Effective Telephone Skills

Our 'Effective Telephone Skills' training course, can be delivered in a classroom setting or via webinar. It is possible for webinar recordings to be uploaded to an eLearning platform, along with supplementary resources, quizzes and case studies for future access.

Aims of the course

This training course provides an overview of how important customer service is over the telephone as well as how to analyse your current practices and improve upon them. As well as learning new techniques for over-the-phone communication, it further builds on current good practice.

Who will benefit from attending?

Anyone who deals with clients or end-users on the telephone needing to enhance their rapport building, communication and telephone presence skills.

  • Ref Nr:
    CSETS
  • Experience Level:
    Standard
  • Group:
    Main Group

Participants will learn to:

  • Project a professional image when using the telephone as a mean of communication
  • Enhance key skills in assertiveness, listening and dealing with challenging callers
  • Master telephone etiquette in order to provide exceptional customer service

Key topics covered:

  • Nature of the call & choosing the most appropriate approach
  • Challenges of communicating by telephone
  • Factors of good and bad communication on the telephone
  • Essential preparation to take the call
  • 6 steps to an incoming call
  • Importance of first impressions and behaviours to avoid giving the wrong impression
  • The 6 W’s of message taking
  • Questioning skills
  • Active listening skills
  • Factors of voice to add impact - Power, Pace, Pronunciation, Pitch
  • Tactics and tips to cope with anger and complaints
  • 3 steps to assertive behaviour
  • Skill practice to experience the telephone process in practice
  • Action planning

What's included?

The majority of our courses are customised and delivered in-house.

Our standard fee for customised course delivery over the duration of a day is £1,400 excluding VAT. This fee includes:

-Pre-training diagnostic meetings with clients to determine training needs and priorities
-Training development and customisation
-Pre-training evaluations
-Full-day onsite training
-Training delivery to circa 20 people
-Trainer travel expenses and travel time
-Post-training evaluations and report
-Materials
-Certificates
-Follow up

For groups of 20 people, this fee is equivalent to an individual investment of £70 per head.

Our South West training teams cover Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Wiltshire. Whether you're in Dorchester, Yeovil, Ilminster, Plymouth, Pool, Bournemouth, Exeter, Bath, Bristol, Taunton, or Salisbury, we have expert trainers ready to deliver high-impact training directly from your office premises to your staff.  This takes the headache and hassle out of traveling and allows greater flexibility in the number of participants. 

Contact us to discuss further. 

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