There was a time when
people could leave a nasty voice mail on a home or work phone and it would stay
there. Those times are over. I am not just talking
about if you are a Hollywood star leaving a drunken tirade on your daughter's
voice mail.I had two situations
occur in the last few months that I will share with you as a reminder that
voice mail is no longer tethered to the recipient's voice mail box for their
ear only.
1) The E-Mailed Voice
Mail Last month I was
finishing up a routine transaction that had few, if any problems. The buyer
called the seller in this late stage of the transaction and left a voice mail
regarding move out. Within 5 minutes my client e-mailed me an audio file of
said voice mail with a "FYI" subject title. He is a pretty savvy guy,
but not a tech guy by any means. In that format I could have sent that e-mail
to anybody and everybody in the world. I could have put in on YouTube.
Thankfully for everyone involved it was simply a polite update from a classy
buyer.
2) The Smart Phone
Speaker Phone Share I was working with a
buyer on several potential investment opportunities in the Bender Conference
Room last month. Our conversation was interrupted by her cell phone ringing.
She let it go to voice mail, listened to it, then plopped her phone on the
table and played it on speaker. The message was from a visible member of the
Sioux Falls Community. It was a voice mail with a raised voice, a profanity,
then a command to call him back. My jaw dropped open.I will always remember
that voice mail. I don’t know all the details and this guy could have well been
in the right, but all I remember is that I thought (still think) he was a jerk.
Conclusion: Expect your voice mails
to be shared with people out of context all the time.
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