Originally Posted by triadic
Nothing worse than: "ABC top of descent in 2 min" [top of descent where??]
Well, you are required to make two calls, one 2 minutes prior to TOD for traffic, and another when you leave the level. Position and intentions (for VFR traffic) could go at either call. If you make it when you call "leaving" then "2 mins TOD" is fine. ATC know where you are, everyone else who needs to know, will know in 2 minutes when you call "leaving." Which ever way you do it, it is the same amount of quacking.