Voicemail and voice note script Claude skill

Use this when a call goes to voicemail or when a LinkedIn voice note could stand out. Callbacks are rare; the real job of a voicemail is to make your next email or message recognised and opened.

Inputs

• The situation: cold, follow-up to an email, referral, no-show, post-event.
• The email or message it pairs with.
• The prospect’s name and the problem.

The play

1. Keep the structure

1. Name and company (2 seconds).
2. One reason, tied to their situation (8-10 seconds).
3. What happens next: "I’ll send you a short note today with the subject <x>" (5 seconds).
4. Number twice, slowly, only if a callback is realistic (5 seconds).

15-25 seconds total. Longer voicemails get deleted before the point.

2. Pair it with a written touch

Always send the email or message within an hour, and reference the voicemail in it ("Left you a quick voicemail about…").

3. Scripts by situation

Cold, paired with an email

"Hi Maya, Sam from Acme. I work with finance leads whose month-end close drags because of approvals. I’m sending you a short note today, subject ‘month-end close’, with how Contoso got to 4 days. That’s it, have a good day."

Referral

"Hi Tom, Sam from Acme. Priya Shah suggested I reach out about your scheduling rollout. I’ll email you a couple of times that might work. My number is 555 0134, again 555 0134."

No-show

"Hi Ana, Sam here, we had 2 o’clock booked. No problem at all, I know days get away. I’ll send a link to pick a new time that suits you."

LinkedIn voice note (after a connection accepts)

"Hey Dev, thanks for connecting. Your post about ramping SDRs got me curious: do your new reps build their own lists, or does someone hand them accounts on day one? No pitch, genuinely curious how you run it."

4. Delivery

Stand up, smile, speak slower than feels natural, say the name correctly (check pronunciation if unsure), and record the voice note again if it sounds read.

What good looks like

• Under 25 seconds, one reason, a clear next step.
• The paired email arrives the same day.
• The common mistake is the 60-second voicemail that pitches the product and lists features.

Rules

• MUST keep voicemails under 30 seconds.
• MUST send the paired written touch.
• NEVER leave misleading voicemails that imply an existing relationship or an urgent account issue.

Example prompts

• "Write voicemails for my 3-call cadence to IT directors."
• "Give me a LinkedIn voice note script for new connections who are VPs of Sales."
• "Write a voicemail for a prospect who missed our meeting."