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Chapter 9

Your Voice Mail

Create your own voice mail message, correct it, and practice it. Do
not use a canned message. Record the message in your own voice,
even if you have an accent. Play it back, listen to it, and re-record the
message until you are satisfied. Remember, smile while recording
and speak slowly. Practice your message until you are able to say it
without reading it. To check intelligibility, play your message for an
associate or friend whose first language is English.

Phrases for Recording a Message

This is (your name) (your department/company).
I am not available to answer your call right now.

I am [at a meeting, away from my desk, on another call].
I am [on vacation, at a conference, on extended leave].

Please leave a brief message including your name, telephone
number, and the best time to [call you back, reach you, get in
touch with you, talk, speak].
I will call you [this afternoon, tomorrow morning, Monday, as
soon as possible].

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