Start with the missed-call job
The receptionist should identify the caller, understand the reason for the call, gather approved details and set the right next expectation. That is more useful than trying to imitate a full service advisor.
Give it boundaries
Pricing promises, emergency advice, warranty decisions and unusual cases may require a person. Good automation is clear about what it does not know.
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Route urgency deliberately
A burst pipe and a routine estimate should not follow the same path. Define priority signals, after-hours handling and who receives the escalation.
Review real conversations
Launch with a narrow scope, inspect the call outcomes and improve the approved knowledge. Practical quality comes from iteration.
Contextual next step