Staff meetings don’t need to be boring! The Houndville Animated Workplace Series consists of ten colorful lessons which bring awareness to common workplace dilemmas in an upbeat and humorous way. Reminder learning points follow each episode. Your staff will laugh and learn while discussing important workplace issues. Perfect to use as meeting openers or conversation starters.
Houndville Business Animations
Addresses Common Workplace Challenges

Topics include: Email Etiquette, Diversity, Ethics, Touchy Topics, Careless Errors, Safety, Cell Phone Use, Customer Diversity, Sexual Harassment and Valuing Learning Opportunities. This content is available at ServiceSkills.com.
Give your team the tools to master these communication concepts:
- 4 steps to handle & defuse angry, upset and irate customers
- Recognize & capture cross-selling opportunities
- How to compose an effective customer service email
- Business communication for phone, email, face-to-face & chat
- How the power of attitude helps resolve challenging situations
- Essential office etiquette & workplace manners strategies
- Effectively managing differences between the generations
- Replacing Five Forbidden Phrases® w/ Positive Alternatives
- Best practices for email subject lines and address fields
- Handling ethical dilemmas the moment they appear
- The six cardinal rules of customer retention and loyalty
- The importance of delivering Business Friendly℠ service
- How to respect & communicate effectively with co-workers
- Contrasts between passive, average & proactive service
- 6 ways to improve listening skills and deliver better service
- The personal philosophies of six service superstars
- How service after the sale builds customers for life
- When to use open-ended, closed-ended, probing & echo questions
- Deploying the Power of You during interviews & appraisals
- Why bringing an ‘observable level of enthusiasm’ is so important
- The distinction between features and benefits
- To be truly sensitive and empathetic to customer needs
- Management skills to better lead, coach and mentor others
- How to conduct more effective & engaging meetings
- Avoiding weak, wimpy words in business communication
- The relationship between internal & external customer service
- plus hundreds more skills, strategies & techniques!