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		<title>How contact centres use email</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email seems to be the great contact centre taboo.  Everyone is doing it, but no one is talking about it.
We recently carried out a survey to see how people were using email in the contact centre and we asked James Barnes to analyse the findings.  
The use of email is undoubtedly the contact centre era’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who will you call in 2022?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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In ten years, how will organisations interact with their customers?
Dani Muir explores how a member of the public might contact an organisation in 2022.
iPhone 8 anyone? 
Unsurprisingly, all mobiles will be smartphones and 4G will be standard by 2022. Information is available faster – owing to superfast internet access. PCs and laptops are declining in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How communication styles affect assertiveness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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This week, Jo Lord looks at the impact that communication styles have on assertiveness.
Assertiveness is one of the essential skills in the modern working environment. There are many benefits of being assertive, such as better time management, increased self esteem and the ability to negotiate more effectively. Assertion means standing up for what you want. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top tips for monitoring the quality of emails</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email is an increasingly common way to communicate with customers, and monitoring quality is essential to ensure high productivity.
Our expert panel share their tips on how to get the most out of email customer service.

1. Check spelling, punctuation and grammar
Emails to customers must be readable, on a basic level, but they must also be professional. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top five predictions for call centre technologies in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David du Toit gives us his top five predictions for call centre communication technologies to watch out for this year.
1. Collaborative Customer Service
Enhancing the customer experience will be a core focus for call centres this year, but in doing so they will need to embrace forms of media collaboratively. One such technology and concept that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top tips for employee engagement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
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Employee engagement is not only affected by how the company as a whole treats and values its staff but by all the interactions an employee has in the work place.  Hayley Oats explores the subject for us. 
What can I do to engage my team?
Managers have a significant impact on employee engagement, and play a [...]]]></description>
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