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10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Write it down on a piece of paper, preferably a phone-message pad. Related articles Google Voice: The next killer app? Time is money.

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How Simple Policies Can Change Your Business

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While this makes sense, it doesn’t mean you should ignore behind-the-scenes business administration tasks, such as setting policies. Policies that outline how you run various elements of your business, and why you do it that way, set boundaries and create a foundation for the business. Become a better web developer.

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The 12 Privacy Tips of Christmas

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name, address, phone number) will be used. Refuse to give out personal information on the phone, through the mail or over the internet unless you have initiated the contact or you know who you’re communicating with. Related articles Privacy and the User Experience (sixrevisions.com) What Ever Happened To Privacy?

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Why a Single Phone Line is All You Need

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TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Why a Single Phone Line is All You Need Technology Review I’m writing today about the use of a single phone line for all business and/or personal phone and SMS communication. You can read more about UC in this Wikipedia article. Enter Google Voice. Don’t worry.

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A Telephone Etiquette Test

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Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Answers Answer a ringing phone by the third ring. If your phone system shows internal vs. external calls, alter your greeting appropriately. What should you say when answering? When is the best time to call someone? and 9:00 p.m.

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5 Productivity Boosters for the Afternoon Slump

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Schedule tasks appropriately – After lunch is not the best time to read the long, lulling policy eport. Make phone calls, have meetings and other social tasks. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.

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20 Tips for Better Time Management

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Phone ringing? When I’m doing important work, I also switch off my phone. For example, my work can be categorized into these core groups: (1) writing (articles, my upcoming book) (2) coaching (3) workshop development (4) business development (5) administrative. Or defer it to a later period. 12 – Block out distractions.