{"id":202,"date":"2007-11-10T23:54:52","date_gmt":"2007-11-11T07:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/11\/10\/bep-72-int-telephoning-leaving-a-voicemail-message\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T06:21:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T14:21:07","slug":"bep-72-int-telephoning-leaving-a-voicemail-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2007\/11\/10\/bep-72-int-telephoning-leaving-a-voicemail-message\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 72 &#8211; Telephoning: Voicemail Messages"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-202-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP072INT-Voicemail.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP072INT-Voicemail.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP072INT-Voicemail.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>When you call someone but they aren&#8217;t there, often their voicemail &#8220;picks up&#8221; or answers the phone. Then you have to leave a message. Anyone who uses the phone in their job has to deal with voicemail.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever started to leave a message on someone&#8217;s voicemail, then when you heard the &#8220;beep&#8221; sound, you didn&#8217;t know what to say? When you&#8217;re speaking a foreign language, talking without preparation can be challenging, especially when you cannot see or hear the person you&#8217;re talking to. But with a little practice, you&#8217;ll be a voicemail pro. <\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll be studying in this Business English lesson &#8211; standard phrases and language for voicemail messages, so that next time you here that &#8220;beep&#8221; you&#8217;ll know exactly what to say.<\/p>\n<p>First we&#8217;ll hear a bad example. Justin Thomas works for a shipping broker called Trivesco. Brokers are &#8220;middlemen&#8221; &#8211; in this case Justin is a &#8220;newbuildings&#8221; broker, which means he helps people buy and sell new ships. Justin is calling Sylvie Peterson, a manager at the shipbuilding company Schmidt and Larsen. In the second example we hear Justin&#8217;s colleague, Mark Rand, leave a more professional message.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions (Good Message)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1)\tWhat is Mark Rand hoping to talk to Sylvie about?<br \/>\n2)\tWhen will he be available to take Sylvie&#8217;s call?<br \/>\n3)\tHow does Mark put a positive finish on the message? <\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/telephoning\/pdf\/503SN-Telephoning.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Study Notes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP72QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Online Quizzes <\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/telephoning\/PC\/Unit503PC.mp3\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PhraseCast<\/span><\/a> | <a 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