Customer Communicator

• Four traits of great frontline reps
• Support your coworkers 
• 5 Ways to show respect
• Service News: A monthly roundup ...
• Ask the Experts: The customer is wrong! 
• Good news
• Try these phrases of appreciation
• Keep political talk low key
• Transfer calls with authority
• Dealing with the abusive caller

• Working with emotional, excitable, temperamental customers
• Plan now for the coming crunch
• More ways to calm a flooding customer
• Service News:  A monthly roundup ...
• Ask the Experts: Is it possible to over-thank a customer?
• Good News
• Preserve your strength and focus
• Paraphrase when necessary
• When things go wrong . . .
• Eliminating cultural missteps

• The role of empathy in customer service
• What are your hands saying about you?
• Three great ways to express empathy
• Service News: A monthly roundup ...
• Ask the Experts: How do you express empathy with customers?
• Good News
• Stay happy at work
• Sitting is bad for your health
• To solve a problem — say it aloud
• When you have to call a customer back

• What should you do when a coworker mishandles a customer call?
• Make the most of video meetings
• Take a time-out for clarification
• Service News: A monthly roundup ...
• Ask the Experts: How do you define customer service?
• Relieve stress and unleash creativity
• Do you have an “Aloha attitude”?
• It’s who you thank 
• Patience is a skill
• Be accessible to customers

• Answering tricky customer questions in the moment
• Tame your inbox 
• It’s okay to not know the answer 
• Service News: A monthly roundup ...
• Ask the Experts: What can I do when I can’t take a break?
• Good News
• Don’t compete — Communicate
• Don’t let cranky customers drag you down
• Understanding empathy
• Put a time limit on problem-solving efforts
• Speak lower and slower