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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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
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26 Great Techniques for Showing Real Empathy in Customer Service
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How to Deal With an Indecisive Customer
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Techniques to Improve Call Control Skills
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Getting Past Gatekeepers to Actually Speaking With Decision-Makers
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13 Clever Tactics for Dealing With an Angry Phone Call
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How to Bridge Silence on a Call
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How to Avoid Serving Customers on Autopilot
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How to Deal With a Talkative Customer
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How to Negotiate Solutions With a Customer