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Sample Phone Greeting Scripts

Stephanie Murphy, Voice Actor

Sample Phone Greeting Scripts

Do you ever wish you could find a template for your business phone greeting?

One where you can drop in the name of your company, relevant information, and get it recorded fast?

Hi, I’m Stephanie Murphy, PhD. I’m a professional voice actor, and during my career I’ve voiced thousands of voicemail greetings. My voice is popular for phone greetings because of my friendly and professional sound.

Here are some of my phone demos.

My clients hire me again and again because I understand that when a customer calls your business, the voice they hear greeting them is very important! It sets the tone for the entire interaction – and first impressions count for a lot.

Think about what happens when you call a business.

  • You may have a question or concern on your mind. In fact, you could be starting out feeling pretty angry or annoyed!
  • You might also be confused, and you are calling to straighten out an issue. You want some brief reassurance, and then you want to talk to a person as soon as possible.
  • Or, maybe you’re calling because you want to schedule an appointment, or find out more information.
  • You definitely want to feel like your call matters and that you are valued as a customer.

The way your customer experiences your phone greeting can make a big impact on them! It’s my job to make sure they have a positive experience.

Many of my clients are looking for script templates for their phone greeting. I’ve developed a few open-source phone script templates over the years. I hope these will help you get started with yours!

Please feel welcome to choose the backbone which matches your business most closely, and then modify it with your own information.

If you’d like to work with me on recording your phone greeting, jump down to the bottom – you can contact me right through this post.

In this post, you’ll find the following templates for your business phone greeting.

  1. Phone template for after-hours paging and urgent situations

  2. Phone template with on-hold messages

  3. Holiday Office Phone Greeting template

  4. General Office Phone template

  5. Voicemail template for businesses where customers can make an appointment

  6. Bare bones voicemail template

 

Phone template for after-hours paging and urgent situations

During normal hours: Thank you for calling [Name of business].

If you are experiencing an emergency [ex. service outage, need medical attention], please [action: dial number, stay on the line, hang up and call somewhere else, etc.] for immediate assistance.

If you know the extension of the person you’re trying to reach, please dial it at any time. For a company directory, please press [number].

For [department], press [number]. For [department], press [number]. For all other inquiries, press [number]. To leave a voicemail in our general mailbox, please press [number]. To hear these options again, please press [number].

After hours: Thank you for calling [Name of business]. Our office is currently closed. If you are experiencing an emergency [ex. service outage, need medical attention after hours], please [action: dial number, stay on the line, hang up and call somewhere else, etc.] and a representative will be paged to assist you.

Our normal office hours are [days], [hours], [time zone].

For non-emergent matters, if you know the extension of the person you are trying to reach, you may dial it at any time. Please press [number] or stay on the line to leave a voicemail in our general mailbox. Thank you!

 

Phone template with on-hold messages

During normal hours: Thank you for calling [Name of business]! [Tagline or one sentence summary of what you do]. Please hold. The next available representative will be right with you.

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Did you know that [statistic or interesting fact related to the business]? Let us help you [solve this problem that customers have]. Talk to us about [service/product] today.

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Thank you for your patience. Your call is important to us, and we appreciate you staying on the line! The next available representative will assist you as soon as possible.

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Connect with [our company] online! Visit our website at [website] and sign up for our email list to get exclusive specials and discounts. And make sure to follow us on [social media] at [social media handles] for [a special offer]!

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Thank you for continuing to hold. We are experiencing longer than usual wait times. If you’d prefer to leave a voicemail in our general mailbox, please press [number] now. You can also contact our customer service department by email, at [email address]. Or, stay on the line, and our next available representative will be with you as soon as possible.

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[Additional promotions, seasonsal messages on hold, etc.]

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After hours: Thank you for calling [Name of business]. Our office is currently closed. Our normal business hours are [days], [hours], [time zone]. Please call back during business hours so that we may assist you. If you’d like to leave a voicemail in our general mailbox, please press [number]. Thank you!

 

Holiday Office Phone Greeting template

During normal hours: Thank you for calling [Name of business]! [Tagline or one sentence summary of what you do].

Our holiday office hours are [days], [hours], [time zone].

If you know the extension of the person you’re trying to reach, please dial it at any time. For a company directory, please press [number].

For [department], press [number]. For [department], press [number]. For all other inquiries, press [number]. To leave a voicemail in our general mailbox, please press [number]. To hear these options again, press [number].

After hours: Thank you for calling [Name of business]. Our office is currently closed. Our holiday office hours are [days], [hours], [time zone]. Please press [number] to leave a voicemail in our general mailbox. If you know the extension of the person you are trying to reach, please dial it at any time. For a dial by name directory, please press [number].  Thank you!

Individuals’ Voicemail: You have reached the voice mailbox of [person’s name]. The person you are trying to reach is currently unavailable. Please leave a message after the tone.

 

General Office Phone template

During normal hours: Thank you for calling [Name of business]! [Tagline or one sentence summary of what you do].

If you know the extension of the person you’re trying to reach, please dial it at any time. For a company directory, please press [number].

For [department], press [number]. For [department], press [number]. For all other inquiries, press [number]. To leave a voicemail in our general mailbox, please press [number]. To hear these options again, press [number].

After hours: Thank you for calling [Name of business]. Our office is currently closed. Our normal office hours are [days], [hours], [time zone]. Please press [number] to leave a voicemail in our general mailbox. If you know the extension of the person you are trying to reach, please dial it at any time. For a company directory, please press [number].  Thank you!

Individuals’ Voicemail: You have reached the voicemail box of [person’s name]. The person you are trying to reach is currently unavailable. Please leave a message after the tone.

 

Voicemail template for businesses where customers can make an appointment

After hours: You’ve reached [Name of business]. If you wish to schedule an appointment, please stay on the line. Or visit our website, [website] for a full listing of available appointment times. Thank you!

 

Bare bones voicemail template

After hours: You’ve reached [Name of business]! [Tagline or one sentence summary of what you do]. We are currently closed. Our normal business hours are [days], [hours], [time zone]. If you wish to leave a voicemail, you may do so now. Thank you!

 

 

 

Have your script nailed down, and now ready to work with me on voicing your phone greeting? Contact me!

 

 

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