Everyone aims to deliver proactive customer service. Whether you refer to it as cross-selling, up-selling, suggestive selling, or – as we like to say — “soft question” selling, a basic component of effective customer service is to offer your customers additional choices. Some customer service representatives might fear being perceived as pushy or assuming. No […]

One of the most abrupt and shocking forbidden phrases you can say to a customer is, “We can’t do that.” These words close the door on the customer’s request as quickly as does its close cousin  — “That’s our policy.” Everyone has heard the “We can’t” phrase before, and we’ve heard it used in situations […]

ServiceSkills.com Releases New White Paper Educational Resource Addresses The Return On Investment of Communication Skills Training St. Louis, MO – ServiceSkills.com, a leader in web-based communication training, announces the release of a new white paper, “How Improving Communication Skills Increases Bottom Line Results.” This white paper discusses the ways communication impacts business success. Readers learn […]

By Nancy Friedman, President, Speaker, Telephone Doctor Customer Service My entire career has been focused on developing ways to help companies communicate better with their customers. Each year we run this popular article as a reminder for all. Great customer service is sought by most everyone. Businesses go out of their way to give good […]

Looking to build the case for the Return On Investment of customer service, management & communication training at your organization?  Get the link to our free White Paper: How Improving Communication Skills Increases Bottom Line Results  This nine page white paper details:  the cost of poor communication the common barriers to organizational communication the importance […]

If you can train your customer service representatives to substitute five common forbidden sentences with positive, smart replacements, they’ll turn disgruntled customers into satisfied clients. For instance, one forbidden response is, “I don’t know” Replace this with “That’s a good question, let me check and find out!”  

by Jared Grafman The vast majority of music and news businesses failed to adapt with the Millennial generation. As a result, the two industries are still, today, rebuilding essentially from scratch. Why did those businesses fail? What makes Millennials so different from Generation X or Baby Boomers? Not much beyond technology. The internet and mobile […]

STOP TELLING CUSTOMERS HOW GREAT YOU ARE…..AND START SHOWING THEM!  If you’re in the business of satisfying customers, the only thing that matters is what you DO It’s almost a cliche to see and hear organizations advertise to prospective customers about how great their service is. As if somehow, great customer service were just that…bragging […]

Team Building, Conflict Resolution & Mentoring What To Say When Workplace Communication Training DVD Series Problems with workplace communication will lead to low productivity, high stress and stalemate between co-workers. Apathy or the status quo isn’t an effective strategy. Introducing the What To Say When Workplace Communication Training DVD Series. Human Resource expert Hugh Murray […]