Call Centre Training: Sales and Customer Service Training for Call Centres

Handling customers over the phone require many skills, including verbal communication skills, proper telephone etiquette, problem resolution and escalation and active listening skills.

The PD Training Sales & Customer Service Training for Call Centers Course provides skill building in every aspect of handling calls from customers such as the use of probing techniques, voice control, what to say when rapport building and more. This course is designed to help call center professionals expertly handle customer calls and ensure that every caller receives the best possible service.

This comprehensive and engaging 3-day workshop is running now throughout New Zealand, including Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.

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Your Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the nuances of body language and verbal skills, which are so important in conversations that do not have a face-to-face element.
  • Learn aspects of verbal communication such as tone, cadence, and pitch.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of questioning and listening skills.
  • Acquire comfort in delivering bad news and saying no.
  • Learn effective ways to negotiate.
  • Understand the importance of creating and delivering meaningful messages.
  • Use tools to facilitate communication.
  • Realise the value of personalising interactions and developing relationships.
  • Practice vocal techniques that enhance speech and communication ability.
  • Personalise techniques for managing stress.
Duration: 3.0 day course Live Online Experts



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Call Centre Training: Sales and Customer Service Training for Call Centres Reviews:

The day passed without noticing the time, never found myself drifting away and Anne was great all day I could have sat in a training session for three days, Excellent job :)

Troy was flexible and enthusiastic. He delivered the content so that it was relevant and practical to our business. We are all motivated to start implementing these new strategies. The training was fantastic although now I will be very busy center it all :)

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I did mention at the end of the day that this course was the most engaged I had been from start to finish in a course for a very long time.
Careers New Zealand
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Appreciate the way Ian ensured that the things I wanted to learn were covered and in going through the content took time to reiterate and use personal experience for me to learn.
KiwiRail
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It was all very informative and very relevant to our line of work.
Endeavour Foundation
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Troy was great and we had a really good group. I can't wait to put things into practice.
Endeavour Foundation
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Will recommend for any supervisor or team leader with in DHL.
DHL Supply Chain
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I found the course to be thoroughly enjoyable and educational...I loved it and can't wait to put it into action. I do just wish it was longer: I enjoyed it enough to want stay and learn more for a few extra days.
Mitre 10
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I enjoyed the course and found it very useful and I aim to use it in both a professional and personal level. Thanks again Tammy was very good with her delivery and did an excellent job of keeping the group on track whilst at the same time giving everyone a fair time to ask questions. Thank you Tammy I would say the only thing negative is that everyone in the business may not get to do the course as it is invaluable, especially at this time of change.
Metcash/IGA
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I found the course quite interesting & fun, the instructor was very knowledgeable and very precise & well spoken, a very professional trainer, what I received from the course will be very valuable to my Everyday life, with my dealing with customers and my peers
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Download Course Outline (PDF)

Whether we choose to embrace them or cannot stand being interrupted by their calls, call centres are a business element that is here to stay.

This course will help call centre agents learn to make the most of their telephone-based work, including understanding the best ways to listen and be heard. Each phone interaction has elements of sales and customer service skills, which we will explore in detail throughout this energising and practical three-day workshop.

Course Outline for Call Centre Training: Sales and Customer Service Training for Call Centres

Topic 1
What’s Missing in Telephone Communication?
  • It’s Not What You Say; It’s How You Say It
  • In the Absence of Body Language
Topic 2
Verbal Communication Techniques
  • Being Yourself and Sounding Your Best
  • A Service Image
Topic 3
Who are Your Customers?
  • Define the Customer and Client
  • About Relationships
Topic 4
To Serve and Delight
Topic 5
Did You Hear Me?
  • Listening Skills
  • The Mission: To Listen
Topic 6
Morning Reflection
Topic 7
Asking the Right Questions
  • Open Questions vs. Closed Questions
  • Probing Techniques
Topic 8
Saying No
  • When We Say “No”
  • Activity: Delivering Bad News
Topic 9
Sales by Phone
  • Benefits of Telemarketing
Topic 10
Taking Messages
  • Pen in Hand
  • Empowering CCAs to resolve issues
Topic 11
Staying Out of Voice Mail Jail
Topic 12
Exercises for Conditioning Your Voice
Topic 13
Afternoon Reflection
Topic 14
Cold and Warm Calls
  • The Cold Call
  • The Warm Call
Topic 15
Developing a Script
  • Scripting Techniques
  • Sample Script
Topic 16
Perfecting the Script
  • Making the Script Yours
  • Using Cheat Sheets
Topic 17
Going Above and Beyond
  • Fifteen Techniques for CCA Success
  • Customise Your Service
Topic 18
Handling Objections
Topic 19
Morning Reflection
Topic 20
Closing the Sale
Topic 21
Feelings
  • Activity: Feels like a Winner
Topic 22
Changes in the Customer
  • The Changing Customer
  • What the Customer Wants
Topic 23
Negotiation Techniques
  • Mastering Negotiation Skills
  • Practising Negotiation
Topic 24
Phases of Negotiation
  • Introduction
  • Principled Negotiation
Topic 25
Afternoon Reflection
Topic 26
High Impact Moments
  • Make It Count
  • Creating Case Studies
Topic 27
Tips for Challenging Callers
  • Activity: Managing Talkative Callers
  • Activity: Caller Behaviors
  • Activity: Up the Mountain
Topic 28
Dealing with Difficult Customers
  • Activity: Dealing with Problems
  • Dealing with Vulgarity
Topic 29
Phone Tag and Getting the Call Back
  • Phone Tag
  • Following Up
Topic 30
Morning Reflection
Topic 31
Phone Tag and Getting the Call Back
  • Phone Tag
  • Following Up
Topic 32
Morning Reflection
Topic 33
This is My Mentor
  • Activity: Roger’s Super Year
Topic 34
Stress Busting
Topic 35
News from Within
  • Common Issues in Call Centers
  • Activity: Pre-Assignment Review
  • CCA Reports
Topic 36
Wrapping Up
  • It’s a Wrap – Just About!
  • Questions and Answers
  • Debrief
Topic 37
Close with Vocals
Topic 38
Personal Action Plan

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When you want a tailored learning experience targeting exactly what you want without bringing everyone physically together, the best choice is a Live Online Class run by PDT.

We tailor the content and activities to be specific to your current needs and the needs of the people and run the course in our usual activity-based workshop style training, however, the participants can all be offsite, or some can be in the room with others offsite.

Unless you have a preferred tools we use 'Zoom for Education' that includes enhanced collaboration features such as One-click content sharing, real-time co-annotation (people can work together in activity files), and digital whiteboarding, we also include things like live polls and group chats so you virtually have the same collaborative learning experience of attending a course in a room with other people.

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We have delivered these 100's (if not 1000's) of times, and get great outcomes. We achieve great outcomes because we keep our learner centric approach - just because it’s delivered through a screen to some or all participants doesn’t mean it needs to be less tailored or less personalised.

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88% Delivery was Adapted to me Personally

75% I Would Recommend this Course to Someone Else

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