Words can make or break or break a good first impression. Choose them carefully. Discover why it is important to use positive language, expressing what you can do, not what you can't. Understand how to be specific in your written and spoken communication and how to end your sentences appropriately. Be careful how you express yourself. You may not be preventing wars, but one word can save or lose a valued customer! Learning Objectives Explain the power of words used in business, Choose appropriate, more powerful word choices, Edit writing to use less words for more impact Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
The first priority in calming upset customers is to diffuse tension and then resolve the issue. Discover some words to avoid and how to ensure angry customers feel like they are heard, feeling empathy and can see you are trying to find a resolution. The focus needs to be you and the customer against the situation. Learn how to implement a four-step model for calming upset customers. Understand how to manage customer complaints better in the future by understanding the special needs of customers with complaints. Learning Objectives Explain the difference between difficult situations and difficult customers, Apply a four-step model for calming upset customers, Summarize the do's and don'ts of working with upset customers Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Understand the five C's for diamond-grade email etiquette. These include content, concise, clarity, color and carat. Identify the top ten spam filter mistakes to ensure successful delivery, avoid complaints, and improve response. Discover the ten power words to improve customer response rates. Learning Objectives Identify the Five C's to email etiquette, List the top ten words to avoid spam filters, Apply the top ten 10 power words to improve your response rate Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Communication skills are a fundamental aspect of success in the business world. However, many individuals encounter challenges in this area, such as difficulty in conveying their thoughts clearly, struggling to actively listen to others, or feeling anxious during public speaking. Effective communication is essential for building relationships, resolving conflicts, and making impactful presentations. Learning Objectives The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Understand how communication is a process involving a sender, a message, and a receiver Learn why communication can fail if that process breaks down Learn why great communication skills matter to your professional success Understand five of the most common communication barriers Target Audience Young Professionals
Customer Experience Management is the process of strategically managing a customer's entire 'touch point' of experiences within an organization. Discover the dangers of ignoring Customer Experience Management and five areas of analysis to enhance your customer service. Learning Objectives Ask questions to identify customer buying paths, Identify four vital dangers of ignoring CEM, Implement five focus areas of customer relationship management Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Understanding and connection through compassionate and empathetic communication is critical. This entails actively listening, acknowledging emotions, and expressing care and concern in interpersonal interactions. By prioritizing empathy in communication, individuals can create a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone feels heard, valued, and understood. The goal is to cultivate empathy as a core communication skill, leading to more meaningful connections, improved collaboration, and enhanced overall well-being within interpersonal and professional relationships. Learning Objectives The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Understand how empathy fuels successful conversations Understand how to communicate with empathy, and we list three statements to avoid when offering support What is an empathy roadblock, and list some of the most common ones Learn about four solutions for overcoming these roadblocks Target Audience Young Professionals
Implement areas that could use improvement, based on your service assessment. Courteous behavior determines how customers perceive the quality of your goods and services. Understand how to apply the customer care courtesy model that includes being right, ready, recommending solutions, and resolving problems. Discover how you can go beyond the basics of courtesy behaviors. Learning Objectives Complete a courtesy self-assessment, Explain the impact of courtesy on your bottom line, Implement a powerful Customer Care Courtesy Model Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Productive and impactful meetings through proficient communication techniques is something we all want to improve. This involves mastering skills such as clear articulation, active listening, and concise summarization to ensure effective exchange of ideas and information among participants. By emphasizing techniques like agenda setting, time management, and fostering a collaborative atmosphere, the goal is to enhance meeting efficiency, maximize productivity, and strengthen team cohesion through effective communication practices. Learning Objectives The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Discover the five steps to running meetings that are more efficient, more constructive, and more engaging for you and your team Develop an effective agenda that will give your team clarity, focus, and alignment Understand the conditions and steps involved in cultivating consensus as well as four strategies for reaching consensus faster. Reasons why conflicts arise and six strategies for resolving them Target Audience Young Professionals
Customer satisfaction equals your performance, divided by customer expectations. Expectations change depending on the situation and customer conditioning. Discover how to manage product expectations and manage the four levels of customer expectations. Exceed customer expectations with the 6 F's. Learning Objectives Summarize a formula for improving customer satisfaction, Identify the 6 F's for exceeding customer expectations, Describe how to manage expectations through communication standards Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Call escalation is including others in facilitating the resolution of a customer request. It may take place in person, on the phone, or through electronic communication. We will show you four steps in handling customer issues and call escalation. Learning Objectives Explain when call escalation is appropriate, Apply CORE⢠steps for effectively facilitating an escalated call Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams