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Read more about the article Using the Broken Record Technique to Calm Customer Emotions

Using the Broken Record Technique to Calm Customer Emotions

  • Post author:Neville Beardsmore
  • Post published:5th November 2021
  • Post category:Customer Service Skills Training

Neville Beardsmore shares a 3 step process to calm customer emotions on telephone calls

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Read more about the article How to terminate a telephone call correctly

How to terminate a telephone call correctly

  • Post author:Neville Beardsmore
  • Post published:4th November 2021
  • Post category:Customer service/Customer Service Skills Training

Techniques to improve those difficult customer phone calls from Neville Beardsmore at Chapel Fields Associates

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Read more about the article Avoid the insincere apology

Avoid the insincere apology

  • Post author:Neville Beardsmore
  • Post published:31st August 2021
  • Post category:Customer service

Empathy is one of the hardest skills to master in customer service and just having the words to say aren’t enough, you need to select the right opportunity as well

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Honeycomb Group

  • Post author:Neville Beardsmore
  • Post published:10th June 2021
  • Post category:Case Studies

“We’ve introduced small changes which are moving mountains internally and externally. Staff are now thinking about and questioning how they interact with customers and how they can change how they carry out their roles.”

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Read more about the article 5 ways to deliver online training without being boring and monotonous
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5 ways to deliver online training without being boring and monotonous

  • Post author:Neville Beardsmore
  • Post published:5th May 2021
  • Post category:Customer Service Skills Training

Neville Beardsmore of CFA Training shares his top tips on how to deliver memorable and enjoyable training online

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Read more about the article Empathy, A Vital Life Skill

Empathy, A Vital Life Skill

  • Post author:Neville Beardsmore
  • Post published:29th April 2021
  • Post category:Customer Service Skills Training

How developing empathy can improve your teams' customer experience

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Read more about the article Never neglect your Customer Experience Chain

Never neglect your Customer Experience Chain

  • Post author:Neville Beardsmore
  • Post published:30th March 2021
  • Post category:Customer service

However customer service is monitored and evaluated, people who play a key role in customer service need training which should be relevant to them, up to date and offered to everybody in a team on a regular basis, to keep you ahead of your competitors.

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Read more about the article Why Building Trust with Customers is Vital

Why Building Trust with Customers is Vital

  • Post author:Neville Beardsmore
  • Post published:6th October 2020
  • Post category:Customer service

Our feelings towards the person or company serving us is directly affected by how much trust we have in them. The more we trust them the more relaxed we feel towards them, the less we trust them, the greater the tension between us.

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Read more about the article Treat your customer as they would like to be treated

Treat your customer as they would like to be treated

  • Post author:Neville Beardsmore
  • Post published:10th September 2020
  • Post category:Customer service/Customer Service Skills Training

Training in how to provide excellent customer service must give staff the skills to control their natural instinct of defence, and show them how to use empathy and reassurance statements to build rapport with their customers. 

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Read more about the article Making your first step towards becoming a manager

Making your first step towards becoming a manager

  • Post author:Neville Beardsmore
  • Post published:30th October 2019
  • Post category:Management and Leadership Training

For many people career progression is measured by becoming a manager. Making that first step into management can be quite daunting so here are a few tips

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