Think of a presentation organized as parts of a body: head and eyes, body, legs, and feet. We will guide you to select and outline supporting materials for each main point. Discover how to prepare your introduction and summary to deliver your main points. Your opener and close are the most impactful parts of your presentation. Learning Objectives Explain how to create a presentation using four parts of the "presentation body", Prepare effective visuals, transitions, introductions, and summaries, Write compelling openers, Recommend a closing call to action Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
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
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
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
Difficult customers may not be angry, but difficult to work with for a variety of reasons. We will help you to determine the customer's difficult behavioral 'type' and work with an appropriate strategy. View challenging customers as an opportunity to shine, be your best, and set a great service example. Learning Objectives Describe seven types of difficult customers, Apply strategies for working with each type of difficult customer Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
Peak job performance and maintaining a positive attitude starts with having a suitable service disposition and strong interpersonal skills. Maintaining a positive attitude takes work-focusing on what's right, looking for solutions to problems instead of complaining, and having a positive 'expectancy' that things will improve. Discover how to stay involved and healthy coping mechanisms that help keep us physically and mentally healthy. Discover why Integrity and honesty are the foundations of trust, the root of service. Apply strategies for cultivating exceptional customer service character every day. Learning Objectives Describe suitability requirements for being an effective service provider, Explain the personal benefits of maintaining a positive attitude, Apply 17 tools for maintaining a positive, professional attitude Target Audience Managers, Team Leaders, Young Professionals, Sales Professionals, Customer Service Teams
By understanding and handling customer objections correctly, these can most of the time be turned into a purchase. Understand how to identify every prospect's value-driver-the primary value that will ultimately drive the decision to move forward. We will show you five steps for handling objections and show you why you should never overlook often hidden value-drivers such as gaining praise or being popular. Learning Objectives Describe the role of hidden Value-Drivers in making a sale, Implement the do's and don'ts of handling objections, Apply five steps to handling concerns 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
Customer satisfaction and loyalty are the most important factors in creating long-term business growth. Discover how to get quality feedback and how to work through criticism. Objectives of many customer satisfaction surveys look to measure three core indexes: satisfaction, loyalty, and value. Learning Objectives Describe how to get quality customer feedback, Respond appropriately to customer criticism, Explain how to "Take the HEAT" in difficult situations, Implement one question to grow your business 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