Today, I just wanted to leave you a quick tip as a thank you for viewing my blog.

When you phone people or places and get a voice messaging system, here is the best way to leave your contact information.

Say your phone number twice. Now that we are always required to leave our area code, we are past the 7 digit capacity of the short-term memory. And even if we hear and recognize the area code, it still funnels through the short-term memory, taking up precious space and the actual phone number gets lost. I have to often replay (and that's time consuming)  my phone messages because people rip through their phone number so fast that I don't have a chance to hear it correctly.

Make it easy for people to call you back. Slow down a bit, speak clearly, and give your phone number… twice. The people that you are calling will be grateful for the consideration and are much more likely to take the time to return your call.