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Good Telephone Etiquette (CDT-008) PDF Print E-mail
1 day course

Frontline Staff positions are the most important positions for any business.  WHY?

Because, it is the Frontline Staff who have the first contact with existing and potential customers and they have the power to MAKE or BREAK whether or not this customer chooses to stay or become a customer.

The workshop covers the following:

MODULE 1: TELEPHONE ETIQUETTE

SECTION 1 – TELEPHONE ETIQUETTE AND ANSWERING PROCEDURES
    1. Clear your mind
    2. Answer telephone promptly
    3. Be present with your caller
    4. Prepare your phone voice
    5. Offer your standard greeting
    6. Be prepared before you respond

SECTION 2 – COMMUNICATION BARRIERS AND CONFIDENTIALITY
    1. Communication Barriers
    2. Confidentiality

SECTION 3 – PROCESSING INCOMING CALLS
    1. Placing Callers on Hold
    2. Transferring Calls
    3. Screening Calls
    4. Taking a Message

SECTION 4 – PROCESSING OUTGOING CALLS
    1. Preparing Yourself
    2. Making the Call
    3. Leaving a Message

MODULE 2: THE PHONETIC ALPHABET
 
MODULE 3: CUSTOMER SERVICE

SECTION 1 – IDENTIFYING CUSTOMERS
    1. Internal Customers
    2. External Customers

SECTION 2 – IDENTIFYING COMPETITORS & THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
    1. Identifying Competitors
    2. The Competitive Edge

SECTION 3 – IDENTIFYING & MEETING CUSTOMER’S NEEDS

SECTION 4 – ATTITUDE & LISTENING
    1. Attitude
    2. Listening

SECTION 5 – FORBIDDEN PHRASES & SOFT LANGUAGE SKILLS
    1. Forbidden Phrases
    2. Soft Language Skills

SECTION 6 – DEALING WITH PROBLEM CUSTOMERS
    1. STEP 1 – Listen
    2. STEP 2 – Empathise
    3. STEP 3 – Apologise
    4. STEP 4 – Solve the Problem

SECTION 7 – PERSONAL PERFORMANCE

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