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7 Customer Service Training Tips Every Manager Needs to Know

Stella Connect

Customers know in an instant if your agents will meet and exceed their expectations , and all it takes is one bad experience to lose them. It’s on you to ensure that every agent is prepared to delight customers day in and day out — and in this blog post, we’ll lay out customer service training tips you need to know.

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Customer Service Training is Not What You Think it is

ShepHyken

Many companies have a great focus on providing an excellent or, as I like to call it, amazing customer service experience. They do customer service training during the onboarding process. Communication is a big part of keeping the “magic” going, and to do that you must consider ongoing training.

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Meeting Expectations Versus Managing Hope?????

ShepHyken

At a recent customer service presentation, the speaker who preceded me said that we must do better than simply meeting our customers’ expectations, and he shared some stories of truly amazing service experiences. So back to the idea of just meeting expectations. Then it was my turn to speak.

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6 Customer Service Training Ideas for Improving Agent Engagement

Stella Connect

Between all of the benefits, it’s evident that agent engagement charts a path toward delivering better service interactions, earning more loyal customers, and ending the revolving door of turnover. Customer Service Training Ideas Your Team Needs. Let Agents Analyze Customer Feedback Themselves.

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The Customer Service Ritual that Takes Place at Every Meeting

ShepHyken

Every Monday morning – or at least the first day of the week I’m in town – we have a team meeting. We begin each meeting with a ritual. This is simply a positive experience we created for either a customer or team member at Shepard Presentations. There are many other rituals that get people in alignment and ready for a meeting.

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How to Create the Best Customer Service Training Program for Your Contact Center

Stella Connect

Looking for ideas for how to create the best customer service training program for your contact center? So there’s no time like the present to create the best customer service training program for your contact center. 4: DON’T: Pass on group training altogether.

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The need for excellent customer service training

Peter Lavers

Amongst all the hype of customer experience, AI, chatbots and real-time personalisation, don’t forget that staff still need excellent customer service training – no matter how successful your company is right now! When customer support representatives start at a company, they usually get a bit of training upfront.