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Handling A Difficult Customer

Wouldn’t the world be a great place if every customer was a pleasure to deal with? We all know that is a fantasy land. So what is the best way to handle a difficult customer? Through our workshop your participants will learn stress management skills, how to build rapport, and recognizing certain body language.

By utilizing our Handling a Difficult Customer workshop your participants will see an increase in customer service, productivity, and a decrease in unhappy customers. Your participants will be provided a strong skill set including in-person and over the phone techniques, addressing complaints, and generating return business.

Handling a Difficult Customer Course Outline:

Module One: Getting Started

  • Housekeeping Items
  • Pre-Assignment Review
  • Workshop Objectives
  • The Parking Lot
  • Action Plan

Module Two: The Right Attitude Starts with You

  • Be Grateful
  • Keep Your Body Healthy
  • Focus on Positive Thoughts
  • Invoke Inner Peace
  • Case Study
  • Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Internal Stress Management

  • Irritability
  • Unhappiness with Your Job
  • Feeling Underappreciated
  • Not Well-Rested
  • Case Study
  • Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: External Stress Management

  • Office Furniture Not Ergonomically Sound
  • High Noise Volume in the Office
  • Rift with Co-Workers
  • Demanding Supervisor
  • Case Study
  • Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Transactional Analysis

  • What is Transactional Analysis?
  • Parent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Case Study
  • Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Why are Some Customers Difficult?

  • They Have Truly Had a Bad Experience and Want to Vent
  • They Have Truly Had a Bad Experience and Want Someone to be Held Accountable
  • They Have Truly Had a Bad Experience and Want Resolution
  • They Are Generally Unhappy
  • Case Study
  • Module Six: Review Questions
Module Seven: Dealing with the Customer Over the Phone

  • Listen to the Customer’s Complaint
  • Build Rapport
  • Do Not Respond with Negative Words or Emotion
  • Offer a Verbal Solution to Customer
  • Case Study
  • Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Dealing with the Customer In Person

  • Listen to the Customer’s Complaint
  • Build Rapport
  • Responding with Positive Words and Body Language
  • Besides Words, What to Look For?
  • Case Study
  • Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Sensitivity in Dealing with Customers

  • Who are Angry
  • Who Are Rude
  • With Different Cultural Values
  • Who Cannot Be Satisfied
  • Case Study
  • Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: Scenarios of Dealing with a Difficult Customer

  • Angry Customer
  • Rude Customer
  • Culturally Diverse Customer
  • Impossible to Please Customer
  • Case Study
  • Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: Following up With a Customer Once You Have Addressed Their Complaint

  • Call the Customer
  • Send the Customer an Email
  • Mail the Customer a Small Token
  • Handwritten or Typed Letter
  • Case Study
  • Module Eleven: Review Questions

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

  • Words From The Wise
  • Review Of The Parking Lot
  • Lessons Learned
  • Recommended Reading
  • Completion Of Action Plans And Evaluations

Includes Many Practical Scenarios, Exercises & Role Play in this 1 Day Practical Creative Problem Solving Training.
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Best suited for Individuals, Employees in Sales, Customer Service, Purchasing, IT, HR, and other departments in companies.

Next Available Schedule:
September 07, 2019

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SoftSkills.SG provides results oriented training to improve the soft skills of your team.

We are a team of passionate industry trainers with years of experience in helping companies achieve their objectives with improved Communication, Problem Solving Skills & Creative ideas.

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SoftSkills.SG
5001 Beach Road,
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Singapore 199588

Tel: +65-6392-4590

Email: training@softskills.sg

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