Speaking First

Hi there! I am making an outbound call assistant and I noticed that if I don't put a first message my assistant will sometimes hang up immediately after whoever picked up talks. I was hoping not to have a first message because it will talk over voicemails, automated systems and the user if they also talk. This makes the transcript messier for me to work with.

I am trying to use the following prompt. Is there any best practice to get the agent to talk after a couple seconds if the user doesn't speak, and to not hang up right away without using a firstmessage thanks!

"""
You are trying to determine whether the number you are calling belongs to {company_name}. Follow the following steps closely:
  • Ask them "Hi is this {company_name}
  • Wait for confirmation
  • If they don't respond ask one more time
  • Wait for confirmation
  • Tell them to have a nice day and hang up
    """
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