How To Create Funny Answering Machine Greetings

The last thing people want to hear is a pre-recorded voice messaging system on the phone, especially if it's a matter of life and death. It is also true for telemarketers whose career hang on the balance of every cold call they make. In the neighborhood, you may be seen as the not-so-cheerful type. But simple works of creativity can change the way people look at you. And the answering machine messaging system is the perfect way to do just that.

Here are ways on how to make your answering machine worth listening to:

• Television commercials leave lasting impressions on viewers that almost everyone can relate to it. In fact, just the intro of the commercial rings a bell to people. You can make use of this as a way to create a funny line or two for your answering machine greeting. Choose a perfect line from a popular commercial and modify it to fit the duration on the machine.
• If you have a favorite song, or a jingle, it can also be a fun way to demonstrate your artistry and talent over the phone. You can sing a familiar line or stanza that makes your caller stay on the line, not otherwise. Better yet, you can edit the lines and personalize it to fit the usual contents of an answering machine message. Making this an opportunity to finally release your long-kept composition, such could also yield interesting results or maybe a set of fans.
• This is also a time for you to release the Chris Rock in you by using a joke as your next answering message. There are available books or online sources of funny jokes to choose from. Just be careful not to go over the line and touch base on sensitive matters like race or sex. In some cases, if there's only one person calling you, you may consider tailor-fitting your options though.
• If you're skillful at using different audio software available or knowledgeable on how to operate a simple tape recorder or simply use the sound recording features of your mobile phone, you may consider using mini sound clips from movies, animal sounds or famous lines from actors, politicians or other famous celebrities.
• If all else fails and you still can't think of anything, do not resort to using that same old traditional voice answering message. There are many sites that can help you make your greeting. In fact they provide you with specific lines that you can use. Though you still need to work on how to read it well to portray the message right. Useful sites include jpallas.com, joke-archives.com, iloveways.com, sillymessages.com and many others.

These are just some of the many exciting ways to make a phone call experience differentiated. Some may be fascinated, while some others may find it not funny at all or worse, offensive. It's just how everything works so don't worry. The important thing is your clean intention to make other people smile while calling you. Just don't forget to keep the important parts of an answering message like asking them to leave the message after a specific beep and to assure them that their call is important to you.