Record new voicemail menus - Revision history

Michaelberrio at 21:25, 26 February 2026

2026-02-26T21:25:43Z

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	*Avoid being comically wrong.		*Avoid being comically wrong.
	*Do not use guttural Rs or alveolar Rs.		*Do not use guttural Rs or alveolar Rs.

			=== Accessing Voicemail settings online ===

			* You can change voicemail pin and access voicemail settings by going to this website: https://www.huit.harvard.edu/harvard-phone

Peterstevens: /* Recording a new greeting */ Added annoyingly absent full stops.

2019-08-31T00:49:48Z

Recording a new greeting: Added annoyingly absent full stops.

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	#Press the voicemail button on any Harvard Cisco VoIP phone, or dial 83999.		#Press the voicemail button on any Harvard Cisco VoIP phone, or dial 83999.
	#Dial *		#Dial *.
	#Dial the extension, then #		#Dial the extension, then #.
	#Dial the PIN, then #		#Dial the PIN, then #.
	#Dial 4-1-1		#Dial 4-1-1.
	#Record the message using the following template:		#Record the message using the following template:

Peterstevens: /* Tips for recording the greeting */ Added tip for preventing silence before and after greeting.

2019-08-29T17:51:40Z

Tips for recording the greeting: Added tip for preventing silence before and after greeting.

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	See [[List of phones]]. The pseudos are listed in menu order. Assign visitors to each pseudo in alphabetical order. Each extension has both a greeting and a recorded name. A greeting is a recording that is played when a call is not answered. A recorded name is used in the phone directory.		See [[List of phones]]. The pseudos are listed in menu order. Assign visitors to each pseudo in alphabetical order. Each extension has both a greeting and a recorded name. A greeting is a recording that is played when a call is not answered. A recorded name is used in the phone directory.

	=== Recording a new greeting ===		===Recording a new greeting===

	# Press the voicemail button on any Harvard Cisco VoIP phone, or dial 83999.		#Press the voicemail button on any Harvard Cisco VoIP phone, or dial 83999.
	# Dial *		#Dial *
	# Dial the extension, then #		#Dial the extension, then #
	# Dial the PIN, then #		#Dial the PIN, then #
	# Dial 4-1-1		#Dial 4-1-1
	# Record the message using the following template:		#Record the message using the following template:

	<blockquote>You have reached Busch Hall, office [Number]. To leave a message for [User 1], press 1. To leave a message for [User 2], press 2.</blockquote>		<blockquote>You have reached Busch Hall, office [Number]. To leave a message for [User 1], press 1. To leave a message for [User 2], press 2.</blockquote>

	=== Tips for recording the greeting ===		===Tips for recording the greeting===

	* Speak more slowly than you think you should.		*Speak more slowly than you think you should.
	* The greeting message is intended to be understandable to an anglophone. It does not need to be authentic.		*Before starting the recording, have the phone near your mouth and your hand near the pound sign. This prevents silence at the beginning and end of the recording.
	* Pronounce names as authentically as possible without affecting an accent.		*The greeting message is intended to be understandable to an anglophone. It does not need to be authentic.
	* If the person's name is similar to the anglophonic pronunciation, such as Sebastian, use the anglophonic pronunciation.		*Pronounce names as authentically as possible without affecting an accent.
	* If the name is substantially different, such as Josef, use the non-anglophonic pronunciation.		*If the person's name is similar to the anglophonic pronunciation, such as Sebastian, use the anglophonic pronunciation.
	* Avoid being comically wrong.		*If the name is substantially different, such as Josef, use the non-anglophonic pronunciation.
	* Do not use guttural Rs or alveolar Rs.		*Avoid being comically wrong.
			*Do not use guttural Rs or alveolar Rs.

Peterstevens: Filled in instructions and tips.

2019-08-29T17:46:40Z

Filled in instructions and tips.

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	~~Empty~~.		When a caller reaches an extension with pseudos attached, the caller is given a menu to choose which pseudo they would like to leave a message at. A pseudo is a mailbox that does not have a direct extension. Every year these pseudos are assigned to visitors in residence at CES.

			See [[List of phones]]. The pseudos are listed in menu order. Assign visitors to each pseudo in alphabetical order. Each extension has both a greeting and a recorded name. A greeting is a recording that is played when a call is not answered. A recorded name is used in the phone directory.

			=== Recording a new greeting ===

			# Press the voicemail button on any Harvard Cisco VoIP phone, or dial 83999.
			# Dial *
			# Dial the extension, then #
			# Dial the PIN, then #
			# Dial 4-1-1
			# Record the message using the following template:

			<blockquote>You have reached Busch Hall, office [Number]. To leave a message for [User 1], press 1. To leave a message for [User 2], press 2.</blockquote>

			=== Tips for recording the greeting ===

			* Speak more slowly than you think you should.
			* The greeting message is intended to be understandable to an anglophone. It does not need to be authentic.
			* Pronounce names as authentically as possible without affecting an accent.
			* If the person's name is similar to the anglophonic pronunciation, such as Sebastian, use the anglophonic pronunciation.
			* If the name is substantially different, such as Josef, use the non-anglophonic pronunciation.
			* Avoid being comically wrong.
			* Do not use guttural Rs or alveolar Rs.

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2019-08-29T17:36:50Z

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