LinkedIn voice note scripts that sound like you

The shape of a good voice note

1. Name. Open with their first name, so it's obviously for them.
2. Reason. Say why you're messaging, in one sentence.
3. Detail. Mention one specific thing about them or their work.
4. Question. End with one question they can answer in a line.

12 LinkedIn voice note scripts

• After they accept: "Hey {name}, thanks for connecting. I saw your post about {topic} and it stuck with me, especially the part about {detail}. Curious, is that something your team is working on right now?"
• Follow-up after no reply: "Hi {name}, quick voice note instead of another text. I messaged last week about {topic}. Totally fine if the timing's off, I just wanted to ask: is {problem} on your radar this quarter?"
• Re-engaging an old conversation: "Hey {name}, it's been a while since we spoke about {topic}. I saw {company} just {news}, congrats. Is this a better time to pick it back up?"
• After a meeting or event: "Hi {name}, great meeting you at {event}. I loved your point about {detail}. Would you be up for continuing the conversation sometime next week?"
• Answering their question: "Hey {name}, easier to say this than type it. Short answer is {answer}. The reason is {reason}. Does that help, or should I send an example?"
• Thank-you: "Hi {name}, just wanted to say thanks for {thing}. It genuinely helped with {result}. If there's ever anything I can do in return, shout."
• Recruiter to candidate: "Hi {name}, I'm hiring for a {role} at {company}, and your work on {project} is exactly what we need. Would you be open to a short chat this week? No pressure if not."
• Job seeker to recruiter: "Hi {name}, I applied for the {role} role yesterday. I've spent {years} working on {skill}, and I'd love to bring that to {company}. Is there anything else useful I could share?"
• Founder to prospect: "Hey {name}, I'm the founder of {product}. I noticed {observation} about {company}. We help teams like yours with {outcome}. Would a two minute walkthrough video be useful?"
• After a referral: "Hi {name}, {mutual} suggested I reach out. They said you're the person to talk to about {topic}. Would you be open to swapping notes?"
• Congratulations: "Hey {name}, congrats on the new role at {company}! Big move. What are you most excited to dig into first?"
• Closing the loop: "Hi {name}, last one from me on this. I don't want to clutter your inbox, so I'll leave it here. If {topic} ever becomes a priority, I'm one message away."

How to make it sound natural

• Write three bullet points, not a script, and talk from those.
• Smile while you talk; it comes through.
• One take is usually enough. A small stumble sounds human.
• Stay under 40 seconds. LinkedIn's limit is one minute.

To send these from your laptop instead of your phone, Bub adds a record button to LinkedIn's message box: press ⌘⇧V on Mac (Ctrl+Shift+V on Windows). You can also save the text versions as snippets.

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