OctopusTech

JANUARY 20, 2025

In the case of a call center, you will mark the performance of the agents against key performance indicators like script compliance and customer service. The goal of QA in any call center is to maintain high levels of service quality, ensure agents adhere to company policies and scripts, and identify areas of improvement.

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JustCall

JULY 29, 2021

It involves a continuous practice of coaching sales teams. In fact, sales coaching plays a role in raising a high-performing team of sales reps. But statistics show that with sales coaching, sales teams are able to attain 91% attainment of sales quota. So, are you tapping into coaching for your sales reps?

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Fonolo

APRIL 15, 2020

There’s always a script — a basic list of questions or responses to customers who have issues. Managers and business owners spend countless hours analyzing data and/or speaking with customers to be able to produce at least that: a script. Coaching builds confidence and as a manager, it’s your job to do that.

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TeleDirect

APRIL 7, 2025

Develop a Standardized Training Curriculum Create a comprehensive, easy-to-follow training manual that includes scripts, FAQs, escalation protocols, and examples. Use Blended Learning Methods Combine online training, classroom sessions, role-playing, and real-time coaching for maximum retention.

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Callminer

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Instead they rely on random feedback surveys or random quality assurance of calls. But something as commonplace as a call center script can also be a source of annoyance. Then you can either change the script or coach the agents to use the script more intelligently – or both.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Preparation should include coaching in how to address customer concerns as well as training in backup and emergency systems that are brought online to manage call spikes. It’s wise to develop some basic scripts or outlines that can guide agents through customer conversations if and when a breaking news event occurs.

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Calabrio

MARCH 5, 2025

Effective call quality monitoring solutions and the contact center quality management programs they support provide valuable insights that drive agent coaching, process optimization, and ultimately, increased customer satisfaction and loyalty. Why is call quality monitoring so important in the contact center?

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Callminer

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Call center managers and supervisors need to train agents on the course of action to take for a vulnerable customer, and they also need to communicate regular feedback to agents to help them get better. Coaching needs to happen in real time from management. Adrian Travis. John Cho is the Founder of My Pet Child. “To Grant Aldrich.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2025

Ongoing Feedback : Provide agents with direct feedback on their interactions. Blend initial sessions with ongoing coaching to keep empathy top of mind. Empathy in Customer Interaction Scripts Customer interaction scripts can easily sound roboticunless you build empathy into them. Training isnt a one-and-done event.

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Callminer

JULY 5, 2018

When they don’t receive consistent performance feedback, agents often experience burnout and lose their drive to perform efficiently resulting in agent churn and poorer customer experiences. Coaching or training agents on areas that they already excel is a waste of time and resources for your call center. Customize trainings.

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Global Response

MARCH 27, 2024

An effective call center script balances consistent service quality with personalized customer interactions. The script should serve as a guide rather than a rigid framework. While customer service scripts are incredibly useful and beneficial, they can also be challenging to create. Understand customer needs and expectations.

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Callminer

JUNE 3, 2019

Let’s run through some of the triggers that send employees running in the other direction and how managers can help stop the cycle: Poor feedback is stunting agent growth. This holds especially true for call center agents who interact with thousands of customers per month, but only receive feedback on < 5% of these conversations.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2025

Ongoing Feedback : Provide agents with direct feedback on their interactions. Blend initial sessions with ongoing coaching to keep empathy top of mind. Empathy in Customer Interaction Scripts Customer interaction scripts can easily sound roboticunless you build empathy into them. Training isnt a one-and-done event.

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Balto

JANUARY 6, 2025

Insightful Data-Driven Reports: Track long-term quality trends and assess coaching effectiveness through comprehensive reports. Qualtrics Qualtrics CustomerXM enables businesses to foster customer-centricity by leveraging customer feedback analytics for actionable insights. You can also import questions from previous surveys.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 2, 2021

In fact, 37% of companies lack time to collect and analyze their QA data, 31% struggle to have the time and resources to coach and train people to read the data, and 25% lack the necessary technology to do so. Let’s consider four topics that will directly impact your call center QA and improve your training and coaching.

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SharpenCX

MAY 26, 2021

Stiff scripts and robotic conversations don’t give your customers the warm fuzzies. Research shows making agents adhere to rigid customer service scripts is a leading source of customer frustration. . You might not be a paper company, but these four scripts from Kelly Kapoor are transferable across industries.

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Have you ever received negative feedback from a customer? What did you do with that feedback? It’s likely that every agent will get constructive or negative feedback from a customer, from a peer, or from you at some point. And, how they react to that feedback is important. ??. What do they want coaching to look like?

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SharpenCX

JULY 14, 2021

… It’s like all the call center scripts you’ve ever read vanish from your brain. In those moments, one of the best ways you can support your call center agent is to provide them with the words to say with flexible, yet trusty call center scripts. Call Center Scripts for Greeting your Customers. My name is [Insert Name].

