By the mFirst team ·
A good IVR gets callers to the right place quickly. A bad one sends them in circles. These rules keep menus helpful.
- Greet briefly and state the options early
- Keep each menu to four or five choices
- Put the most common request first
- Always offer a way to reach a person, such as pressing 0
- Use plain words, not internal jargon
- Let callers skip long prompts
- Review call reports regularly and remove options nobody uses
Finally, test the menu with real callers. What seems obvious to your team is often confusing to a first-time caller.
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