Balto

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Coaching sales teams to excel on calls often requires significant time and resources, plus a fair share of trial and error. To ease this burden, we’ve compiled five of our top coaching strategies for conducting effective sales calls. Personalize sales training and goals A one-size-fits-all approach to sales coaching rarely works.

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Peter Lavers

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Amongst all the hype of customer experience, AI, chatbots and real-time personalisation, don’t forget that staff still need excellent customer service training – no matter how successful your company is right now! When customer support representatives start at a company, they usually get a bit of training upfront.

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Vistio

OCTOBER 15, 2024

High turnover rates can be costly for companies, both in terms of training new hires and in the potential loss of institutional knowledge and customer satisfaction. For example, by analyzing training data, companies can discover how an agent’s initial experience in the organization may influence their longevity.

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Fonolo

APRIL 15, 2020

While training is vital, it isn’t enough to help employees grow professionally at your company or in their careers. It takes constant support and coaching to make sure that your customer service reps are staying on top of their duties while providing the best possible experience for the customers. Training Tools.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 31, 2023

Call center training has always been one of the key pillars of running a successful call center. A strong call center training program should not just be part of your onboarding process. Still have questions about call center training? What is Call Center Training? Don’t just pick one.

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CCNG

MARCH 4, 2021

The survey of managers and executives responsible for training revealed a mad rush to deploy technology, with 68% of respondents investing in better training delivery via virtual and collaboration meeting tools and 30% investing in better eLearning utilization.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

This week we feature an article by Kristin Erikson writes shares great customer service training tips and ideas that will help your company build brand advocacy. Remember customer service training is not something you di, it’s something you do. – Shep Hyken. Customers service training ideas for better brand advocacy.

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Vistio

JULY 1, 2024

In the contact center, one would assume that extensive training leads to confident and well-prepared agents. However, a perplexing paradox has emerged: as agents undergo more training, their anxiety levels often increase. This seems counterintuitive—shouldn’t more training result in better preparedness and confidence?

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Callminer

JULY 23, 2019

Providing feedback to agents in your call center is entirely needed to maintain and improve a quality facility. However, knowing how to deliver feedback can be tricky. Unfortunately, there are a number of pitfalls that can derail the process of delivering effective feedback.

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Hello Customer

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Let the customer be the coach. In times like these, it’s wise to weave coaching into your daily workflow. But if it's impossible to coach your customer service teams in real-life, how can you make sure they still feel supported? Customer feedback helps you out in several areas. Decrease your cost-per-call.

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Vistio

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

But emotional intelligence isn’t always innate; it can be developed and honed with the right training. But traditional training methods—classroom learning, role-playing, or on-the-job coaching—have limitations when it comes to teaching the nuance of emotional interactions. That’s where AI steps in.

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

We’ve compiled four employee training templates to give you practical strategies to increase learning and training in your contact center. And, 68% of employees say training and development is a company’s most important investment. Employee Training Templates for Quarterly Skills-Based Learning. Where do you start?

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CSM Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

How Coach Support Helps Achieve Service Goals Guiding agents through learning both the why behind their objectives and mastering ways to reach these aims turns potential into performance. Here are several ways in which targeted coaching can connect directly to enhanced SLA fulfillment: 1.

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Integrity Solutions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

While investing in sales training can produce a range of benefits, all of us in sales know it all boils down to the bottom line. Here are the sales training metrics you should be using to measure your success. How to Determine Sales Training Metrics. How to Determine Sales Training Metrics.

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Calltools

JUNE 10, 2020

Training call center agents in-person can be challenging and mentally draining. However remote training can make you feel like a poorly equipped manager at times. What is whisper coaching? Call coaching helps provide information to improve an agent’s ability to engage the customer.

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Kayako

AUGUST 20, 2015

Who loves training sessions? Support reps get a lot of training sessions from the moment they start their job: for product training, new feature launches, soft skills and communication. But at some point, training starts to become less and less effective. These can’t improve through training alone. This is great.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In today’s ever changing business environment, the need for effective employee training and development programs has never been more critical. The Importance of Employee Training and Development Every organization thrives on the competencies and capabilities of its workforce. Measurable : Determine how success will be measured.

