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TELEPHONE SKILLS

Published on Dec 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HOW TO ANSWER PHONES FOR CARDNOTBE

ADMIN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT TEAM MEETING
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TELEPHONE SKILLS

FROM A TO Z

Attitude

Be friendly before you know who it is
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ALWAYS ANSWER THE PHONE WITH A SMILE

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DON'T BE TOO BUSY TO BE NICE

ALWAYS BE POLITE, USE PLEASE AND THANK YOU

Buffer Words

PRECEDE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART

IF THE CALLER DOESN'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE PERSON

Don't offer

OFFER TO TAKE A MESSAGE THEN PASS IT ON

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DO NOT SAY:

I DON'T KNOW

Do Not Say

"NO" at the beginning of a sentence
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Do Not Say

We can't do that
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Do Not Say

JUST A SECOND
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Do Not Say

YOU'LL HAVE TO.....
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OFFER HELP TO THE CALLER

IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER OFFER TO RESEARCH AND GET BACK TO THEM
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DEVELOP YOUR RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION

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CALL SCREENING

"LET ME TELL HIM/HER WHO'S CALLING PLEASE"
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TRANSFER THE PROBLEM ALONG WITH THE CALLER

DO NOT JUST DUMP THE CALL TO SOMEONE ELSE. LET THE PERSON WHO WILL HANDLE THE PROBLEM KNOW WHAT IS COMING
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CLOSE THE CALL WITH A THANK YOU

WE APPRECIATE YOUR CALL, GOOD TALKING TO YOU

BE WARY OF "TRICKS" CALLERS USE

DO NOT AGREETO TONER PURCHASES, CHANGES TO PHONE SERVICE OR YELLOW PAGES ADVERTISING, ETC
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