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Balto

JUNE 23, 2022

“The anti-script doesn’t mean that you should wing it on every call… what anti-script means is, think about a physical paper script and an agent who is reading it off word for word… you’re taking the most powerful part of the human out of the human.” Share on Twitter. Share on Facebook.

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Balto

JULY 7, 2022

When agents make mistakes on calls that lead to negative outcomes, it’s because they forget what to say and should be coached. When agents intentionally go off script, it’s because they are improvising to get a better call outcome and should be encouraged. It may take a few sessions before coaching and training effectively sink in.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

There are a wide range of techniques that address individual agents’ skill gaps while boosting cost and time efficiency, such as collaboration, gamification, visual assistance, and whisper coaching. Monotony can be alleviated by changing scripts or desk placement, for example.

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SharpenCX

JANUARY 27, 2021

Equip your agents with scripts for efficient and effective support. But don’t let these scripts replace any coaching methods or strategies you have in place (your agents aren’t robots!). These scripts are meant to be a reference–not a copy-paste response. Here are 6 sample scripts for common live chat support scenarios.

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JustCall

MARCH 22, 2022

It involves continuous efforts to coach and better sales teams. Sales coaching plays a key role in raising a high-performing team of sales representatives. But statistics show that with excellent sales coaching, sales teams can attain 91% attainment of sales quota. So, are you tapping into coaching for your sales reps?

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SharpenCX

MARCH 25, 2021

But how can you effectively coach and improve the performance of a dispersed workforce? And using data from real customer conversations gives you the context you need to effectively coach your team. That’s why I’m diving in on how to use speech analytics to improve coaching and engagement in your call center. .

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CallSource Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Implementing CallSource call coaching improved new employees’ onboarding experience, creates a culture of transparency, accountability, and acts as a motivational tool to improve career skills. The implementation of the call coaching program was well-received by current and new Customer Communication Specialists.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The traditional contact center – with agents in cubicles following scripts and rushing to meet individual KPIs – will soon be a thing of the past. Collect team feedback: Brainstorming sessions and focus groups can surface any barriers to cooperation and help smooth the way toward a collaborative culture. By the book.

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Noble Systems

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Employees like feedback – formal and informal, personalized, meaningful feedback that will help them become more successful at their job. So, what is the right cadence and type of feedback for employees, today? According to a Forrester report, employees want continuous feedback. Feedback generates confidence and trust.

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Serenova

JULY 7, 2020

Scripting to facilitate conversations. Guiding agents through each conversation with real-time scripting helps reduce first-call-resolution times. Advanced contact center solutions can use the metrics and KPIs to dynamically prescribe tailored training courses and coaching sessions. Empower agents with customized training.

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Balto

JUNE 13, 2022

Call scripts are used in contact centers of all shapes and sizes — across the industry, they are considered an easy way to help ensure all of a contact center’s agents are driving calls to the same goals. But if you manage a center with hundreds or thousands of agents, then trying to keep everyone on the same script is challenging at best.

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Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Imagine this scenario: You are a new coach of a tennis team comprised of mostly average players. They appreciate the investment and tell others that their new coach is the best! Managers play a critical role in coaching their reps in order to develop their potential to execute those conversations with confidence.

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Spearline

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Live call monitoring and instant feedback can be very useful to identify human and emotional factors that factual data alone cannot communicate. 4. Make it easy for your customers to give feedback. 5. Dedicate the time to coach, and give regular feedback to your agents. 3. Regularly monitor your calls.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2023

Simply put, call center training is any course, seminar, video, coaching session, or other activity that teaches the skills and behavior required for success in a call center. Mentoring or coaching With the right guidance, there’s always an opportunity for one-on-one learning, which can be very effective. What is Call Center Training?

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Zenarate’s AI Coach is supporting the world’s largest brands to deliver 30-60% KPI lift. Zenarate’s AI Coach simulates any customer engagement scenario immersing customer-facing team members in real-life conversations while providing real-time coaching. About Zenarate.

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JustCall

MARCH 9, 2023

Deploying the services of an artificial intelligence coach is a thing now. Organizations are using an AI call coach for sales reps looking to improve their job skills and enhance their training. In fact, middle-ranked agents are incrementally benefiting from an AI coach to improve their performance.

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TechSee

JANUARY 14, 2020

AI makes personalized real-time agent coaching possible based on speech-to-text transcriptions and analytics, enabling agents to receive helpful feedback while they are speaking with the caller, instead of days or weeks later. Machine supervisors: virtual agents learn as they process more information, but someone must train them.

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aircall

APRIL 21, 2017

To use scripts or not to use scripts? We’ve looked at the advantages of call center scripts. However, customers can smell stilted call center scripts from a mile away. If you opt to write scripts for your outbound calls strategy, the trick to craft them to help agents without tying their hands.

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GetFeedback

AUGUST 14, 2019

Invite them into the feedback loop by sharing the complaints and comments they hear from customers. For more on collecting and taking action on customer feedback, check out our free Voice of the Customer (VoC) guide. Flip the script on your results and use that as a motivator. Goal 2: Coach employees. Ways to use CSAT .

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