The Art of the Voice Memo

You know how you look at your phone when you’re texting your crush? Or when the TikTok algorithm is hitting just right? Or when you see a picture of a baby in one of those suits where the hood has tiny bear ears?

I am so happy, the possibilities of my life are endless, hope is absolutely all that I know.

Now picture the exact opposite.

Darkness, my old friend. Doom. Despair!

THAT is what getting a 3-minute voice memo with zero context feels like.

Don’t get me wrong… voice memos are Heaven-sent for a Salesgirl. They allow us to convey tone, emotion and nurture relationships better by adding personal touch and deeper understanding.

Voice memos are not the enemy. A voice memo that doesn’t abide by a few (totally unwritten until now so it’s no one’s fault) rules is the enemy.

There are some common offenses that can give voice memos their bad rap, and none we see more commonly than the 3-minute voice memo that doesn’t have valuable information until 2 minutes and 35 seconds in…

Would you believe us if we told you that no one really cares that you “caught a little cold at Brody’s last night football practice so that’s why my voice is a little scratchy”?

Odds are they didn’t even notice till you pointed it out… and now you’re 60 seconds into the voice memo and they’re wondering what you’re even talking about. Party foul.

I’ll issue a public notice right here and now: if you receive a voice memo from one of us after 4:00pm EST… there will be kids screaming in the background. We’re fighting for our lives and I just stepped on a Veggie Straw. I won’t make you listen to it any longer than you must by spending 30 seconds apologizing for it.

We all get it! And if it’s someone who probably doesn’t get it, don’t send the voice memo.

Try these simple swaps before you send another one:

DITCH THIS:

• Rambling

• Calling out irrelevant things

• Apologizing for things going on around you

• Sending multiple messages with fluff

DO THIS:

• Get straight to the point in the first 5 seconds

• Start the message with why you’re messaging

• Pause and start over if there are distractions

• Keep them short, sweet and on topic

Goal for the rest of life, no matter what: be a name that people love to see pop up on their phone whether it’s for work or pleasure.

Xo, The Salesgirls