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DEALING WITH DIFFICULT/DEMANDING

CUSTOMERS

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Objective

• Describe different strategies of handling different


customers.

• Generate a list of helpful reminders to assist


handling different customers.

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Start Smart

• Identify yourself politely and promptly.


• Capture the appropriate account information
• Use a professional yet friendly tone of voice.
• Ask right away, How can you help.
• Be energetic.

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Focus Fiercely

• Limit YOUR talking… you can not talk and listen at


the same time.
• Ask questions – Clarify.
• Take notes… remember main points.
• React to situations, not to the person.
• Don’t be distracted with irritating comments.

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What Would You Do?

• When a customer calls you, and there is a system


problem.
• When there is a customer with unreasonable
demands.
• You don’t know the answer.

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How To Calm Irate Customers

Follow the LEAP module

L Listen

E Empathise / Apologise

A Acknowledge/Accept

P Prepare to Take Action

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How To Manage Demanding Customer

• Listen so that you will understand the customer


concern.
• Use closed – ended question to help control the
conversation.
• Match some of the customers’ assertiveness.
• Be friendly, but specific and direct and in your
statement.
• Remain Courteous.

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The ONE WORD every single customer
HATES to hear is “NO” but sometimes
the only appropriate response from a
company is ‘NO”

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How To Say No

Understanding Statement

Never say ‘no’ to a customer without first


demonstrating that you understand fully their request
or question. It is very important that the customer
feels you understand the inconvenience, they have
experienced. If they don’t feel that you understand
what they are feeling, they may be more difficult.

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Avoid Forbidden Phrases
• “ I don’t know.”

• “I/we can’t do that.”

• “You’ll have to….”

• “Just a second.”

• Can I have….?

• Filler’s/Jargon’s

• “No.”

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Thank You

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