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
Follow-through with customers after the sale ensures that all the work you did up front not only sticks but produces additional sales. Up-selling works best when suggesting something related or like the original purchase. Discover you could up-sell before, during or after the sale. We will guide you to move from hunting to harvesting a client and how to sell more in less time. Learning Objectives Explain the importance of follow-through, Initiate and work up-selling opportunities, Establish an automated follow-up system Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Be balanced in your approach to delivering bad news. Deliver the information tactfully, balanced with directness or the 'meat' of the message. Understand how to use the sandwich approach in more sensitive matters: good news, bad news, good news. Think with your heart when delivering bad news. Your compassion will be appreciated. Learning Objectives Explain the pros and cons of direct and indirect communication, Apply three techniques for delivering bad news Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
The mission of every business is to create and retain customers. Understand the ten ways to create brand loyalty and implement the six F's strategy to exceed customer expectations. Learning Objectives Apply ten ways to create brand loyalty, Identify the six F's for exceeding customer expectations Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Your professional image should reflect not only your business's social norms, but also allow you the freedom to express yourself as a person. Understand the five professional image strategies and what makes each one unique. Discover how a professional image also includes good grooming, upright posture, being punctual, word articulation, effective listening, reliability, responsiveness, respect, and courteousness. Learning Objectives Explain the importance of projecting a professional image, Implement five strategies for professional dressing, Demonstrate behaviors and characteristics of professionalism Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Buyer's remorse is emotional regret after a purchase. Buyer's remorse is a natural human reaction emerging from a sense of caution and doubt over a decision. Understand the causes of buyer's remorse and how you could be in control to prevent buyer's remorse. Learning Objectives Explain the causes of buyer's remorse, Prevent buyer's remorse, Describe how to avoid seller's remorse Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Customers with complaints want to be seen as right, feel special, treated fairly and be taken care of. We will show you how to ask questions and listen to fully understand the complaint. Acknowledge and agree with the customer's right to be upset and that a resolution needs to be reached. Learning Objectives Describe the special needs of customers with complaints, Apply four tips for managing customer complaints Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Peer coaching is a cost-effective way to provide quality employee development to high-potential and emerging leaders. Learn about the behaviours that will ensure you are a great peer coach. You will understand why questions play an important role for effective coaching and how to use the correct questioning sequence for an effective coaching session. Learn the behaviours and steps under your control for achieving the end goal. Learning Objectives Explain the benefits of peer coaching, Implement behaviors of effective peer coaches, Describe four partnering roles of peer coaches, Apply the GROW model for sequencing questions in a coaching session Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Effective verbal communication is a cornerstone of successful business interactions, yet many individuals encounter challenges in this domain. Issues such as unclear articulation, excessive use of jargon, or difficulty in conveying complex ideas in a simple manner can hinder the impact of their messages. Moreover, the ability to actively listen and respond appropriately is often underestimated. Participants will learn to enhance their articulation, adapt their communication style to different audiences, and develop active listening skills. By improving verbal communication, individuals can foster more productive and harmonious business relationships. Learning Objectives The following are some of the key outcomes in this course: Understand the importance of verbal communication and how it's used in the workplace Five tips to improve your verbal communication skills Improve your communication skills by rectifying and clarifying Look at why these techniques are important, and we'll describe how to use them effectively as speakers and as listeners Target Audience Young Professionals
There are many challenges to getting the right help, most of which are our own mental self-doubt that gets in the way. We will teach you the guidelines for getting the right help. The one technique for getting help is to ask for it in the form of a statement. We will show you how to ask for the detail, be specific and thanking your helper. You will understand the benefits of a buddy system approach and group brainstorming. We will guide you on certain areas you need to be sensitive when asking or giving help. Learning Objectives Explain the challenges of getting appropriate help, Apply guidelines for getting help, Describe working with gender style differences Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams