Communication & Customer Service

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Course objectives

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

Course topics

Communication

  • What is communication
  • What is effective communication
  • The process of communication

Components of interpersonal communication

  • Communication components
  • Word choice
  • Effective words
  • Voice
  • Body language
  • Style of dress
  • Personal space

Communication Barriers

  • Emotional Centres and Self Justification
  • The biology and Chemistry of our Emotions
  • Understand Emotional Barriers
  • Gain control of and Remove Emotional Barriers
  • Perceptions
  • Different Personalities
  • Cultural and Language Barriers
  • Conflicting Objectives

Assertive communication

  • Becoming assertive

Listening Skills

  • Listening habits
  • Listen to understand
  • Demonstrate listening

Objectives

  • Communication objectives

Questioning Skills

  • Question types
  • Uses for questions

Rapport and Empathy

  • Showing empathy
  • Developing rapport

Customer Service

  • Who are our customers
  • Benefits of internal customer service
  • Power of customer service
  • Service example

What do Customers Want

  • Customer Wants
  • Customer Expectations
  • Managing Customer Expectations

Customers Expectations

  • What do customers want?
  • Managing customer expectations
  • Handling difficult customers

Target audience

All staff working within an organisation who deals with customers and needs to effectively communicate with others.

Course duration

2 days

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