Articles - Skill Development

Continuous skill development keeps contact centre teams sharp, adaptable, and motivated. This section brings together expert insights, frameworks, and hands-on advice to help you identify, build, and sustain the skills your people need to succeed. You’ll find content covering technical know-how, communication, problem-solving, and leadership, along with guidance on personal growth and career progression. Each resource is designed to help managers and trainers create meaningful development plans that drive both individual and organisational success.

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Complication Is Everywhere – Why Aren’t We Used to It?
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Empathy Statements for Customer Service With Examples
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AER Statements for Customer Service
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The Best De-Escalation Techniques
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The Top 25 Positive Words and Phrases for Customer Service
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How to Utilize Tone of Voice in the Contact Centre
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The Top 50 Words to Describe Yourself on Your CV in 2026
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Everybody Needs Some Maths and Basic Stats
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How to Handle Contacts From Challenging Customers
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How to Take Ideas From Conference to Contact Centre
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15 Clarifying Questions For Customer Service
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Should We Multi-Skill or Single Skill Our Advisors?
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How to Structure a Quality Coaching Session
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Comedy Phonetic Alphabet – Free Download
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Spanish Phonetic Alphabet – Free Download
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French Phonetic Alphabet – Free Download
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UK Phonetic Alphabet – Free Download
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How to Coach Empathy in the Contact Centre – With Three Training Exercises
Funnel Questions for Customer Service
How to Use Funnel Questions – With Examples
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25 Affirmative Words and Statements to Support Customers
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The Best Ways to Start and End a Customer Conversation
TED Questions for Customer Service
15 TED Questions for Customer Service – With Examples
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Customer Service Language – With Examples
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How Advisors Can Destress After an Angry Customer