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Customer Service Training![]() Best-Seller! Angry customers can take their toll on employees, to the point where it can be easy to lose perspective. In this updated version of the classic training video, a frustrated employee receives advice from his coworkers on how to better handle difficult customers. When a kind greeting and an ounce of respect aren’t enough, the techniques presented here can keep a situation from getting out of control. Rather than taking the matter personally, employees learn that they’re in a position to solve problems and possibly even make someone’s day a little bit brighter. Duration: 21 Minutes
![]() Best-Seller! Great telephone service doesn't have to be a thing of the past. Even with the advent of email and the Internet, your customers still want to be able to call sometimes and reach a live person. And how that call is handled still makes a huge difference to the success of your organization. When the phone rings, your employees have only a few seconds to set a tone. To communicate that your company listens to customers and gives them what they need- every single time they call. Those who answer the phones are speaking for everyone in the company. Make sure they have training. This program teaches the following telephone courtesy skills:
Duration: 20 Minutes
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Customer service is an art as well as a science. Skills can be taught, but the right attitude is even more meaningful. This video tells a simple but moving story about the importance of one customer service rep in the eyes of her customer. It inspires viewers to see that customers are people, too -- and to build relationships that keep customers coming back. Format: DVD
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Find Out How to Calm – and Not Calm – the Caustic Client! Humorous, broadcast-quality
In Part 1, service representative In Part 2, • Easy-to-use – includes facilitators manual designed by service experts • Highly engaging – quick-paced, lifelike scenarios show how to handle angry customer calls • Save money – broadcast-quality video while saving 60% off average training video price • Save time – quick program for efficient learning and behavioral change • Versatile – use for meetings openers, training sessions, and more Main Learning Points on how to handle angry customers • Allow customers to vent • Acknowledge customers’ feelings • Take ownership of the issue • Avoid blaming the customer • Focus away from emotions, toward issues • Collaborate with customer to solve problem Special Bonus! Facilitator's Guide on CD-ROM types of difficult customers • PowerPoint Presentation • Interactive Activities • Trainee Worksheet • Discussion Questions • Pre and Post-Training Assessment
![]() Best-Seller! The Difficult Guest picks up where The Guest, leaves off. Combining outrageous comedy, customer interactions we can all relate to, and a cast of unforgettable characters, this video sets a highly entertaining stage for some solid customer service training on recognizing, understanding and taking care of difficult customers, because sometimes...it's your L.A.S.T chance. Key Learning Points...
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![]() Release - 2009 A customer approaches your place of business, fully intending to buy something. Then, it happens…something frustrates the customer to the point where she changes her mind and leaves without spending a dime. The "it" is a "WAYMISH" and 2 out of 3 times, it results in the permanent loss of a customer.
The Supervisor Show component plays off the main show and further helps supervisors understand the unique role they play in setting the right tone and working with employees to prevent WAYMISHes. Content:
Length: Main show 18 minutes, Supervisor Show 10 minutes
![]() Best-Seller! Government version also Available “Customer service just isn’t what it used to be.” That statement can’t be supported with statistics but not many people would argue it. The GOOD news is that organizations offering EXCELLENT customer service now have a greater competitive advantage than ever before! Who Cares?, the new training program that can play a critical role in giving your organization just such an advantage! We’ve identified and illustrated the four simple but critical cornerstones of excellent customer service:
In reality, most customer service representatives really do care. But they often neglect, or fail to remember those basic behaviors that send that caring message to your clients. It’s also too easy for them to forget the important role they play in your organization’s success. Who Cares? provides both the information and inspiration your staff needs to provide winning customer service. Program Synopsis: An engaging host provides narration between a wide variety of realistic and thought-provoking customer service scenes. The viewer is reminded to put themselves in the customer’s shoes as “wrong way” and “right way” service examples are provided. Retail, hospitality, food service, banking and government settings along with man-on-the-street commentaries provide an informative and fast-paced training experience. Program Includes: A 21 minute DVD or VHS video, comprehensive leader’s guide, PowerPoint Presentation on CD-ROM and Who Cares?, handbook and leader’s guide.
