Customer Service Skills Workshop: Creating Polished Professionals
Online Workshop
The past few years have created a new working environment for many organizations, altering where and how we perform our work. With so much of our communication occurring over the phone and online, customer service skills have never been more important. Register today and attend this workshop to hone your customer service skills for this new world we live in. Learn about vocal qualities, call framework and strategies that polished professionals use every day to deliver exceptional customer service. This workshop will help you and your team:
- Raise service excellence to callers by improving skills
- Outline performance expectations of call center staff members and those who use phones extensively in their work
- Brand the fund you represent and support great customer/client experiences.
To register multiple individuals, contact us at [email protected] to ensure we can accommodate your team.
Training Outline
1. Vocal Qualities and Using Your Voice as a Communication Tool
- Tone
- Inflection
- Emphasis
- Pitch
- Enunciation
- Volume
- Rate
- Exercises in Speaking Rates and Voice Analysis
2. Call Frameworks to Build a Solid Foundation for Success in Each Call
Greeting
Building Rapport
Listening
Asking Questions
Providing Information
Closings
Exercises and Role Plays
3. Signature Strategies for Polished Professionals
Holding and Resuming
Courtesy
Words to Avoid
Things to Use Because People Love Them
Dealing with Difficult Callers
Five Forbidden Phrases
Stopping the Dumb Stuff
Role Plays
4. Question and Answers
Virtual Instructor-Led Training
Virtual instructor-led courses are interactive programs designed to give you the knowledge needed to be better in your role. Courses are hosted in Zoom and require participants to enable the microphone and camera on their device. These courses have limited spots available to simulate a classroom environment and make it easier for those attending to have meaningful engagement with the curriculum.
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for all those in the US and Canada who are on the frontlines of communicating with plan participants, customers, or vendors.
Instructor
Pricing
$385.00
US Member
$550.00
US Non-member
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