Articles - Training and Coaching

Effective training and coaching are key to building high-performing, engaged contact centre teams. This insight hub brings together expert guidance, practical techniques, and real-world examples to help you design impactful training programmes and deliver coaching that drives real results. Discover new ways to support learning, give constructive feedback, and create a culture of continuous improvement. From onboarding and soft skills to performance management and leadership development, these resources offer everything you need to help your people grow and succeed.

Should a Contact Centre Advisor Handle Calls, Emails and Chats?
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Using Gamification to Increase Contact Centre Engagement
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30 Tips to Improve Your Call Quality Monitoring
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50 Call Centre Training Tips
How to sell over the phone
Top Tips for Selling Over the Phone
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Top Tips for Induction Training Programmes
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7 Ideas You Can Learn from the Gloucester Intercall Contact Centre
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11 Ways to Keep Training Relevant
Making Mentoring Work in the Contact Centre
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Does Your Contact Centre Need a “Colleague Experience Manager”?
Training Your Staff to Be Effective at Live Chat
10% of contact centres never schedule training
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9 Top Tips for Managing a Very Young Workforce
16 Ideas You Can Try From Skipton Building Society’s Contact Centre
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12 Ways to Make Better Use of Agent Downtime
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Involve Agents in Operations and Strategy
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360 Feedback – What It Is and Why It Works
Anatomy of a Good Call – Best practice… The Call
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8 ‘Soft Skills’ Training Exercises
15 Things You Can Learn From Tesco Bank’s Contact Centre
8 Strategies for Increasing Agent Resilience
21 Ways to Improve Complaints Handling in Your Contact Centre
5 Effective Training Exercises for Your Contact Centre
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Is Your Contact Centre Prepared for the Challenges of 2020?