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How to Avoid Roadblocks to Great Customer Service

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This exercise, as simple as it sounds, was her way of creating a process improvement initiative that has been wildly successful. This is similar to an exercise that we do in our customer service workshops. We ask participants to identify the problems and complaints they hear most from both internal and external customers.

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Small Improvements in Customer Service Create Big Wins

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Identify: If you haven’t already done a journey map of what your customers experience as they do business with you, it’s time to do it. The good news is that if you haven’t done it yet, you don’t need to get to the level of detail you normally would for this exercise. This is the type of exercise that is not a “one and done.”

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When Your Company Becomes a Verb

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In our customer service training workshops , we have an exercise that introduces a concept called The Five Levels of Service. Any company should be happy with World Class , which is when the company is consistently and predictably delivering a level of service that gets customers to come back.

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Following the Shot In

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We’re just out there to get some exercise and have fun. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling business author. For information on The Customer Focus customer service training programs, go to www.thecustomerfocus.com. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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When Pigs Fly

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I recently presented a customer service keynote speech for a company event at Gershman Investment Corp. That was the setup for an exercise we did in the middle of the presentation. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker, and New York Times, bestselling business author. Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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Just Stop It!

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Customer service is the same way. In some of the workshops we present on service, there is an exercise where we ask the audience members to come up with the most common complaints they hear from customers. Shep Hyken is a customer service expert, keynote speaker and New York Times bestselling business author.

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Guest Blog: 4 Tricks for Keeping Your Cool in Tricky Service Situations

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Research has long shown the positive effect of breathing exercises on our stress levels. He and his team share tips about customer service and communication on the Userlike Blog. Read Shep’s latest Forbes Article: Customer Focus Inks Growth For Tattoo Industry: Mario Barth’s Six Secrets. Breathing techniques.