What I would like to know is. How could you have possibly known I have a 90 year old aunt?!?!
Sorry for the Noise! Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays, Nick. On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Danny Nicholas <da...@debsinc.com> wrote: > There are some "Allison Smith Speaks" blogs out there with good IVR hints. > Some hints from my experience > 1. The recommended volume adjustment for asterisk is -3 DB (that's -3 if > you look at the wav in Audaciity). This will vary depending on your flavor > of Asterisk and your input (SIP/DAHDI/etc). > 2. Use a metronome - regular speech has a large variance in tempo. If you > say "leave your message after the tone" normally you are more likely to get > Nick's 90 year old aunt than "leave-your-message-after-the-tone". > 3. If you aren't going to buy a high quality microphone and software, > you're just as well off recording using the normal record function. > > -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Nick Khamis > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 8:22 AM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Simple Generic IVR to get us up an running > Quick > > That's too funny!!!!! What are some tricks to make it sound professional. > What I mean is, what are some of the typcial things people do to the > recording, to make it sound kind-of robotic? I have no idea how to explain > it. Maybe those of you that have done ivr recordings for corporations could > share what tools and tricks you use to get that "professional" look? > > Thanks in Advance, > > Nick. > > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 5:07 AM, Hans Witvliet <aster...@a-domani.nl> wrote: >> On Sat, 2011-12-03 at 15:36 -0500, Nick Khamis wrote: >>> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> Are there any descent generic IVR recordings, that we can use to >>> quickly get our PBX up and running? It will obviously not include the >>> company name. >> >> It's easy enough to make your own recordings. >> Word of caution though. >> >> It might be advisable to ask somebody outside the company to record >> the phrases, Wonder why? >> >> At home i did it my self, and i still hear people stating that they >> have been talking at me, totaly unaware that it was just the voicemail >> anouncements. Peope just hear a voice, but seldom listen. >> >> And not just 90-old aunts, >> But people from helpdesks and even CEO's. >> >> Sometimes i wonder, if i should ask/test the callers I.Q. , And adapt >> the IVR's accordingly >;=) >> >> hw >> >> -- >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- >> New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: >> http://www.asterisk.org/hello >> >> asterisk-users mailing list >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to > Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users