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May we help you to become a better customer service executive

Customer service representatives connect the dots between the organization and customers. They are backbone and key strength of any organization. Customer Care Support should be laced with inherent verbal and interpersonal attributes. These skills could be polished and nurtured with consistency and practice. The executives of call centers could fare better and tactfully if under mentioned points be followed. 1) If you are dealing with angry customer, don’t go in defensive mode. It’s better to be receptive and let consumer vent away his feelings. This would help him to cool down and calm for a rationale communication. 2) In a general perception, customers feel that executives don’t understand or show concern to their requirements and problems. So, rather being just a mechanical voice an executive should be honest and really listen to their callers. 3) If customers are angry due to some problem in service feel sorry for the inconvenience and ensure the as sooner as possible resolution

The Ten on Ten Tips to Improve Call Center Listening Skills

The call centers are all about services and solutions. The major chunk of services comprises listening patiently about the complaints, feedbacks and requests from customers. Here are ten keynotes to increase the listening capabilities of Inbound or outbound call center agents in no particular order because they all are important to step-up the performance level of a BPO. 1) Focus for Success: Concentrate what your caller is talking about and not on noise or other external distractions. 2) Concentration on Emotions: Is your caller angry, happy or plainly inquisitive? Understand his emotions and you get it all right. 3) Question & Reactions: As an adage goes, "A prudent question is half wisdom." Well framed and pertinent questions can lead to right information. 4) No interruption while explanation: When your caller is saying or telling something, don’t break the chain of his thoughts. 5) Preemption is not preferable: Avoid completing sentences of callers. Let them speak a