Articles - Soft Skills

Browse our selection of insights on developing soft skills for contact centre agents, including information on communication, empathy, and problem-solving.

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How to Deal With Customers Who Don’t Take No for an Answer
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The Definitive Guide to Improving Agents’ Customer Service Vocabulary
10 Customer Service Behaviours for Contact Centre Agents
10 Customer Service Behaviours Every Contact Centre Agent Should Have
Tips for Emotional Intelligence
15 Tips for Building Emotional Intelligence in Customer Service
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How to Coach Empathy in the Contact Centre – With Three Training Exercises
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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
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Talking Point: How to Overcome Resistance to New Ideas
TED Questions for Customer Service
15 TED Questions for Customer Service – With Examples
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Coaching Talkative Advisors to Provide Better Customer Service
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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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The Art of Conversation in Customer Service
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Developing Mindsets for Customer Service Success
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20 Ways to Upskill Your Contact Centre Advisors
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How to Negotiate Solutions With a Customer
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How to Get Your Advisors to Show Genuine Interest in Customers
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20 Expert Ideas to Improve Your Customer Service Skills
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How to Improve Your Customer Service Listening Skills
Questioning Techniques
6 Effective Questioning Techniques for Customer Service
Super-Agents: The Top Ten Qualities of Great Contact Centre Agents
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Customer Service Skills: How to Improve Empathy, Active Listening and Knowledge
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Creating Memorable Customer Experiences With Emotional Intelligence
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How to Deal With Rude Customers