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How to Give a Customer Bad News with Surprising Confidence (and without negative backlash)

Myra Golden

We have to give customers a lot of bad news these days. ” “We’ve temporarily closed a number of our call centers for the safety of our employees. As a result, we are no longer supporting customers over chat.” “No, we can’t cover your machine that is 12 years past warranty.”

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15 Ways to Get the Most Out of Call Center Week 2017

Stella Connect

Suzanne will explain how to use social media and online ratings and reviews, along with traditional methods of connecting with customers, to better understand your brand. An Outside in Customer Experience Strategy for a Brave New World (Closing Keynote). VP Customer Experience Design, AARP. Celika Caldwell.

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Training Customers = Losing

Heart of the Customer

” ———— These are all actual quotes from employees we’ve worked with while leading customer experience workshops. Training customers is a losing proposition. The post Training Customers = Losing appeared first on Heart of the Customer. Customers form an.

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6 Verbal Aikido Tactics Everyone Who Handles Difficult Customers Should be Using

Myra Golden

So that’s why I’m sharing these tactics… to show you a fast and easy new way your employees can create calm and regain control with difficult customers. I had just joined the company as the new Call Center Manager a few months ago. Interestingly, call volume was not up. Lauren has convinced Brendan to let her help him!

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Behind The Scenes Look at My Filming at LinkedIn Learning

Myra Golden

If only I could facilitate workshops in leggings and ballet flats! Our call center set was so cool. Donovan handles his demanding customers with ease using the scripted techniques. My Producer, Jake, sat in to play a second call center agent. Sabrine plays a difficult customer in this scene.

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7 Things You Have to Get Right with Your Telephone Customer Experience

Myra Golden

This is the 7-point call strategy I use when my work is to improve the telephone customer experience in a call center. The lead-in , step 1, gets calls started on a positive note. Steps 2-6 are how to handle the body of the call in a friendly and warm way. Open with a lead-in.

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6 Verbal Aikido Tactics Everyone Who Handles Difficult Customers Should be Using

Myra Golden

So that’s why I’m sharing these tactics… to show you a fast and easy new way your employees can create calm and regain control with difficult customers. I had just joined the company as the new Call Center Manager a few months ago. Interestingly, call volume was not up. Lauren has convinced Brendan to let her help him!