The document is a PowerPoint presentation focusing on effective customer service strategies, including identifying customer needs, addressing common complaints, and improving communication skills. It outlines various competencies required for customer service representatives and lists common excuses for poor service, along with suggestions for countering them. Additionally, it promotes a comprehensive customer service training resource available for download at readysetpresent.com.

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2. Learn to identify and analyze customer needs and problems. Recognize the most common reasons for customer complaints. Discover techniques to cultivate and maintain special customer relationships. Program Objectives (1 of 2)

3. Program Objectives (2 of 2) Assess your communication style and use two-way communication skills to level with people, to accept feedback from them, and to discuss problems. Identify specific problems in your customer service program and apply treatment.

4. A Challenge Please write a One Sentence Definition of CUSTOMER SERVICE.

5. Questions On Being A Customer Why do you need customer service? Was the service provided over the phone or in person? How did the customer service representative respond to your request, inquiry or problem? If you felt the service was excellent, describe what made it so good. If you felt the service was exceptionally poor, describe what made it that way.

6. Do You Know Why They Leave? 1% die . 3% move away. 5% develop other relationships. 9% leave for competitive reasons. 14% are dissatisfied with product or service. 68% leave because of rude or discourteous service.

7. Communication. Customer Sensitivity. Decisiveness. Energy. Flexibility. Follow-up. Impact. Initiative. Integrity. Competencies (1 of 2)

8. Competencies (2 of 2) Job Knowledge. Judgment. Motivation To Serve. Persuasiveness/Sales. Planning. Resilience. Situation Analysis. Work Standards.

9. Excuses Excuses List five to eight excuses you hear customer service representatives give for offering indifferent or poor customer service. Think of one of more ways to counter each excuse.

10. Common Excuses (1 of 2) For Service Lapses: I don't have enough time. I don't get paid to be nice. I am measured by my productivity and accuracy. How can we do a good job if the computer is always down? Every customer is totally bonkers today.

11. I can't deal with people who do not show me respect. How can we do a good job if the other departments do not provide the back-up we need? I am having a bad day. People are basically stupid. I am always too busy. Common Excuses (2 of 2) For Service Lapses:

12. The Customer Wants You To . . . Invite me back. . . . Listen to me. . . . Value me. . . . Greet me. . . . Help me.

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