Training for Customer Service , Leadership & Workplace Culture
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Service Recovery 1

Dealing with Difficult Customers

An in-person or live-virtual workshop on dealing with difficult customers, introducing evidence-based service-recovery skills that turn challenging situations into positive opportunities.

LIVE/VIRTUAL:

TWO

2-hr Modules

INTERACTIVE

Yes

4 HOURS

Total Duration

4 WEEKS

Reinforcement

LIVE/ON-SITE:

ONE

4-hr Workshop

INTERACTIVE

Yes

1/2 DAY

Total Duration

4 WEEKS

Reinforcement

LIVE, VIRTUAL TRAINING
  • Two 2-hour modules (4 hours in total)
  • Highly interactive
  • 4-week reinforcement
LIVE, ON-SITE TRAINING
  • One 4-hour workshop (half-day)
  • Highly interactive
  • 4-week reinforcement

PREREQUISITES:  NONE

About This Course:

This workshop provides the foundation of service recovery. Your employees will learn the science behind negative customer behaviours, and critical skills for mitigating situations that trigger them.

They will have the opportunity to practice proven, evidence-based, language skills for de-escalating situations. They will learn how to remain calm and focused, using situational resilience techniques, and remain confident throughout difficult interactions.

Topics:

Understanding and Preventing Conflict
  • The root causes of most customer conflict
  • The real reason customers behave badly
How to reduce emotions in conflict and stay focused
  • Reframing customer behaviour to help create connection
  • How to maintain control over any conversation
How to de-escalate conflict
  • Two focus-points that send the message “I care”
  • Active listening skills for Difficult conversations 
How to deal with unreasonable behaviour
  • Recognizing and reacting to unreasonable behaviour
  • Why people lie, and how to handle it
Training for dealing with difficult customers

Who Should Attend:

Course Outcomes:

  • Greater confidence with challenging people
  • Faster resolution of service failure
  • Reduced employee stress
  • Increased customer loyalty
  • Reduced negative word-of-mouth

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Situational Service Recovery
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