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. But how effective is it? Create 1-on-1 Time. Always follow up. Training Tools.

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SharpenCX

APRIL 22, 2021

The good news: you can coach agents to effectively handle these situations and calm customers down. Coach agents to listen and resist the urge to be defensive. Coach agents to stop anger in its tracks. Read Next] How to give remote call center agents the support & resources they need. Practice empathy and stay calm.

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Callminer

JULY 30, 2020

That’s why it’s important to train your call center representatives on effective conflict resolution techniques and leverage the right technologies to support ongoing coaching and training. A strong call center rep knows how to deliver both. Most of the time, people do not know how to express displeasure pleasantly.

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ROI CX Solutions

APRIL 15, 2025

Common triggers and how to quickly identify them Certain topics or customer support measures, no matter how gently discussed, can still elicit negative responses from customers. Try these phrases: If you can log into your account and enable screen mirroring, I can walk you step-by-step on how to change those settings.

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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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Balto

MARCH 25, 2025

Engaged & Hands-On Leadership AI can surface coaching opportunities, detect compliance risks, and provide real-time agent supportbut its most effective when leadership actively engages with it. When managers are stretched too thin, coaching becomes reactive instead of strategic. Without clear workflows, AI insights may go unused.

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Callminer

JUNE 3, 2019

These situations put your employees at a high risk to not correctly solve a customer inquiry—something that simply can’t be resolved with a script. I encourage you to learn more about best practices in coaching your agents to success. .

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Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Sales enablement has become an integral component of the modern sales organization, yet there is still confusion around what sales enablement actually is and, crucially, how to really make it deliver results for your salespeople and your business. Imagine this scenario: You are a new coach of a tennis team comprised of mostly average players.

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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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CX Global Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Annette Franz : Annette is the founder and CEO of CX Journey Inc, a Certified Customer Experience Professional (CCXP), and an official member of the Forbes Coaches Council. Don’t script or overuse policies to manage, instead give frameworks and expectations. appeared first on Call Center Coach. You are an expert too.

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Callminer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Call centers that implement agent performance management solutions equip their agents with the ongoing coaching and training needed to perform at their best. “A good outbound sales script contains a strong connecting statement. Leverage speech analytics software for ongoing training and coaching. Aim to connect.

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Calabrio

APRIL 23, 2025

One tool that speaks to the needs of coaches, analysts, and contact center leaders alike. An increase in agents script adherence that coincides with decreased customer satisfaction. With this added context, evaluators can flag anomalies and managers can coach in the moment, rather than weeks or even months later. The result?

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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

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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Tethr

JULY 23, 2020

Innovations in AI and machine learning can help identify specific agent behaviors that need coaching. Powering agent coaching opportunities. A Fortune 1000 retailer is using AIS to power agent coaching opportunities. With this understanding, he can be more effectively coached to improve. Now, agents aren’t perfect.

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UJET

MAY 19, 2020

Inexperienced agents need more in-depth training like call scripts, platform demos, and lessons on best practices. Leveled Training and Targeted Coaching. With a dispersed team, it can sometimes be difficult to see how agents respond to different situations in real-time. Agent onboarding isn’t a one day or even a one-week event.

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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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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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SharpenCX

JULY 14, 2021

You go to answer the first one and — just like that — you’ve practically forgotten how to put two words together. … It’s like all the call center scripts you’ve ever read vanish from your brain. Scripts might seem archaic in the call center world (done the wrong way – they are). How can we help you today?” “Hi!

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Coach your agents to be conversational with their customers. But ditch the scripts. Download Now] Get real about coaching your agents with these 7 action points. Read Now] Coach agents to create urgency, not emergency. So it’s important to know how to effectively handle disgruntled customers.

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AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Typically, call scripts guide agents through calls and outline addressing issues. Well-written scripts improve compliance, reduce errors, and increase efficiency by helping agents quickly understand problems and solutions. To use Amazon Bedrock, make sure you are using SageMaker Canvas in the Region where Amazon Bedrock is supported.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 2, 2021

How to improve your call center QA and deliver a better customer experience. 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. Easier said than done, right?

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GetFeedback

AUGUST 14, 2019

How to measure your Customer Satisfaction Score . Flip the script on your results and use that as a motivator. Goal 2: Coach employees. Using this to coach employees and share how to improve their feedback will help improve the experience overall for future customers. . That alone is a powerful way to use CSAT.

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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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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2025

Lets explore how to embed empathy into your customer support operations. You need to show them how. Heres how to design a training program that works: Use Real-Life Scenarios : Create role-playing exercises based on actual customer interactions. Blend initial sessions with ongoing coaching to keep empathy top of mind.

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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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Callminer

JULY 5, 2018

To be truly efficient, a contact center must look at agent productivity, expenses, and how to eliminate steps in the agent’s process all while still satisfying customer needs and delivering a positive experience. How can they adjust their conversations moving forward? Customize trainings.

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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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UJET

MAY 19, 2020

Inexperienced agents need more in-depth training like call scripts, platform demos, and lessons on best practices. Leveled Training and Targeted Coaching. With a dispersed team, it can sometimes be difficult to see how agents respond to different situations in real-time. Agent onboarding isn’t a one day or even a one-week event.

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Scripts Best practices Coaching Education 72

Callminer

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Download our white paper, The Vulnerability Blueprint: How to Identify, Support and Retain Vulnerable Customers , to learn more about how your organization can identify and support vulnerable customers. Coaching needs to happen in real time from management. John Cho is the Founder of My Pet Child. “To Caroline Lee.

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CSM Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2025

Lets explore how to embed empathy into your customer support operations. You need to show them how. Heres how to design a training program that works: Use Real-Life Scenarios : Create role-playing exercises based on actual customer interactions. Blend initial sessions with ongoing coaching to keep empathy top of mind.

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CX Global Media

JUNE 20, 2017

If a customer service manager can easily use a drop-down toolkit to write scripts and create action items there is a greater chance for it to perform better. You’ll learn how to become a better leader (faster) through their stories by improving your employee and customer engagement through the power of improving your emotional intelligence.

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Balto

JANUARY 6, 2025

Insightful Data-Driven Reports: Track long-term quality trends and assess coaching effectiveness through comprehensive reports. Automated recommendations also aid in specialized coaching, improving dialogue quality and overall outcomes for your company and customers. Key Highlights: AI-driven Insights: Convin.ai

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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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CX Global Media

JUNE 26, 2018

Here is an edited transcript of our interview: Jim Rembach : This is Jim with Fast Leader Show and Call Center Coach and I’m with Justin Robbins at ICMI’s Expo. Jim Rembach : I think we all need to learn how to code maybe. Justin Robbins : Yeah, that’s what I understand our industry is going to become obsolete.

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

There’s a ton of information on how to prepare for and hold new-hire interviews. How do you test the skill sets of your prospective hires to see if they can handle the job? And, how they react to that feedback is important. ??. They need to know how to adapt and tackle all kinds of problems. I don’t mean to spook you.

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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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