Imagine your next phone call is from an angry, irate customer, and you’ve only got a few seconds to gain control. Are you 100% confident you can handle it? If not, I’ve got the perfect […]
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DIGITAL TRAINER//PLUS Get Confident Giving Customers Bad News!!!
Grab the “Delivering Bad News” worksheet here, and come back next week for part two, when I reveal my 5 keys for Delivering Bad News.
The De-escalation Technique Executives, Politicians, and Customer Service Leads Use to Stay In Control! (It Worked on My Husband!)
The De-escalation Technique Executives, Politicians, and Customer Service Leads Use to Stay In Control! (It Worked on My Husband!) The technique is: Here’s what we know Here’s what we’ve done Here’s what’s next Grab the […]
Get customers to accept your word as final – a Mini Workshop
Grab your slides from this video for quick reference to the four tips. Getting customers to accept your word as final comes down to confidence. When a customer service representative has to say, “The previous owner has […]
What to Say When a Customer Cusses at You and 4 Other Tough Situations
Grab the What to Say When a Customer Cusses at You and 4 Other Tough Situations Worksheet. Will you help me? I’m working on a De-escalation project to prepare frontline professionals like you for the […]
8 FREE customer service classes on LinkedIn Learning!
Just about weekly, a customer service representative reaches out to me on social media or email for help. Help to control calls. Help to de-escalate intense interactions. Help with showing empathy. Help with chat customer […]
Empathy Will Get Those Angry Customers to Back Down In the COVID-19 Era
COVID-19 makes customers more demanding. And the pandemic impacts customer service representatives, too! Empathy can help you regain control of interactions and get angry customers to calm down and listen to you. But what level […]
What I Wish Everyone New About Why Calls Go Longer Than We Want (Contact Center Call Control)
Yesterday I sat down with author, consultant, and trainer, Jeff Toister, to discuss a familiar problem customer service professionals grapple with in contact centers – conversation control. Jeff recorded our discussion, and you can view […]
Customer Service Specialist is one of 10 jobs identified as having the most significant number of job openings
Customer Service Specialist is one of 10 jobs identified as having the most significant number of job openings*, have had steady growth over the past four years, pay a livable wage, and require skills that […]
