Articles - Communication Skills

Great communication skills are at the heart of excellent customer service. This page of expert insights, training ideas, and real-life examples explores how advisors can communicate clearly, listen actively, and adapt their style to every customer situation. Learn how tone, body language, and phrasing affect outcomes, and discover techniques that help teams build rapport and trust quickly. The resources also include coaching tips and exercises that help improve confidence and consistency across all channels.

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5 Great Methods to Improve Your Customer Satisfaction Score
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How to Improve Internal Communication in the Contact Centre
How to Handle Emojis in Customer Service
The Four Key Principles of the Customer Experience
5 Steps to World-Class Customer Service
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Top Tips to Improve Listening Skills on the Telephone
Want to Speak in the Same Language as the Customer? Use Filtering!
The Johari Window: A Contact Centre Training Tool
15 Things You Can Learn from the DPD Contact Centre
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What is Business to Consumer (B2C)?
A Simple Way to Improve Communication in the Contact Centre
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5 Ways to Improve Relationships Between the Contact Centre and Other Departments
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10 Ways to Improve Your Team Meetings
21 Ways to Improve Complaints Handling in Your Contact Centre
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Top 10 Smart Call Centre Goals
An Introduction to… Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC)
6 Ways to Share Information in the Call Centre
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Phone is the Most Effective Communication Channel
Top Customer Service Strategies – No 10. Build a Reputation and Tell the World
How Contact Centre Technology Can Improve the Back Office
How Contact Centres Use Email
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Who will you call in 2022?
How communication styles affect assertiveness
Top Tips for Monitoring the Quality of Emails