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Call Center Weekly

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

By Celia Pagliughi Let us first define who coaches are and what coaching is. W ho is a coach? It is very simple; we are all coaches. When we walk into our call centers we are all coaches. W hat do coaches do? A good way to start the coaching relationship is to set up a team meeting and do a quick exercise.

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Integrity Solutions

JULY 22, 2021

When you hear the word “coach”, what comes to mind? We often associate “coach” with a sports analogy. Historically, a coach was a horse-drawn carriage that transported important people from where they were to where they wanted to be. Isn’t that what you want to do when coaching? The Business Case for Coaching.

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CSM Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

Simulation training is one of the fastest-growing training approaches for customer service agents. Many of the leading contact centers in the world are leveraging simulation training to provide customer service agents with an automated role-play partner. Simulation Training for Better Human Engagement and Performance.

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Vistio

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

But achieving high performance in your contact center isn’t just about hiring the right people—it’s about equipping them with the right training. The quality of your training program has far-reaching effects on your business, from reducing turnover and minimizing costs to improving customer satisfaction.

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Vistio

JUNE 24, 2024

Traditionally, contact center training programs relied heavily on classroom-based instruction, where new hires would spend days or even weeks learning the ropes. Enter artificial intelligence (AI), which is transforming how training is conducted, making it more dynamic, continuous, and personalized.

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Vistio

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Training is vital for the success of any contact center, ensuring that agents are well-equipped to handle a wide variety of customer interactions. But when it comes to classroom training, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. To prepare agents for this, companies frequently invest in extensive classroom training programs.

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Vistio

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

And at the heart of delivering excellent customer service lies well-trained call center agents. But training call center agents can be a daunting task. Traditional training methods often fall short in preparing agents for the dynamic and unpredictable nature of customer interactions.

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CCNG

JULY 10, 2024

Continuous training and updates ensure that GenAI stays relevant and accurate over time, keeping contact centers ahead of evolving customer demands. Through comprehensive training, ongoing development, and fostering a supportive culture, organizations empower agents to excel and grow professionally, fostering job satisfaction and loyalty.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

Zenarate, a leading SaaS provider of AI-powered skill-based simulation training and development for customer-facing agents, has announced its showcase in Frost & Sullivan’s report, “Advancements in Contact Center Workforce Optimization-Global.”

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Expivia

MAY 15, 2021

Call center coaching is just like coaching a little league team. A talented kid will master swinging the bat on their own, but a coach can help them perfect the move. Reps get the necessary training to complete day-to-day tasks at a certain level. However, they need that extra coaching to truly become incredible agents.

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Integrity Solutions

JUNE 14, 2021

Saying there’s no time for coaching or that someone has already reached their potential are just two of the prominent misconceptions around sales coaching. Whether in sports, in sales or in life, a great coach helps people reach their full potential. Sales Coaching Myths Debunked. Fact: Coaching benefits all performers.

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Playvox

JULY 12, 2022

It takes work on their part and on yours, but CSRs can learn to write better if you coach them properly, and if they take your coaching seriously. How Should You Coach to Improve CSRs’ Writing Skills? For coaching to work, it has to be frequent, consistent, focused, and brief. Give them feedback on their own work.

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Integrity Solutions

AUGUST 24, 2022

If you’ve implemented sales training this year, you’re not alone. Studies have shown that upwards of $15 billion is spent annually on sales training in the United States alone. And are there specific sales training strategies behind that critical investment to help ensure its success and strong ROI?

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Vistio

MARCH 11, 2024

If you work in a contact center, you know just how crucial a well-trained agent can be. Whether your agents are in sales, customer service, or any other client-facing role, the success of your business often hinges on the effectiveness of your agent’s training. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Your Agent Training Programs 1.

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COPC

JANUARY 13, 2023

Training and development functions exist in most contact center operations. Some organizations focus primarily on new hire training, while others also provide ongoing training. Global Benchmarking Series, Contact Center Training and Development. Improving Training and Development Programs . New Hire Training.

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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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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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Babelforce

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Call center coaching is a quality management tool that offers agents feedback, examples, and performance assessments in order to improve their performance and wellbeing. It is important to differentiate between call center coaching and agents’ performance reviews. 4 Tips for successful call center coaching.

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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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