As a customer service representative, you're expected to handle every customer that comes your way. To be effective, you need not only knowledge of the products or services your company sells, but also people skills that will help you interact with customers in a positive and professional manner. Your level of product or service knowledge may enable you to understand and resolve problems, but without understanding how to properly interact with customers, you can't truly serve the customer. In this course, you will apply important principles and skills you can use as a customer service professional.

Excellence in Customer Service (Advanced)

Excellence in Customer Service (Advanced)

Instructor: Bill Rosenthal
Access provided by Xavier School of Management, XLRI
What you'll learn
In this course, you will refresh and expand your customer service skill set.
Skills you'll gain
- Active Listening
- Stress Management
- Sales Support
- Team Leadership
- Leadership
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Customer Communications Management
- Workflow Management
- Greeting Customers
- Customer experience improvement
- Conflict Management
- Communication
- Needs Assessment
- Sales Strategy
- Organizational Skills
- Customer Service
- Customer Complaint Resolution
- Customer Support
- Customer and Client Support
- Cross Selling
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There are 6 modules in this course
You're an experienced customer service professional who is looking to expand your skill set. First, you'll want to be sure you're effectively using fundamental customer service skills and knowledge. In this lesson, you will apply customer service foundations.
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You've assessed customer service basics and developed interpersonal skills. Now it's time to acquire techniques that help you be more organized and effective. In this lesson, you will manage your workflow.
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You've learned methods of managing your workflow by handling simultaneous customer contacts, applying organizational skills, and managing individual stress. Now, you'll develop approaches to determine how to deliver satisfied customers. In this lesson, you will take care of customers.
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You've taken care of customers by assessing their needs, diagnosing and resolving their problems, and encouraging them to purchase products or services that meet their needs. Now, it's time to address difficult customer service scenarios. In this lesson, you will deal with challenging customer interactions.
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You've developed customer service skills that enable you to manage your workflow, take care of customers, and deal with challenging customer interactions. Now it's time to develop skills that will enable you to lead your team. In this lesson, you will progress to leadership.
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5 plugins
You'll wrap things up and then validate what you've learned in this course by taking an assessment.
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1 assignment1 plugin
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