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Customer Service Essentials

Customer Service Essentials
Duration
1/2 day or 1 day
Course Cost: $695.00
Prerequisite
No
Overview
This course provides an introduction to essential customer service skills by focusing on three key dimensions – understanding customer expectations; the importance of effective communication skills; and maintaining a positive attitude to the job.
Objective
  • Describe the factors essential to providing excellent customer service,
  • Describe how to effectively communicate with customers for mutual benefit,
  • Describe how to maintain a positive and focused attitude.
  • Topics
    • Understanding Customer Expectations
    • how customer expectations influence customer service interactions,
    • how cultural and ethnic diversity affect customer service expectations,
    • taking a proactive approach to managing customer expectations.
    • Understanding Damaged Expectations
    • how damaged expectations influence customer service interactions,
    • strategies for dealing with irate customers
    • Listening for Customer Service
    • using active listening to improve understanding of customer needs,
    • Communicating to Customers
    • developing a personal communication strategy to deal with customers,
    • dealing with a customer diversity – the implications of ethnic and cultural diversity on delivering customer service,
    • using effective communication skills to build the customer relationship.
    • Maintaining a Positive Attitude
    • strategies for building and maintaining a positive attitude to customer service,
    • coping with customer service related “stress”.
    Audience
    Any customer service personnel.
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