Handling Tough Calls

Making the connection to achieve

service excellence

Do you want to keep callers satisfied and develop a long-term relationship with them? Does your staff have to deal with upset callers who contribute to their workday stress. Do they need sound, practical advice that can be used immediately to prepare them mentally and help them provide the ‘best of class’ customer service?

Handling Tough Calls teaches exceptional customer service that drives profits by understanding oneself, the organization, and customers better. If you want to sharpen responsiveness skills for avoiding and resolving these calls quickly and positively, this course is ideal.

Using the HELP model, participants learn how to handle calls like "star" customer representatives by creating an environment that allows them to meet callers expectations and to handle difficult situations and conflicts with ease and poise.

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify your own strengths and weaknesses.
  • Learn and practice a six-step process to provide top-notch service.
  • Turn difficult interactions into positive experiences.

The 4 Behaviors in Handling Tough Callers

Research: You gather information and record what the caller says.
Tell: You share information and explain the situation to the caller.
Explore: You ask interested questions to probe the caller's feelings.
Care: You empathize, feel for the caller.

How Does It Work?

Individuals respond to 16 statements to determine their preferred behavior when faced with a difficult and stressful situation, and increase their responsiveness skills.

Handling Tough Calls is ideal for any service representative and supervisor. It is perfect for training programs or a self-development tool on:

  • Customer Service
  • Business Telephone Etiquette
  • Communication and Listening Skills

For Your Training

Facilitator's Guide, $79.95
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Provides up to 7 hours of training for teaching the basics of customer service skills. Includes ice-breakers, step-by-step instructions to run the self-assessment, descriptions of the four behaviors, CD-ROM with PowerPoint presentations, and activities.

Participant's Workbook, $17.95
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Includes a self-assessment and reproducible worksheets to use on the job.

Discount Levels

1-49
50-99
100+
Workbook
$17.95
$17.05
$16.15

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