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The First 30 Seconds Can Make or Break the Customer Experience building rapport with customers call center telephone skills call center training Jun 16, 2025

Before you explain the policy…
Before you pull up the account…
Before you “solve the issue”…

The most important thing you can do is connect.

And that connection?
It starts in the first few seconds—with your tone, your words, and the emotional energy you bring to the conversation.

Whether you’re c...

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Supporting Customers When English Isn’t Your First Language: 3 Confidence-Boosting Tips call center training Jun 16, 2025

Are you a customer service professional working in English, but it's not your first language? You're not alone. Many of us face the challenge of communicating effectively in a language we're still mastering. But here's the good news: you don't need perfect English to provide excellent customer servi...

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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 Coach the Five Most Underutilized Soft Skills in Contact Centers call center training contact center coaching soft skills training Apr 19, 2023

What are the most critical soft skills for agents to get right? And how do you coach them?

Whether you work in sales, customer service, or collections, agents must present strong emotional intelligence skills to make the most of each conversation and achieve t

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