![]() Produced - 2005 This program is also available for online training – learn more What is courteous in one culture, may be disastrously discourteous in another! Learn how to satisfy the different expectations of customers with this video designed to help employees provide effective customer service to all external multicultural customers --face-to-face and on the telephone. It offers over twenty strategies to help people adapt their traditional customer service skills to domestic and international customers of all cultures. In addition to some basic interpersonal skills, the video offers specific techniques to help talk to customers who have a heavy accent or who may not be fluent in their language. Duration: 20 minutes
![]() Best-Seller Your business is not what you sell, it's who you serve. Meet Bob Farrell, founder of Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant, as he serves up the most important aspect of any service business taking care of the customer. We're all in the same business, the people business. Our job is to make customers happy. What's the best way to do that? By giving out pickles. Pickles are those special or extra things you do to make people happy. The trick is figuring out what your customers want and then making sure they get it. That's the pickle. Make sure your employees have the scoop on effective customer service with this fun, lighthearted and highly effective training tool. Viewers will learn what it takes to foster and maintain customer loyalty. Participants will learn to:
Program Contents: DVD or Video, Leader's Guide with reproducible handouts, Give 'Em the Pickle hardback book, 10 Reminder Cards and 10 Pickle Pins
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![]() Use this customer service DVD to teach your employees that all customers deserve equal treatment.
Your customers. Some are elderly. Some have different ethnic backgrounds. Some are from other countries. One thing they have in common, though, is that they all deserve the same level of service and respect. Yet, as well-publicized denial-of-service settlements have shown, sometimes customers do not receive equal treatment. This customer service DVD helps you create a culture of inclusiveness in every one of your locations. It makes the point that every customer deserves excellent customer service—regardless of age, ethnicity or national origin. Help ensure that your employees understand that even the slightest discrimination against customers will not be tolerated.
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Avoid embarrassing errors and make your best impression on customers and colleagues. Email is fast becoming the preferred method of contact for sharing information and resolving problems. The impression you leave with others about the quality of your organization and your own personal competency is largely based on the courtesy and professionalism of your email correspondence. Learn about:
• Email etiquette and best practices.
• Openings and closings.
• Proper formatting and subject lines.
• Grammar and punctuation.
• Writing “bad news” emails.
• Email customer service.
No matter how long you’ve been using email, you’ll learn some very important guidelines in this video—guidelines that will protect you from catastrophes and ensure your messages are professional, every time.
Format: DVD
![]() Not all customers are created equal. Ten percent of your customers often provide ninety percent of your profits. You break even�or lose money�on the rest. As Roger Siboni explains, the best usage of customer relationship management (CRM) is to enhance the experience for profitable customers, and bring down costs by automating unprofitable ones. The secret is in differentiating your best customers, giving them personalized service, and rewarding them for their loyalty. This requires an enterprise-wide commitment to sharing customer data, and the reinvention of how every department in the company interacts with customers. $129.99 [Add to Cart]![]()
Life is full of distractions, and the work environment is no exception. Especially when you're dealing with customers. It's easy to get sidetracked by coworkers, cell phones, other customers, and a hundred other things. Good listening skills are essential for meeting customer needs—and ensuring a positive experience with your organization. Learn three effective listening skills: Used individually or in combination, these skills will help you treat your customers with the respect they deserve. This customer service training DVD, perfect for training your front-line staff, is just as useful for long-term employees as it is for new hires. Duration: 14 minutes ![]() Best-Seller! Treat your customer like a guest in your home. The fortunes of any business rise or fall based upon the level of customer service it delivers to its customers. No matter how large or complex a company may be, great customer service usually comes down to one employee, serving one customer, one day at a time. Great customer service is no secret. That's the message behind the remake of this hilarious hit. We all know how to take care of a guest in our home; we welcome them, we take care of their needs, we thank them for behind the remake of this hilarious hit. We all know how to take care of a guest in our home; we welcome them, we take care of their needs, we thank them for coming and we invite them back. A guest at work is no coming and we invite them back. A guest at work is no different. It's that simple. Great customer service lies within each of us. With each new customer we have a choice: we can treat them as an interruption in our day, or we can greet them as a welcomed guest. Let this video forever change the way we see our customers ... our Guests! Package includes:
![]() Jim Thompson describes youth sports as an illustration of the teamwork and high achievement that every organization wants to see in its employees. He shares ten valuable leadership lessons (such as seeing the big picture, creating a culture of fair play, and giving permission to make mistakes) gleaned from his experience as a coach and crusader for young athletes. Jim demonstrates the right way—and the wrong way—to motivate individuals to do their very best. $129.99 [Add to Cart]![]() Everyone can learn how to handle telephone calls smoothly and professionally with this telephone customer service DVD.
