Course description
Do you work for an international organisation in the Sales or Customer Service department, or speak to clients on the phone from a Help Desk or a Call Centre? If the answer is Yes, you will need to have good English language skills and know specific techniques in order to communicate successfully. Our English for Customer Care course not only offers industry relevant vocabulary, but also addresses strategies related to the effective use of English in a general business context. In this course, you will receive an overview of best practices as well as real-life examples of Customer Service communication through various channels including phone, email, live chat and social media.
ENGLISH FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
Course outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to :
– Understand terms related to skills and qualities for good Customer Service
– Feel confident in using basic socialising language and making small talk with clients
– Use appropriate language on the phone when dealing with customers and making arrangements
– Write effective letters and emails to customers using formal and informal styles
– Use appropriate language and strategies when dealing with complaints
Sample syllabus
Introduction to customer care :
– Customer care success
– Customer care businesses and jobs
– Surprising facts about customer care
Language:
– Skills and qualities for good customer care
– Making suggestions
Face to face with customers:
– Body language
– A company visit
– Meeting do’s and don’ts
– At a trade fair
– The invisible customer
Language:
– Basic socialising language
– The importance of small talk
– Follow-up
– Steps for winning customers in your presentations
Dealing with customers on the phone:
– General telephoning
– The ‘customer care’ phone call
– What the customers really hear
Language:
– Being courteous on the phone
– Making sure you understand
– Making arrangements
Call centre success:
– Taking an order
– Hotline (Troubleshooting)
– Customer-centred call centres Language:
– The first impression
– Clarifying and explaining
– Checking comprehension
Delivering customer care through writing:
– Effective letters and emails
– Formal and informal writing styles
– The five Cs of customer care writing
– A case study
Language:
– Salutations and closes
– Standard phrases for handling customers
– Enclosures and attachments
Dealing with problems and complaints:
– Complaint strategies and policies
– The letter of apology
– Explaining company policy
– Some opinions about complaints and apologies
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