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Background: We have created this article to help support agents on managing customer interactions, especially when dealing with challenging or frustrated clients.

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A special greeting shoutout to Ivette Villegas, since the practices outlined below are inspired by her approach and her excellent customer service and quality same as her positive, empathetic, and solution-driven communicationwhose approach to customer service with empathy, positivity and quality has been as inspiration for this documentation

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Make the Customer Feel Heard and Understood:

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Help them understand their Options

  • Sometimes, customers don’t fully understand their agreements or what they are entitled to. So take the time to explain these clearly and in simple terms.

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  • For Example: If a customer is upset about the lack of a service (Like CleaninCleaning), help them understand other options available to them

    • You could say “While we don’t cover cleaning, we do offer maintenance services if there are any system issues. Let me walk you through the different types of support we can offer”

Provide additional Information

  • If the customer is unclear about their contract or policies, offer to send them a copy of the relevant documents or summarize key points that are important for their case.

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  • This helps empower the customer and shows that you care about providing them with the right information

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Always Follow Up

  • After a call or case, make sure you follow up with the customer as promised.

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  • Keeping them updated builds trust and reassures them that their issue is being handled

Be Accessible

  • Let the customer know they can contact you if they have further questions or concerns

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  • This shows that you are commited to solving their issue, even after the call ends

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Now that you’ve got the key points to hanlde difficult interactions, just keep these takeaways in mind:

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