Your service team may represent the first, last, or only interaction point between your customers and your company. Your front-line service professionals make or break countless opportunities, leads, sales, and relationships every day. Completely revised and updated to meet the challenges of a new service landscape, the second edition ofCustomer Service Training 101 presents proven techniques for creating unforgettable customer experiences. The book covers every aspect of face-to-face, phone, Internet, and self-service customer relations, and provides simple yet powerful tips for: * Projecting a positive attitude and making a great first impression * Communicating effectively, both verbally and nonverbally * Developing trust, establishing rapport, and making customers feel valued * Confidently handling difficult customers and situations New features include "How Do I Measure Up?" self-assessments, and "Doing It Right" examples from the author's extensive customer service experience. Every step-by-step lesson in this comprehensive and inspiring training manual is augmented with instructive sidebars, a summary of key points, practice exercises, and so much more.
Packed with checklists, "real world" practice lessons, and examples of the right and wrong ways to do things, this is the one book every customer service manager needs to thrive.
Note: There is a newer version of this book available.
Business author Renée Evenson ensures you’ll always have the right words to defuse tense interactions. Practical and insightful, this book ensures you’ll never again be at a loss for what to say to customers.
The book is filled with practical advice on planning and goal-setting, effective communication, leadership, and other topics.
With the help of this creative collection of training games, you can be sure that your employees can be counted on to give your company a good reputation--employees who...know how to create a rapport with the customer or client; recognize ...
"Modern philosophies to improve your relationships with your customers (and everyone else), in any situation."--Cover.
Filled with helpful Do This! scenarios that reinforce the correct methods for dealing with difficult situations--as well as Why This Works sections that help you understand the motivation underlying the most effective verbal and behavioral ...
Containing 101 effective tips in all, unique "When this happens, try this" sections, and encouraging quotes, this is an essential reference for anyone who needs guidance or just a refresher on making customers feel truly valued.
These are real lessons in the fundamentals of customer service that everyone talks about, but few practice." —Stacy Gasper, sales representative, Kansas Pathology Consultants
In The?Customer Service Survival Kit, you’ll find tangible tips and tricks to help you discover: how to lean into criticism, how to avoid trigger phrases that can make bad situations worse, the secret to helping people feel heard, how to ...