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Six examples to hear

Phone greeting examples

Each example uses a made-up business and a real situation. Play it, open the script underneath, and use it as a starting point for your own greeting.

During business hours

The caller gets through, but nobody is free yet.

Voicemail · 0:18

Joinery workshop

A trades business that keeps the caller on the line instead of sending them to voicemail.

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Thanks for calling Ironbark Joinery. The whole team is either on the tools or on another call right now. Please hang on for a moment and someone will be with you as soon as they can.

Auto attendant · 0:23

Freight company menu

Four options in the order callers need them, zero for reception and star to repeat.

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Thanks for calling Coastal Freight Solutions. For new bookings and quotes, press one. To track a delivery, press two. For accounts, press three. To speak with reception, press zero. To hear these options again, press star.

On hold · 0:21

Home services on hold

A practical tip that also builds trust before the technician arrives.

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Thanks for your patience. A member of the Redgum Home Services team will be with you shortly. While you wait, a quick tip: our technicians always carry photo ID, so feel free to ask to see it when they arrive.

When you are closed

Evenings, the summer break and public holidays.

After hours · 0:25

Physio clinic after hours

Opening hours in one sentence, online booking, then the message.

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You've reached Wattle Street Physiotherapy. The clinic is closed for the day. We're open weekdays from seven in the morning until seven at night, and on Saturday mornings. You can book online at any time, or leave your name and number after the tone, and we'll call you back tomorrow.

Holiday · 0:24

Christmas shutdown

Exact closing and return dates with the weekday, and one contact for urgent jobs.

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Thanks for calling Bluegum Signs. Our office is closed for the Christmas break from Thursday the twenty-fourth of December, and we're back on Monday the eleventh of January. If something can't wait, drop us an email and we'll answer it on our first day back. Merry Christmas, and have a safe summer.

Holiday · 0:20

Public holiday

Closed today, back tomorrow at a set time.

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You've reached Harbourview Legal. Our office is closed today for the public holiday. We'll be back from nine o'clock tomorrow morning. If you'd like us to call you, please leave your name and number after the tone.

Questions

Are these real businesses?

No. The names are made up. The situations are everyday ones for Australian businesses.

Can I use an example as it is?

Click “Use this as a starting point” under an example. The script opens in the generator, and you replace the name and the details.

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