Good knowledge of effetive techniques to leave effetive voice messages, although I consider more direct forms of communication with our target: Millenials and Centenials generations.
My experience in sales has me tending to leave shorter voicemails. Long ones tend to push for later responses from receipients as they may need more time to listen to the message without distraction to focus on content. I also agree with most on this forum that the tendency for most nowadays is to prefer text as the preferred messaging system.
This is certainly a challenging obstacle with voicemails not being set up or full, with screening apps used, etc. We have to become more creative with our messaging and use mulitple platforms to find out which work best for each contact. Texting seems to be a more effective way to get responses these days. I need to be schooled on effective short speak.
Based on what we are seeing now text messages are the preferred method of contact. Students are not responding to email nor are they returning voice mail messages at a high rate. We still attempt multiple calls, and have protocols for when and how to leave a message, but the effectiveness of this method is not like it was 5 or 10 years ago.
Most students these days do not have a voice mail that is active - that is one hurdle - they seem to respond more to texting
One detail I appreciated was the encouragment to make calls our own -- we can follow a script, but shouldn't simply recite it. I'm sure the "practice, practice, practice" technique will help get this down.
I have to improve the way of leaving messages, I don't really use the technique of leaving messages, I prefer to insist until I can be attended
