• To become a great communicator, break down these common barriers
• Focus takes practice 
• Service News: A monthly roundup . . . 
• Ask the Experts: What do you say when a customer wants you to do something the wrong way?
• Good news . . .
• Try the Five Question technique 
• Don’t trigger customers 
• Avoid the awkwardly long hug

• 8 Essential Skills for Customer Service
• Learning from elite athletes
• Pop Quiz
• Service News: A monthly roundup . . . 
• Ask the Experts: What to do when a customer sends you into a tailspin?
• Good news
• Pause more often 
• Avoid sounding like a robot
• Don’t get too personal
• Encourage customers to ask questions 

• 5 Ways to improve First Call Resolution
• Site-saving strategies
• I beg your pardon?
• Service News: A monthly roundup . . .
• Ask the Experts: Are you using these banned words?
• Good news . . .
• Clearing out the physical clutter 
• Keep your questions focused
• Three key listening goals
• Never let them make you angry

• Do your customers think you are trustworthy?
• Mind your mobile manners
• More trust-building techniques
• Service News: A monthly roundup . . .
• Ask the Experts: What’s the best way to give bad news?
• Good news 
• The law of attraction: positive thoughts 
• Use your “amiable voice”
• Use FUD to calm angry customers 

• What you say, and when you say it, can impact customer satisfaction 
• Time for a chair check up?
• Ask the Experts: How can I sound more confident with customers?
• Service News: A monthly roundup . . .
• Good news 
• When leaving your phone number 
• Communicating via email with non-native English speakers 
• Three rules for better listening

• Old school service still has a place in the 21st century
• Civility and good manners never go out of fashion
• Share your service stories
• Service News: A monthly roundup . . .
• Ask the Experts: What are your workplace triggers?
• Good news . . .
• Help customers without correcting them
• Impress customers with a service-update
• Take notes to be a better listener