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 Deal With Rude Customers
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Handling Sales Objections Over The Telephone
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How to Train Active Listening in the Call Centre – With Exercises
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10 Essential Skills for Every Contact Centre Manager
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The Top 10 Most Important Customer Service Skills
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How to Deal With Difficult Customers
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9 Fun Customer Service Training Exercises
How to Handle Escalation Calls
The Wrong Words and Phrases to Use on a Sales Call
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Positive Language for Customer Service Conversations – With Examples
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The Right Words and Phrases to Use on a Sales Call
5 Simple Tips for Improving Tone of Voice in Customer Service
Call Centre Etiquette What Not to Say
15 Things You Should Never Say to a Customer
Call Control Techniques: How to Present Options to Customers
Want to Speak in the Same Language as the Customer? Use Filtering!
The Johari Window: A Contact Centre Training Tool
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The Best Courtesy Words and Expressions to Use in Customer Service
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10 Catchy Greeting Examples for Customer Service
Words and Phrases an Advisor Should NEVER Say to an Angry Customer
7 Ways to Offer Multilingual Customer Service
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Positive Statements to Increase Customer Satisfaction
SMART Training – Changing the Perception of Contact Centre Coaching
Make telesales people More Productive
25 Tips to Make Your Telesales People More Productive
Why Removing Negative Words Could Hurt Your Contact Centre