2. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Customer
Service-Part Two. This course
is designed to assist you in
mastering new skills related
to customer service.
By the end of this course, you
will be able to:
1. Apply techniques to help effectively
communicate with customers
2. Define the skills needed to create a
positive impression
3. Develop and maintain customer
service standards
3. “
“Customer service should not
be a department. It should be
the entire company”
-Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos
4. Attitude
Checklist
• Enjoy helping people
• Care for your customers
• Give fair and equal
treatment to all
• Be understanding of
people with unique needs
or situations
5. Customer
Service Skills
• Know your organization
• Learn the technical parts
of the job
• Communicate well
• Be consistent
• Be organized
• Know your place on the
team and be a team
player
7. Percent of what is heard, seen or felt, and words.
COMMUNICATION
EQUATION
40% 10%
50%
What you hear:
• Tone of voice
• Vocal clarity
• Verbal expressiveness
What you feel:
• Facial expression
• Dress and grooming
• Posture/Body language
• Eye contact
The actual words that
are being spoken
11. L
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Active Listening Skills
Following Skills
Questioning Skills
Reflective Skills
►Following Skills:
Encourage continued
communication
►Questioning Skills:
Ask the right questions
►Reflective Skills:
Indicate you were
listening
12. ACTIVITY TIME
It’s time to stretch those
brains and bodies!
Let’s try some different
tones of voice.
13. Roll the dice to determine
what tone of voice should be
used to make the following
statements.
You’re such a good dog.
14. Roll the dice to determine
what tone of voice should be
used to make the following
statements.
It’s time to go now.
15. Roll the dice to determine
what tone of voice should be
used to make the following
statements.
How may I help you?
16. Roll the dice to determine
what tone of voice should be
used to make the following
statements.
What is your family size?
17. Roll the dice to determine
what tone of voice should be
used to make the following
statements.
Can you afford this five dollar
payment?
18. Create A Positive Image Of Your Organization
You have approximately 30
seconds to make that first
impression
You get ONE chance at a first
impression
0
30
Make those 30 seconds count!
1. Be confident
2. Sound interested and engaged
3. Know the products and services
you provide
4. Provide confidentiality
5. Follow through on commitments
19. Smile
Write down
the caller’s
name and
use it
Speak slowly
and clearly
No rude talk
while
customer is
on hold
Use words to
show you’re
listening
No eating or
drinking
while on
phone
Use the
these
telephone
skills to
improve the
customer’s
experience
20. Avoid These Actions
!
• Telling a customer, “I don’t
know,” without offering an
option
• Long hold times
• Ignoring people when you’re
busy
• Treating people unequally
21. DEALING WITH
DIFFICULT
BEHAVIORS
• Label the behavior, not the customer
• Don’t get defensive or take it personally
• Find out what the customer wants
• Listen, and take responsibility for what you
can do
• Discuss alternatives and agree on a plan of
action
22. The
Talkative
Customer
• Ask closed-ended questions
• Limit the time available for
them to interrupt (don’t have
long pauses)
• Provide minimal responses
when possible
• Be pleasant, but don’t
encourage them
23. The
Angry
Customer
• Listen carefully without interrupting so you
understand the problem
• Empathize in a broad way
• Stay calm and remain polite
• Don’t escalate the problem
• Don’t take it personally, be defensive, or
blame others
• Propose an action plan and follow it
• Seek support if you don’t understand, if
you can’t agree on a solution or if the
customer asks to speak to “your manager”
24. The
Know-It-All
Customer
• Acknowledge what they say
• Compliment them on their
research
• Avoid the temptation to “put
them in their place”
• Don’t try to be “smart” – you
can’t win!
25. The
Indecisive
Customer
• Find out what they really want
• Walk them through their options
• Reflect back to them what they’ve
said
• Assume control gently and point out
the best course of action from what
they’ve told you they need
• Be logical
• Confirm a plan of action with them
26. The
Suspicious
Customer
• Establish your credibility
• Ensure you know your product
or service
• Be careful what you say
• Be polite
• Don’t take it personally, they
don’t trust anyone!
27. How can you
improve your
customer services
skills, starting today?
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
Discuss with class about when they’ve had good service and when they’ve had bad service.
Definition:
What describes GOOD service and BAD service?
Good customer service is taking that extra step to help without being asked! It’s all about attitude and skills.
