Telephone Techniques
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Telephone Techniques
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Duration
4 Hrs (9:00 am – 1:00 pm)Meals Provided
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Course Overview
The telephone is often the first point of contact people will have with your organisation, and it is vital that you create and sustain the right business image and impression.
This course has been developed to give you the necessary tools and technical skills to make a positive impression, develop call opportunity and skillfully manage a range of behaviours.
Expected Outcomes
- Understand caller needs through effective listening and questioning, and align feedback.
- Techniques to deal with a range of caller behaviours.
- Prepare for common situations experienced in in-bound/out-bound calls.
- Ensure phone messages are taken efficiently and correctly with all the necessary information.
- Conduct and close conversations to achieve positive outcomes.
Who Should Attend this Course
Administration, support or frontline customer contact personnel required to engage with internal and external customers over the telephone.
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:
- Customer focus
- Interpersonal savvy
- Listening
Topics Covered [Click to Show All]
- Communication A,B,Cs
- Call protocols and benchmark standards
- Three keys of business greetings
- Practising effective listening
- Asking questions
- GIFTING messages
- Managing caller feedback and behaviours







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