my husband's office answering message is a grammatical nightmare, and since he's asked me to be the new voice on the recorder (oh yay!~ immortalization!~) to replace the mechanical-sounding male voice that came with the system, i thought perhaps this would be a good time to correct the language issues.

This is how it 'reads' now:

Thank you for calling [name] manufacturing. if you know the extension number of the party you wish to speak to, you may enter it at any time.

for sales press 2
for accounting press 4
for shipping press 5
to reach a directory by first name press 7

otherwise for further assistance press zero or simply stay on the line

thank you

anyone have time to offer a better one, that still gives all of the horrible options (that part is a necessary evil)? brevity is the goal, considering the high irritation factor inherent in these impersonal systems.

TIA