What attitudes assist in providing good customer service?
The Communication Equation - The communication equation. Effective communication is a learned interpersonal skill that allows us to send, receive, and process information in such a way that we are understood to the fullest extent. Think of it as a simple equation:
Sending + receiving – misunderstanding cleared with reflecting = understanding.
What you hear:
The way you say something is much more important than the words you actually say. In fact, it accounts for 40% of the communication equation. Joyce Meyer teaches about power thoughts, or the idea that what you feel will influence the way you act. She says, “You may not be help to what you feel but if you change what you think, your feelings will catch up with your thoughts.” Having the right mindset about collecting, and trying to put yourself in their shoes before being judgmental about their situation, can help you to change the way you feel and, in turn, improve your communication and your results.
What you see or feel:
What you feel will influence the way you act, and a large part of the message you convey.
The most influential element of the communication equation is what others see. This accounts for more than half of the message you communicate to your borrowers. Your body language says more to them than what you say, or even how you say it. For example, when asking for a payment if you follow a precise script and deliver the message cordially and kindly, but you are sitting behind your desk with your arms folded and rolling your eyes like you expect to be met with an excuse, you probably will be.
Words:
The words we say only account for about 10% of what is believed in a conversation. This is why we urge you to forego collection scripts, and to instead work on developing a relationship with your borrowers. Communication is not limited to the words we say. Much of what we communicate also comes across through our tone of voice and body language.
Being Ready:
Attend to immediate needs (if you need to finish something before giving your full attention)
Being available
Attentive posture
Concentration
Following:
Invitations
• Questions
• Encouragement
• Empathetic Silence
Questioning:
• Open Questions
• Closed Questions
• Paraphrasing
• Check for Understanding
Reflective:
• Paraphrasing
• Reflecting Facts
• Reflecting Feelings
• Reflecting Silence
• Summarizing
• Choosing your Words
• Useful Phrases
Being Ready:
Attend to immediate needs (if you need to finish something before giving your full attention)
Being available
Attentive posture
Concentration
Following:
Invitations
• Questions
• Encouragement
• Empathetic Silence
Questioning:
• Open Questions
• Closed Questions
• Paraphrasing
• Check for Understanding
Reflective:
• Paraphrasing
• Reflecting Facts
• Reflecting Feelings
• Reflecting Silence
• Summarizing
• Choosing your Words
• Useful Phrases
Trainer: There are a series of activity cards at the end of the slide deck. Print/cut/laminate.
Give hand them out to the participants and ask them to demonstrate the tone of voice.
Trainer: Allow each participant to roll the dice to determine the tone of voice. Then have them read the sentence that appears (when you click), using the tone they rolled.
1=Happy
2=Sad
3=Angry
4=Fast
5=Yelling
6=Condescending
Trainer: Allow each participant to roll the dice to determine the tone of voice. Then have them read the sentence that appears (when you click), using the tone they rolled.
1=Happy
2=Sad
3=Angry
4=Fast
5=Yelling
6=Condescending
Trainer: Allow each participant to roll the dice to determine the tone of voice. Then have them read the sentence that appears (when you click), using the tone they rolled.
1=Happy
2=Sad
3=Angry
4=Fast
5=Yelling
6=Condescending
Trainer: Allow each participant to roll the dice to determine the tone of voice. Then have them read the sentence that appears (when you click), using the tone they rolled.
1=Happy
2=Sad
3=Angry
4=Fast
5=Yelling
6=Condescending
Trainer: Allow each participant to roll the dice to determine the tone of voice. Then have them read the sentence that appears (when you click), using the tone they rolled.
1=Happy
2=Sad
3=Angry
4=Fast
5=Yelling
6=Condescending
Factors Affecting the Quality of Service
Reliability
Confidence
Responsiveness
Efficiency
Consistency
Organization
Acceptance of and adherence to policies and procedures
If they’re explaining something use words to show you’re listening (Interject words that indicate your attentiveness…”Yes”, “I understand”, “Oh really?”, “I’m sorry you had that experience”, “that’s good”, etc.)
Saying ‘I don’t know’ without offering an option (How else can you say “I don’t know?” “I’ll find out for you”, “I’ll need to check on that and get back to you”, “I’ll have to look that up, when is a good time for me to call you back?”)