Dealing with Difficult Customer Behaviours and Complaints

1 day course
4.66  (518 reviews)
What you will learn:
  • Better recognise your customers’ difficult behaviours and understand what may be contributing to them
  • Learn how to build conversations with your customers or clients that result in win-win outcomes
  • Know the right type of questions to use at the right time to get the information you need to help your customers
  • Identify your good and not-so-good listening skills
  • Deliver bad news to your customers in more positive ways
  • Respond to complaints with the right emotions for the situation
  • Have more confidence in resolving your customers’ complaints
What you'll get:
Workbook
Lunch and refreshments
Capped class sizes
eCertificate
Post Course Support
What you will learn:
  • Better recognise your customers’ difficult behaviours and understand what may be contributing to them
  • Learn how to build conversations with your customers or clients that result in win-win outcomes.
  • Know the right type of questions to use at the right time to get the information you need to help your customers.
  • Identify your good and not-so-good listening skills.
  • Deliver bad news to your customers in more positive ways.
  • Respond to complaints with the right emotions for the situation.
  • Have more confidence in resolving your customers’ complaints.
What you'll get:
Courseware and Handouts
Capped class sizes
eCertificate
Post Course Support
This course is ideal for

Experienced customer service consultants or team leaders.

Online Training Prerequisites:

Participants are required to have a working computer with a microphone and speaker installed.  No software needs to be installed before the training session however, we require an up-to-date web browser. For the best experience, we recommend downloading the latest Google Chrome browser.

Topics covered in this training course

The four positive intentions that drive customer behaviours

What to do when you start out with positive intentions, but people react with challenging and difficult behaviours

Great interpersonal communication skill and style is the key to effective communication in customer service

Agree, build and connect

Learn how to listen with your ears, eyes and emotions

Seeking information via layering questions and responding with assertive responses

In situations where we are dealing with unhappy customers and the wide range of emotions that come with them, we need to be both empathic and assertive

What to say when you cannot deliver what the customer wants

Look at four good reasons for welcoming complaints

The hardest part about dealing with difficult customer behaviours is dealing with people’s emotions

The seven key steps to responding to customer complaints

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4.66
4.66
from 518 reviews
5/5
“Sharyn was great. Had a lot of personal experience she was happy to share with you.”
Jessicah, Jul 2025
5/5
“Excellent work performed by the presenter, real empathy and control of the crowd. Well done, Sharyn.”
Lina, Jul 2025
5/5
“Enjoyed Sharyn's presentation, found her fun and relatable and knowledgeable”
Abby, Jul 2025
5/5
“The course was very helpful and gave many new tips to deal with difficult customers.”
Belinda, Jul 2025