Say what...?

It really bothers me when someone calls my machine and leaves me an impossible to understand message that I have to play over and over again to try and figure out what it was that he or she wanted.

So, here are my rules for effective voice messaging:

- Greeting (good morning, or afternoon)
- Identify yourself (my name is so and so)
- Say your message concisely and slowly (don't just keep a conversation with yourself)

blah, blah, blah, blah....
- leave your name again and your phone number
- I usually repeat the phone number to make sure the person gets it

And don't think that I'm obsessive-compulsive. It only seems that way...