Telephone procedure
When answering the phone, you must:
● answer all incoming telephone calls by the third ring
● calls to the general telephone number will be answered by reception and transferred to the relevant extension as necessary.
Call situation Phrases to use
Answering an external call Innovative Widgets good morning/afternoon.
May I help you?
Transferring calls to extension (Repeat the name of the person wanted.) One moment please.
If the extension is busy:
(Name’s) extension is busy at the moment. Would you like to hold or may I take a message?
If the person is unavailable:
(Name) is not available at the moment. May I take a message?
If the person is off-site:
(Name) is not on-site at the moment but they are available on their mobile phone, would you like that number?
Ending an external call Thank you for calling. Goodbye.