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Voicemail and answering machines: Summary
Voicemail and answering machines: Summary
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Voicemail: your name and today’s date; when you will be next at your desk / available (say the time using GMT, CET etc); an alternative number for the caller to reach you (e.g. your cell number, a colleague’s internal number)
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Answering machine: name, company, position; date and time; reason for call; your number and best time to contact you
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Wallwork, A. (2014). VOICEMAIL AND ANSWERING MACHINES. In: Telephone and Helpdesk Skills. Guides to Professional English. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0638-3_4
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