2014年ESL之商务英语 03 Recording an Outgoing Voice Mail Message

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Recording¹ an Outgoing Voice Mail Message

I hate the sound of my own voice. I always have. When I’m speaking to an audience, I always sound forced and unnatural². So when we had to set up our new voice mail system’s outgoing message, it took me a few tries to get it right: 

“Hello, you’ve reached Martin Navra at McQ Corp. I’m not available to take your call right now. Please leave a message and I’ll call you back as soon as I can. Thank you for calling.” 

No, that wasn’t quite right. I gave it another shot. 

“Hello, you’ve reached the voice mail for Martin Navra at McQ Corp. I’m in a meeting or away from my desk. Please leave a message and I’ll call you back as soon as I can. If your call is urgent, please contact Julia Mann at 555-434-3232. Thank you.” 

That seemed okay, but since I was leaving on vacation next week, I needed to record a temporary outgoing message as well. This is what I came up with. 

“Hello, you’ve reached the voice mail of Martin Navra at McQ Corp. I will be on vacation from March 3rd through March 10th. If you need to reach someone immediately, please call Julia Mann at 555- 434-3232, or dial “0” to reach reception. Otherwise, please leave a message and I’ll return your call when I return. Thank you.” 

I was finally done. The good thing is, whenever I call to retrieve³ my voice mail messages, I can bypass⁴ my outgoing message. With any luck, I’ll never have to hear my own voice again – ever! 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse