2. Business Masterclass Series
Define Your Customers
Customer Service Skills that Matter
Dealing with Difficult Customers
Move your Customers From
Deluded to Devoted
Wed 5th October
Thu 27th October
Tue 8th November
Tue 22nd November
16. 8 steps towards solving issues
Greet in a welcoming manner
Empathise - Please let me make this right for you
Listen
Address the issue
Offer additional help - and gain verbal agreement
Follow through
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Ask questions to test that you understand the issue
Ask questions to get to the real cause
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Make sure you understand exactly what the customers expectations are - and what you can deliver
Make sure you understand exactly what the customers expectations are - and make sure the customer understand exactly what you can deliver.
Make sure the two are in alignments
When dealing with customers be sure to stay patient - especially when they come to you stumped and frustrated
Be sure to take the time to find out what it is they really want
Remember - you are the expert
Im sorry we’re out of stock
That item has been popular - we have more coming in next week. Would you like me to put your name down on our waitlist and I can call you as soon as it arrives.
The ability to listen to your customers is so crucial - especially when they are upset, angry or frustrated.
Look at your customers body language
Listen to their tone
Sometimes you’ll get a situation that you may not have experienced before - and there are no guidelines for it
Sometimes you’ll get a situation that you may not have experienced before - and there are no guidelines for it
What’s going on?
Who can I get to help me?
What can I do to rectify this?
When can I rectify this by?
make sure you are getting to the issue at hand - sometimes the problem they first tell you is actually not the problem at all.
Clarify back to them
And make sure that the solution you are offering is what they want
Get to the real cause - paraphrase back if you need to
Gain a verbal agreement - will this work for you
make sure you are getting to the issue at hand - sometimes the problem they first tell you is actually not the problem at all.
Clarify back to them
And make sure that the solution you are offering is what they want
You cannot let an angry customer force you to loose your cool
Practice calmness - it spreads
Its your job to be the rock for your customer - especially when they think their world is falling down