Customer Communicator

• For the best customer service, just say “YES”

• Get crafty to reduce holiday stress

• Exercise: Try your hand at the negative-positive switch

• Ask the Panel: Managing priorities during busy times

• Heading back to the office? Be a good neighbor

• Three habits of bad listeners

• Watch your words in email and chat

• Choosing the right words boosts customer satisfaction

• Take a mini-vacation to relieve stress

• Service News: A monthly roundup ...

• Exercise: Shift your language to satisfy customers

• Ask the Panel: How can I reduce my talk time?

• Breaking bad news to customers? 

• “What’s that in the road, a head?”

• Get to know internal “suppliers”

• Make friends by building bridges

• Turning complaints into opportunities

• Recognizing the value of service

• Getting the apology right

• Pop Quiz

• Service News: A monthly roundup ...

• Ask the Panel: What can we do when a teammate doesn’t pull her weight?

• Where is he coming from?

• Try improv to improve rapport

• Tips for polite and proper email

• Shift your style for better service

• Keep conversations stress free

• Shared communication styles build strong relationships

• Pop Quiz

• Service News: A monthly roundup ...

• Ask the Panel: What metrics should I be tracking?

•More than a number

•Try using the Golden Pause

•Convey confidence as you buy time

•Is a difficult customer ruining your day?

•Try teaching