Using voice recordings to coach call centre staff
Voice recordings can provide a great way of helping to train call centre staff.
We asked our experts about how to do it. (more…)
Voice recordings can provide a great way of helping to train call centre staff.
We asked our experts about how to do it. (more…)

In anticipation of next week’s Webinar on Speech Analytics we have asked a range of industry experts for their key suggestions on what to look for when buying a speech analytics solution. (more…)
Yes, folks, we’re looking for a bit of nostalgia here.
Kids today think voice recorders have always been digital, 200+ channels arrangements in 4U 19 inch racks; hah! what do they know?
Richard Mill of Business Systems takes a light-hearted look at the history of voice recorders through a series of old photographs. (more…)
Carl Nancollas provides insight into why voice recording can make training more effective and improve performance of agents.
How much money does your company spend on training each year? £2,000 per agent? More? Less?
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Call recording used to be considered as a “nice to have” by anyone outside of a large call centre environment or FSA-regulated financial companies. However many companies are realising that a voice recorder can add a great deal of value to the business that more than justifies the cost. (more…)

On average 68% of customers’ first contact with any company is still via phone, according to the Gartner group. For those companies that record calls there is a wealth of information that can be extracted from these interactions. (more…)

Question: Does anyone know if there any legal requirements about how long you must hold a recorded call for? Do you have any guidelines as to how long you hold your own recordings?
Read on to find out the answer…… (more…)
In his penultimate editorial on business continuity and risk management, Graham Chick considers the technology needed to make virtual working a success. (more…)

Our regular technology column is dedicated to investigating what you should think about when buying a particular piece of technology. This month, we’ve asked three key vendors – Amcat, QPC and Verint Systems – for their advice on call recording. (more…)

Call recording needn’t be about striking fear into the hearts of contact centre staff and punishing them for offering poor levels of service. As Alex Coxon finds out, the very best implementations are those that are agent-friendly. (more…)