• deeferg@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      24 days ago

      I often say “that number again is,” but I had to find someone in here that knows how to do it right. First number let’s them know you’re hitting them with the deets. The second pause is crucial. Gives them the chance to write down the first numbers before having to remember the last ones.

  • GreenShimada@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    24 days ago

    I do the same. Then think “you idiot” and then text my number to them and say “this is me” as if they also can’t see the number of who texted.

    • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      23 days ago

      Depends if it’s a company you’re calling, sometimes the call gets re-routed and the origin number is lost because they didn’t preserve it during the switch

  • Bwaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    24 days ago

    I do too, phone connections can suck and cause breakups and spoken numbers can be misheard. Say it twice. Little bugs me more than when someone leaves a number in a voice mail and it gets cut off or garbled.

    • doctordevice@lemmy.caEnglish
      8·
      24 days ago

      If you’re calling a business and leaving a voicemail they may not always have easy access to the number that placed the call either. It’s stupid, but it happens. And even if they do, it’s confirmation for them that the number to return the call is the same.

    • tmyakal@infosec.pubEnglish
      7·
      24 days ago

      The real move is to say your name and phone number at the start and end of the message, that way if they need to pay it again because they didn’t record the info quick enough, they don’t need to listen to the entire message again.

  • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    24 days ago

    I say my name and number at the beginning and again at the end z so that is easier for the listener to write down either after the message or quickly upon replay.

  • Yankee_Self_Loader@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    24 days ago

    Say it twice and close to the beginning of the message so if for some reason they miss your number they don’t have to listen to your whole god damn voicemail again

  • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    24 days ago

    tbf, you sometimes have a preferred phone number. I have a work phone and a personal phone. I never remember which one I gave people who are kind of in the middle.

  • frostedtrailblazer@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    24 days ago

    This helped tremendously for the times I get voicemails from people and their signal drops partway through their message.

    Especially when they’re calling from a corporate line where dialing in is like connecting to the ethereal plane and expecting to find the person/department you’re looking for.

  • BenVimes@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    24 days ago

    I do this, and I also still say the date and time in the first sentence of a voice mail.

    • apprehensively_human@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      24 days ago

      First. new message - sent by. (555. ) 275. 0166. on. Friday. March 15. at. 2:35. PM

      —Beeeep—

      “Heyyy, this is (555) 275-0166 calling at 2:30 on March 15th call me back. K byyyeee”

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    23 days ago

    Who the hell has time for that? The window is so small that you’ve gotta talk like Slim Shady just to get your purpose for calling in.

    HelloI’mFinnyAt2165552368AndI’mCallingAboutListingbeep