Call Center Training: Sales and Customer Service Training for Call Center Agents Course Outline

Call Center Training: Sales and Customer Service Training for Call Center Agents

Session One: Course Overview

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

Pre-Course Assessment

Session Two: Telephone Communication

It is Not What You Say; It is How You Say It

Does Body Language Matter?

Session Three: Verbal Communication Techniques

Sounding the Best

A Service Image

Session Four: Who Are The Customers?

Defining Customer and Client

About Relationships

Session Five: To Serve and Delight

The Meaning Behind What Is Said

Session Six: Did You Hear Me?

Listening Skills

The Mission: To Listen

Session Seven: Asking the Right Questions

Open Questions vs. Closed Questions

Probing Techniques

Session Eight: Saying “No”

When We Say “No”

Delivering Bad News

Session Nine: Sales by Phone

Benefits of Telemarketing

Rapport Building

Session Ten: Taking Messages

Relaying Information

Effective Messages

Session Eleven: Voicemail

Proper Voicemail Messages

Session Twelve: Taking Care of the Voice

Vocal Exercises

Session Thirteen: Cold and Warm Calls

The Cold Call

The Warm Call

Session Fourteen: Developing a Script

Scripting Techniques

Sample Script

Session Fifteen: Perfecting the Script

Making the Script One's Own

Using Cheat Sheets

Session Sixteen: Going Above and Beyond

Techniques for CCA Success

Customize Service

Session Seventeen: Handling Objections

Overcoming Hesitation

Session Eighteen: Closing The Sale

Closing Questions

Session Nineteen: Feelings

Demonstrating Empathy

Session Twenty: Changes in the Customer

Adapting To New Expectations

What The Customer Wants

Session Twenty-One: Negotiation Techniques

Mastering Negotiation Skills

Session Twenty-Two: Negotiation Phases

Phases of Negotiation

Negotiation Made Easier

Session Twenty-Three: High Impact Moments

Make It Count

Creating Case Studies

Session Twenty-Four: Tips for Challenging Callers

Tips and Tricks

Caller Behaviors

Challenging Callers

Session Twenty-Five: Dealing with Difficult Customers

Dealing with Problems

Session Twenty-Six: Getting the Call Back

Phone Tag

Following Up

Session Twenty-Seven: Mentorship

Case Study: Roger's Super Year

Session Twenty-Eight: Stress Busting

Overcoming Stress

Session Twenty-Nine: News from Within

Management Reports

CCA Reports

Personal Action Plan

Course Summary

Recommended Reading List

Post-Course Assessment

Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys

Pre-Course Assessment

Post-Course Assessment

Assignment Answer Key

Session Three: Verbal Communication Techniques

Session Four: Who Are The Customers?

Session Five: To Serve and Delight

Session Eight: Saying “No”

Session Ten: Taking Messages

Session Eleven: Voicemail

Session Sixteen: Going Above and Beyond

Session Seventeen: Handling Objections

Session Eighteen: Closing The Sale

Session Twenty: Changes In The Customer

Session Twenty-Three: High Impact Moments

Session Twenty-Four: Tips For Challenging Callers

Session Twenty-Seven: Mentorship

Session Twenty-Eight: Stress Busting