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Advanced Customer Service

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Advanced Customer Service

Melbourne
26 Jul 2012 $505
23 Oct 2012 $505
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Sydney
26 Jul 2012 $505
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Brisbane
13 Jun 2012 $414
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Cairns
26 Jun 2012 $460
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Townsville
26 Jun 2012 $460
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Next Level Course

  • Duration
    1 Day (9:00 am – 4:30 pm)
  • Downloads
    Brochure
  • Meals Provided
    Lunch and refresments
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  • Delivery Methods
    Public, In-house, Closed Group
  • Skills Assessment
    Take the test

Course Overview

Almost 70% of the identifiable reasons why customers left typical companies had nothing to do with the product. The prevailing reason for switching was poor quality of service.  For team members to have a positive customer service culture i.e. be instilled with the concept and spirit of customer service; they need to be educated, trained and reinforced.

Expected Outcomes

  • Understand the importance of developing customer relationships.
  • Build confidence in all aspects of customer contact via  developing effective communication skills.
  • Learn skills and techniques to deal positively with misunderstandings, complaints and miscommunication.
  • Understand different customer behaviours and match your service delivery with their expectations.
  • Build on your existing questioning and listening skills to understand customer needs and solve complex problems.

Who Should Attend this Course

This course is designed for experienced customer service consultants or team leaders.

Core Learning and Development Competencies

This course has been designed to support the development of the following core competency areas identified to facilitate individual and organisational success:

  • Composure
  • Customer focus
  • Integrity and trust
  • Interpersonal savvy

Click for futher information on our core competencies.

Topics Covered [Click to Show All]

Customer Care
Understand and promote a  positive customer service culture.

Customer Ladder of Loyalty
Develop a one off contact into a long-term relationship where both parties will benefit

Time Management Matrix
Manage yourself to balance the proactive vs reactive tasks.

Process of Communication
Effective communication is central to successful working relationships.

Customer Behaviours
Understand the 4 intentions that drive customer behaviours.

Making Connections
The skill of connecting or building rapport.

Shared Goals & Mutual Respect
Agree, build and connect.
Contrasting
Deal positively with misunderstandings and miscommunication.

Assertive Actions
Express yourself in a direct, honest and appropriate way.

The Ball Court Model
Empathise, problem solve, assert.

Delivering Bad News Postively
What to say when you can't say what the customer wants.

Customer Complaints
Use the 4 elements influencing model to deal with customer problems and complaints.

Fantastic - wish I'd done the course years ago!