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RE: Friday humor - "I wanna talk to a real person."
Subject:RE: Friday humor - "I wanna talk to a real person." From:<Brian -dot- Henderson -at- mitchell1 -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:11:56 -0800
Swearing Calmly...I'm pretty sure that's an oxymoron. And probably
unhealthy too.
-BH
-----Original Message----- From: Milan Davidovic
On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Guy K. Haas <guy -at- hiskeyboard -dot- com> wrote:
> you could try swearing at the IVR system to
> see how much closer to a real person that will get you.
Or perhaps just swearing (i.e. not specifically "at" the system) -- just
work the key terms into what you would normally say, and speak in a nice
tone of voice. If it's focusing only on the terms, then that should be
enough, no?
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