse. All Rights Reserved.
About the author:
In addition to over 50 published articles on the
subject of Network Marketing,
Michael S. Clouse
is the author of numerous books
and CD programs on the
subject of Network Marketing. An
internationally recognized Network Marketing expert, Michael
is a well respected business consultant,
personal success coach, and a dynamic
educational speaker. His
weekly
newsletter is read by
tens of thousands of Network Marketing Professionals around
the world.
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