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Stop Reading From The Script!

ShepHyken

It probably wasn’t an actual script, but it was an answer she was trained to use. She was probably just going through the motions with the troubleshooting exercise, not really paying attention to her customer. The post Stop Reading From The Script! What could she have done for her customer? Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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How to Train Your Call Center Agents to Exercise Empathy

Fonolo

Over the lockdown period, the public turned to their phone lines looking for human support, but instead found contact centers overwhelmed and in disarray, with little time to exercise the comfort and care that today’s consumers want. Agents should exercise intuition for each unique interaction, rather than blindly following a script.

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Thinking Outside the Script: Empowering Agents to Think Critically in High-Stakes Calls

Vistio

In contact centers, scripts have long been a cornerstone of customer interactions. But as customer demands grow more complex and situations become less predictable, relying solely on scripts can hinder an agents ability to deliver exceptional service. However, scripts can also be limiting.

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The Critical Skills that All Customer-Facing Teams Must Have

Beyond Philosophy

In brief, we changed how we assessed and plotted the customer journey from beginning to end in our Journey Mapping exercise by including emotions in the mix. It is the same exercise with customers. However, on the subject of giving employee language that addresses a situation, I must share that I am not a fan of scripts.

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18 Call Center Tips for Delivering Exceptional Customer Service

TeleDirect

Use Scripts as a Guide, Not a Crutch While scripts are helpful for maintaining consistency, encourage agents to personalize their responses and adapt to the situation. A: Training should include real-time scenarios, role-playing exercises, and continuous learning opportunities to develop both technical and soft skills.

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Master the Art of Language: How to Transform Other People’s Opinion of You

Beyond Philosophy

I wanted to start this week’s issue with this exercise because it denotes the importance of language and the words we use. That said, I am not an advocate of scripts in customer interactions. Scripted responses are noticeable to the point of being awkward at times. How did you do?

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The Role of Training in Preparing Call Center Teams for Success

TeleDirect

Develop a Standardized Training Curriculum Create a comprehensive, easy-to-follow training manual that includes scripts, FAQs, escalation protocols, and examples. Simulate Real-World Scenarios Use call recordings and role-play exercises to help agents apply what they’ve learned in a realistic setting.