Good Customer Service Skills
These skills, which can be learnt,
can truly make or break a company’s customer service operation.
What kind of customer service skills?
Skills training could include the following:
An understanding of why customer service is important
Communicating effectively with customers
- Using the telephone
- In writing
- Online
Effective listening
Dealing with angry customers
Handling complaints
Identify ways to continuously improve customer service
Caring for customers; empathizing and helping
Understanding of the company systems and process
Working with team members
Problem solving
Questioning techniques
Product knowledge
Presentation skills
Handling stress
Assertiveness techniques
Self-motivation
Soft Skills
Patience
Openness
Kindness
Helpfulness
Relationships building
Pleasant voice
Customer service skills can be learned - and it's up to us as
leaders to help others to learn them. Training programs can be
in-house or presented by an external training company. Either way,
ongoing training for employees is a must. Coaching by existing staff
can also work well, learning from the experience of others is
sometimes the best way to acquire a new skill.
A skilled workforce is a major asset for any business and should be
a key area of investment for future performance.
