Top 3 Ways to Calm Angry Customers de-escalation de-escalation training how to handle difficult customers Apr 25, 2023

I had an inspiring video meeting with a long-term client I started working with in 2018. My client is now at a new company, and she reached out for de-escalation training. It turns out I’m already working with her new company for de-escalation train-the-trainer.

My client, thrilled that...

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Who Desperately Needs De-escalation Training for Customer Service? call center training de-escalation training Apr 25, 2023

Like water is to a desert, my De-escalation Academy is to customer support teams who serve challenging customers. 

That’s right… you NEED DE-ESCALATION training like the Sahara Desert needs a rainstorm! Need I say more? 

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How to Train and Support Remote Customer Service Employees call center training Apr 25, 2023

EMPLOYEES

 

This morning I hosted a webinar for leaders of customer service departments and operations. I walked everyone through how to prepare customer service specialists to apply psychological tactics to bring down the temperature in interactions and de-escalate.

When we moved to Q & A,...

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How to Use Psychology to Get Angry Customers to Back Down de-escalation q & a Apr 25, 2023
 

Learn how to guide challenging customers to the next steps using Psychological Priming! Pour up a cup of coffee and watch the replay of my live Q & A!!

If you need help getting angry customers to back down, check out my De-escalation Academ...

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How Call Center Agents Can Politely Control Calls with Customers call control linkedin learning Apr 25, 2023
 

Customer service calls can sometimes get out of control. Upset and overtalkative callers take time and energy away from other customers and tasks. This is where practical call-control strategies come into play. In this course, I explain why customer calls get out of hand and i...

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What do you do when a customer threatens self-harm (in a phone call or email)? how to handle difficult customers Apr 22, 2023

People in my workshops ask, “What do I say when a customer threatens suicide?” 

Customers in distress are stressful for customer support teams. 

When customers threaten self-harm or harm to others, they’ve taken the interaction outside the boundary of sincere conversation.

Understand ...

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This is How You Reduce Escalations to Supervisors de-escalation Apr 22, 2023

As I prepare for a workshop for a new client in Upstate New York, let me give you three things you can do to help your team get angry customers to back down, techniques right out of my De-escalation Training.

One. Coach Your Team to Acknowledge Customer Concern

When staff acknowledges how hard thi...

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26 Ideas to Help You Be Nicer to Challenging Customers complaint handling Apr 22, 2023

Here are 26 ideas you can print off and share with your customer service employees. Or, you could share these ideas in a quick 3-minute training.

 

The ABC'S of Complaint Handling

Act as if every lost customer’s value to the company comes from your paycheck.

Believe in the best of customers. Don...

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The Psychology of the Word "Because" to Get Customers to Accept Your Word as Final de-escalation how to deliver bad news Apr 22, 2023

Research at Harvard showed us the power of the word “Because.” The experiment had people ask to cut in a line of people waiting to use a copy machine.

Researchers had the peopl...

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The Power of Saying Sorry: A Comprehensive Guide on How to Apologize to a Customer for Improved Satisfaction how to apologize to a customer Apr 22, 2023

In today's competitive business landscape, customer satisfaction is the key to success. One of the most critical aspects of customer satisfaction is how businesses handle mistakes and apologize to their customers. Making errors is inevitable for any business, but how we react to those errors can mak...

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The Best De-escalation Technique Ever! de-escalation Apr 20, 2023

 

The De-escalation Technique Executives, Politicians, and Customer Service Leads Use to Stay In Control! (It Worked on My Husband!) The technique is: Here’s what we know, Here’s what we’ve done, Here’s what’s next Grab the worksheet I mention right here.

Note: I caught the typo, too late; that...

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The 3 Reasons Customers Pushback or Ask for a Supervisor, and What to Do About It de-escalation de-escalation training Apr 20, 2023

If a customer gives you pushback, argues, or asks for a supervisor, one of the three things is going on:

The customer doesn’t trust you
The customer fears something
The customer sees you as a threat to getting what they want

Watch my video to get two powerful techniques you can use to preempt an esc...

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