Ross Shafer, winner of six Emmy Awards, takes a break from Hollywood to put a fun face on the skills that matter when answering a business call. Ross takes Mike, a warehouse worker, and puts him on the company telephones during what should be a quiet lunch hour. But before Mike can get the hang of it, he stumbles through a series of funny—and all too realistic—mistakes, proving that great telephone customer service takes real skill. Once he understands it's harder than it seems, Mike gets down to business. In this humorous telephone customer service DVD, we learn: Good customer service is a combination of skill and attitude, both of which are even more important over the phone. Professionalism and knowledge help make every call smooth and simple for the customer. Duration: 23 Minutes ![]() Request a free online preview! Diffusing Hostility through Customer Service (25 minutes), takes a strong customer service training approach to the issue of working with hostile customers. Important communications skills are taught which will help employees turn difficult customer service challenges around. However, where abusive customers cross the lines of acceptable behavior, employees are empowered to put their physical and emotional safety first. Key Learning Points:
Includes: 25 minute DVD or Video & Leader's Guide Online Streamed Video Training Option Includes:
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![]() Best-Seller! Great telephone service doesn't have to be a thing of the past. Even with the advent of email and the Internet, your customers still want to be able to call sometimes and reach a live person. And how that call is handled still makes a huge difference to the success of your organization. When the phone rings, your employees have only a few seconds to set a tone. To communicate that your company listens to customers and gives them what they need- every single time they call. Those who answer the phones are speaking for everyone in the company. Make sure they have training. This program teaches the following telephone courtesy skills:
Duration: 20 Minutes
![]() Produced - 1996 This five part series provides a documentary style examination of the working lives of young hospitality professionals in a range of settings, from the 5 star hotel to the small local motel. The series include the following DVD titles:
Length 1 hour and 40 minutes
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Length: 19 minutes Customer satisfaction does not happen accidentally. It requires deliberate actions on our part to identify and then satisfy customer expectations. Learn the 10 Rules of World Class Customer Service with Coastal's Customer Service In Long-Term Care: Making It World-Class, which trains your employees to:
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![]() Fast paced, energetic and loaded with excitement...the What do you Say? Training program puts employees on the hot seat as they are challenged with more than 30 awkward, intimidating, sometimes overwhelming customer situations. It then provides realistic, practical answers that they can use on the job immediately. Delivering up another large dose of fun... the What do you Say? Card Game is grounded in the real world. Employees have to think quickly as they win cheers, Service Bucks and points. It's a great mix of serious fun and high impact learning. A powerful tool that no employee should be without... the What do you Say? Employee Handbook takes over where the training video and game leave off, providing practical answers to over 100 difficult customer service situations, including disruptive guests, diversity challenges, disability issues, etiquette and more. Program Includes: A 22 minute video or DVD, 10 Pocket Cards, 10 Employee Handbooks, 1 Card Game with Service Buck, 1 Customer Comment Program and 1 -30 Page Manager's Guide.
![]() Organizations totally driven by the market consistently outperform their competition in profitability. These organizations carefully segment their markets and deliver an outstanding value proposition to their target customers. However, truly market-focused organizations must also pursue more than a sound market strategy. They must align their culture with the target customer value proposition. Professor Rao details the six levers of culture building, and explains how aligning these factors reduces employee stress and turnover, creating a self-selected, productive workforce that is in touch with the demands of potential customers.
![]() This program comes with an audio cd, DVD and a book and provides the basics needed in any organization to help improve customer service. It is not a lot of theory. In fact, it is just the opposite; a video training program that's loaded with do-it-now skills that can be put to work immediately. The book contains exercises that may be completed while watching the video. The cd audio provides yet another way to reinforce the material on the video while in your car or while exercising. Customer service comes from the inside of an individual. It comes from the desire to provide good service to everyone - whether they are a customer, co-worker, friend or relation. Using the "three C's" of good customer service - Concern, Communication, and Competence, leading customer service expert Dr. Paul Timm brings to life the skills needed to enrich any customer service relationship. This enhanced DVD edition of The Power Of Customer Service is part of the In An Instant® Business Training Library. It comes complete with a DVD, video tape, closed captioning, audio CD, book, and a post-test that may be reproduced. Length: 45 minutes.
