dmNews August 2011: Cake, coffee and £50 free account credit!
Are you a super-tester? Fancy £50 of free account credit? Come and test out a new product we're developing. There'll be snacks and everything. Read on for more...
Super-testers wanted - apply here!
How would you like a sneak peek at the new generation of dmClub
products - and £50 account credit as well?
We're cooking up a Top Secret Exciting New Product at the moment. We've done some first tests in-house in the last week or so, and are galloping ahead with development. So within the next few weeks we should have something that's ready for a handful of our friends and associates to try out. So now we need you!
We're looking for a select band of testers to come to dmClub Towers, give the product a whirl and tell us what you think. By way of thanks for your time, we'll give you lots of cake and coffee (or maybe beer and pizza is more your style?) and £50 account credit as well. We'll pay reasonable travel expenses too (though maybe give us a ring first if you're planning to come over from Australia...)
Fancy joining us? If you're interested email Mary: mary.harrington@dmclub.net and we'll drop you a line when we've set a date.
Voice greetings: what's your strategy?
If you're using, or thinking about using dmSwitchboard, you'll know that
callers to your number hear a voice greeting before being directed to an
extension. But you may not know that there are lots of different ways you can
create this greeting. Which is right for you? Read on for the low-down.
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Text to speech
Pros: Cost-effective and quick to set up. Using the Switchboard wizard, just enter the text you want in the voice greeting and our automatic text to speech engine will turn that into a voice greeting.
Use this if: You're just getting going with dmSwitchboard and want to get set up quickly.
Read on if: You want a voice greeting that sounds completely fluent.
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Record your own
Pros: Get exactly the recording you want. If you want a more customised and personal-sounding greeting, you can record your own voice greeting.
Use this if: You want a custom voice greeting - without the cost of a professional recording.
Read on if: You want a custom voice greeting, but don't have time to record your own.
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ProVoiceOver
Pros: A professional voice recording by a trained voice artist.
Use this if: You want to convey the most polished possible 'big company' impression.
Choose another option if: Your budget is extremely tight. ProVoiceOver starts at a modest £60 + VAT for 10 prompts but if you’re on a shoestring you may want to try recording your own.
Join Our Club?
Plans are moving ahead for the dmClub meetup. Though we don't have a date set
yet, it'll most likely be sometime in October around the same area as dmClub
Towers (Silicon Roundabout). There'll be drinks, gadgets to play with, a chance
to meet the dmClub teams and dealers, and more besides.
Fancy joining us? Drop us a line - editor@news.dmclub.net - and we'll keep you posted as plans progress.