Call control with confidence
The cost to an organisation of mis-handled calls is very often out of all proportion to the root cause of the initial call. Yet the skills required to control customer calls are well-known and can be successfully taught and mastered. This programme shows how calls can be controlled and dealt with swiftly, efficiently and to total customer satisfaction.
Objectives
- Provide skills training to newer members of the team
- Refresh the skills of those wishing to attend from existing teams
- Show commitment to the development of the team members
- Honour staff development and skills enhancement expectations
- Complement the competencies required to be successful customer service ambassadors for your organisation
By the end of this course participants will be better able to:
- Recognise the causes of customer frustration
- Quickly establish the facts
- Remove behaviours which antagonise or aggravate the situations
- Take control of the call to offer confidence to the caller
- Reduce the number of escalated calls
- Manage the expectations of the caller as to possible solutions
- Deal confidently with uncertainty, reassuring the customer through style and manner
Who should attend?
Sales, customer service and call centre staff – and any other staff who are regularly on the receiving end of telephone calls from customers and clients.
Format
Depending on the number of participants and their pre-course skills levels, it may be preferable to run this programme over two days rather than one.
Special features
Expert trainer
Working in the retail banking sector, Scott formed a strong framework of customer service sales and service standards, interacting with customers face-to-face or on the telephone, including via customer contact centres. He then used this expert knowledge and skill to train and coach colleagues. After leaving the corporate world Scott developed his experience as an independent trainer and coach with a wide range of businesses and sectors including retail, hospitality, travel, finance, technology, wholesale, education, charities, utilities, legal and manufacturing.
1 Introduction
- Profitable customer service
- ‘Call reasons’ – brainstorm exercise
- What are the expected standards?
2 The key techniques
- Behaviours and consequences
- Questioning to establish facts
- Gathering the right information
- Behaviours which antagonise
- Tactics to eliminate irritations
- Developing rapport with ‘Mr Angry’
- Exuding confidence
- Using voice control
3 Putting it to the test!
- Preparation for role play
- Role plays with feedback
4 Conclusion
- Open forum
- Review
- Action planning
- Close
To check that this is the right programme for you, just give us a call on 01582 463464 and we’ll be happy to talk it through with you – we’re here to help!