Old School is New – Voicemail added to LinkedIn

LinkedIn has added voicemail to its platform so you can have more ways to have conversations.

The voicemail feature is now available as an Android and iOS application. You can retrieve messages on your mobile device or on the web, but for now, you can not send voice mail from a LinkedIn website.

LinkedIn will he bring voicemail to the brink of death? [19659003] Voicemail or messaging is not officially dead, but texting now accounts for a large percentage of commercial communication. Even when people use voice mail, they transcribe it on their smartphone or computer so that they can read the message.

According to Zack Hendlin, Product Manager LinkedIn, who wrote the post announcing the new feature on the official website. Blog, "Voice messages allow you to communicate more easily and quickly in your own voice with your connections."

Using LinkedIn Voicemail

Considering that "people speak four times faster than their keystrokes" leaving a quick message makes sense.

After all, you may not be able to type and if you are able to type, you will have to go back and edit the message to make sure you do not have typos. The process takes longer than saying what you need to say quickly.

And the message must be fast because you only have one minute to say what you have to say. The time limit could be a stroke of genius on the part of LinkedIn, because who wants to listen to a long message?

To Find Out Why You Should Use Thanks to voice mail, LinkedIn makes messaging easier, allows recipients to access the message when they can and you can allows you to express yourself better by speaking in your own voice.

Save a message

If you want to leave a message, just press the microphone icon in the mobile messaging keyboard, press and hold on the microphone in the circle to record your voice message and release your finger to send it.

Canceling the message is just as easy. Slide your finger away from the microphone icon while holding it down and the message will not be delivered.

New Features on LinkedIn

Since the purchase of LinkedIn by Microsoft, the company has grown and added new features. It now has 562 million users in 200 countries and territories around the world.

He recently added translations to the LinkedIn feed so you can keep in touch with users around the world. And if you want to quickly connect with someone during an event, the LinkedIn QR code allows you to find a profile, connect and stay in touch. It means no longer having to ask for a business card, an e-mail address, contact information or how to spell a name.

If you want your colleagues, partners or colleagues to know how much you appreciate them, LinkedIn Kudos allows you to send a quick message in 10 different categories.

Other new features include Your Commute, LinkedIn Video, LinkedIn Search and more.

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