Phones a payphone a signal a ringtone a landline a headset a keypad a screen a battery a text message |
Making phone calls to dial to hang up to answer to call back to make a call to hold the line to put a call through to take a call to be cut off to get a cold call to leave a contact number |
Answering the phone to take a message to be unavailable to place an order to make an enquiry to change the time of a visit / an appointment to be back in the office to look up a serial number |
Dealing with a difficult call Is that W-I-L-D? I'm very sorry, Mr. Wild, but I still don't understand. This line is very bad. Can you speak more slowly, please? If you can send me the details of your order and the problem, I'll deal with it straight away. I'm sorry. I don't understand. Can you repeat that, please? Could you send me this information in an email? Can you spell that for me, please? Is that $14,000, or $40,000? Can you explain that in a different way, please? Things a person receiving a call says Who's calling, please? Speaking. Can I help you? What can I do for you? Hold the line, please. I'm putting your through now. Mr. Marshall is unavailable at the moment. Would you like to leave a message? I'll deal with it straight away. You're welcome. Problems The computer keeps crashing. I'm afraid my flight has been delayed. The order still hasn't arrived. Polite expressions I'm afraid he isn't available at the moment. Could you put me through to ..., please? Could you let me have your name, please? Sorry, but I think you have the wrong department. We're got a problem with ... There seems to be something wrong with ... They were meant to be here by now. Ending a call Speak to you soon. Shall we leave it there, then? See you Friday. Thanks for calling. Bye. |
Things a caller says This is ... here I'm phoning about the meeting. Could I speak to ..., please? Could you put me through to the ... department, please? Could you ask him to call me back later? When would it be convenient for me to phone back? I'll call back later. Could you read that back to me? Thanks for your help. Responding to complaints How can I help you? What seems to be the problem? I'm very sorry. I'll look into the matter straight away. I'll make sure it doesn't happen again. Please accept our apologies. Polite expressions Could I speak to ..., please? This is ... calling, from ... company. I'm very sorry to interrupt. When would it be convenient for me to phone back? Well, thank you for your time. Please don't hesitate to call us if you have any queries. Solutions Try turning it off. Have you tried saving the document? We'll just have to reschedule the meeting. What about lunchtime? One possibility would be tomorrow morning. Complaining I'm phoning about our order. It's very important that we resolve this as soon as possible. Could you send a replacement? Parts of the order are missing. We need this to be resolved as soon as possible. I'd prefer to cancel the order. Thanks very much for your help. |