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		<title>How to survive and prosper in a multilingual contact centre</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luke Turner shares with us the trials and tribulations of working in a multilingual contact centre.
I work abroad running the MI and WFP team in a contact centre that covers 11 different languages and multiple channels of communication, and having spent many years working in UK contact centres.  I have had to adapt my management style [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One-page overview of the Ofcom regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest Ofcom regulations, introduced earlier this year, have brought in tough penalties for all people making outbound phone calls.
But the regulations are highly complex and very difficult to understand.  To help make the regulations clearer to understand here is a one-page ‘cheat sheet’.
Many thanks to Tony Hesketh of Aspect for providing this cheat sheet.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five ways to share good customer feedback with the rest of the team</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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Customer compliment often reflects great service from a whole team. Good feedback is useless unless shared with a team. Even good feedback for individual agents can give others an insight into the level of service they should be aiming to give.
Here are a few suggestions on how to share feedback with the rest of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are the best opening hours for a call centre?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
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Opening hours are a vital part of the success of a call centre. Call centres that deal with the public have to ensure they are open at times when people are able to call in. Which opening hours work best? Matthew Brown looks at the options.
Tradition
For many businesses, opening hours remain those of the traditional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25 tips to make your telesales people more productive</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aspect Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMT]]></category>
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We asked our panel of experts for their advice on how to make telephone sales people more productive.  We came up with a good number of tips.
It may be worth trying some of these in your contact centre. 
Along with the obvious stuff around incentives, coaching and motivation, we&#8217;ve found that simple changes can have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of One</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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It’s easy to think that one person doesn’t make a difference in a call centre with hundreds of agents. But the impact of one agent on service levels can be huge.
Matthew Brown explains a technique called the Power of One.
Every agent matters
In a busy environment like a call centre, it can be hard to resist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do we bottle up our amazing team leaders and agents?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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Call centre managers must sometimes wish they could clone their best agents and team leaders. In the distant future that might become possible, but in the meantime, Matthew Brown explores methods to bottle up the essence of your best employees and spread the magic across your workforce.
Buddy up
The most obvious department in which a manager [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top tips to improve the contact centre</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Infinity CCS]]></category>
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Small improvements can make a big difference in the contact centre. Our panel of experts give their tips on how to make a better contact centre.
1. Get to know employees
Within any organisation it is crucial that there are open lines of communication. Some employers implement an open-door policy or try to maintain strong visibility on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The top 10 call centre websites</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/the-top-10-call-centre-websites-2-20468.htm</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/the-top-10-call-centre-websites-2-20468.htm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking to expand your reading in the contact centre and customer service space?
We take a fresh look at some of the best websites out there.
Thanks to all of you who nominated your favourite &#8230;
1. Service Untitled

An excellent customer service blog, Service Untitled is now five years old and as strong as ever. Practical advice on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top tips to make your team leaders more productive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 11:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
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A good team leader can turn an average team into top performers. Here are a few tips on how to get more out of your team leaders.
1. Take time to get to know your team leaders
Take time out of the week to have short one-to-one talks with your team leaders to really get under their [...]]]></description>
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