I am calling . . . At that point I tuned out and started thinking about her response. Written here, it seems fine. But her tone and pace suggested that she really didn't care that much about the person at the other end. She just wanted to get down to business.
Cordial greetings are desirable and customary, but that means they can become somewhat routine.
Then we run the risk of sending the wrong signals. We have to slow down and mean what we say, or we shouldn't say it. When our words don't match our other verbal signals, the other person might conclude that we can't be trusted. We build more credibility when we really mean it. The power of words is great, and it is amplified by how we use them.