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Produced - 2007 In What's Your Pickle? Bob hits the road in his red 1954 Cadillac convertible in search of "all-star" Pickle Givers from across the country. He uses the best of these stories to create an endearing and inspirational video that continues to build upon the pickle philosophy. In Bob's contagiously enthusiastic manner, he teaches viewers that "if you look and listen, your customers will tell you what your pickle is". He then offers four key steps--ways to help give your customer "The Pickle":
What's Your Pickle? is fun and entertaining, and offers a fresh new look at how your team can integrate the pickle-giving culture into your own workplace. The stories will inspire viewers to new heights--some are endearing, some are practical, and some are simply amazing. They will provide trainers with a great spring board for discussing new and inventive ways to serve the customer. Find out about the "trickle-pickle". Program includes: A 17 minute DVD or VHS, Leader's Guide on CD-ROM, Customizable PowerPoint Presentation (available with DVD purchase only), 10 Reminder Cards, 10 Green Pickle Lapel Pins, 3 Travel Postcards and 1 Pickle Sticky Notepad.
![]() One of the best and most sought after Customer Service programs available. No matter how large or small a business is, its success depends on the level of service it delivers to its customers. The choice is ours, do we treat them as an interruption in our day, or as a welcomed guest? THE GUEST uses humor to change the way we see our customers and to remind us that everything we need to learn about great customer service, we already know. Treating customers as guests is as simple as:
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Length: 19 minutes This highly-recommended course will help your staff understand what cultural competency means and what constitutes a culture. They will recognize that being sensitive to other cultures will help them interact smoothly with their patients. They will also learn the five steps of problem-solving, namely: gather information; assess understanding; give explanations not orders; be sensitive to the patient's situation; and summarize and explain the next step. Added features and benefits of DVD training include:
![]() (3 DVD Set) Regardless of all the new technology the telephone is still the most used business tool in today's work place. It is also the most abused communication tool. This new telephone 3 DVD training set will provide your staff with proven telephone techniques. The set includes the following programs: Program 1: "Telephone Skills at Work" will show you how to make your telephone your business partner. This new program is a great companion when used with our best-selling program. (Length: 30 minutes) You'll Learn:
Program 2: Winning Telephone Tips - It doesn't have to be this way, especially at your company or organization. The exciting Winning Telephone Tips training program tells you how to solve these problems and many, many more. Complete with DVD, CD audio and book, the 30 action tips in this program can be put to use immediately. This program is for everyone in your organization from the mail room to the office of the president. Learn why it's important to place your own telephone calls, how to avoid unnecessary call screening, and how to make your voice mail more efficient. You'll also learn innovative ways to prevent callers from wandering off the topic, and who calls back if your're disconnected; how to properly answer the telephone, and why it's important to say, "thank-you for calling" when the conversation is completed. These are just some of the 30 topics covered in this fast-paced video. A must for any organization! (Length: 45 minutes). Program 3: Use the Telephone the Right Way - Master today's key skills and strategies for effective telephone use. Good common sense telephone techniques and old-fashion courtesy--especially in today's digital age--often define crucial business moments. Poor telephone skills can cause customer dissatisfaction or loss of customers, damage the organizational image, and threaten overall caller goodwill. In this training program, your employees will learn how to apply 14 key call-handling skills that will boost not only your organization's credibility and bottom line, but also their own professionalism and value. You'll Learn To:
This set include: (3) DVDs, (3) CD audios and (3) books.
![]() This telephone training video, packed with information about customer service skills, covers all aspects of telephone selling and customer service. Set in a real-world call center, this telephone training video teaches the skills necessary for smooth, professional customer service over the phone. It shows the right way to make a good impression on customers, and how to handle all calls successfully. The kind of service that customers receive over the phone is a good indication of how an organization is run. Too often, customer service representatives (CSR) are bogged down by distractions and misunderstandings, hearing what they want to hear and thinking about what they're going to say next. Being an effective listener is the first step toward customer satisfaction. Viewers learn ten valuable telephone customer service skills:
Each of these telephone customer service skills is explained in detail, which makes it ideal for training—you can use the whole video all at once as an overview, or create training sessions based on just one or two of the skill sets at a time. Being a customer service representative can be a tough job. The goal of a CSR is to demonstrate customer appreciation and leave everyone feeling fulfilled. By developing your phone reps' competencies, this program will help them become more effective with your customers while at the same time increasing their own job satisfaction and reducing burnout. Duration: 26 Minutes $169.99 [Add to Cart]![]() Produced - 2001 By profiling a range of professionals, this program gives a real 'feel' for the industry, exploring: * The difference between service and servility * The need for positive workplace attitude * Effective staff and client communication * Building self-confidence and industry awareness Length: 19 minutes
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