An AI taught me the most disarming word in customer service. When I am frustrated with the AI I work with every day, I correct it, and sometimes I vent. It never matches my energy. It does not get defensive. It says one word, "Understood," tells me what it is doing next, and fixes the thing. Every
...It is the call you brace for. The customer is shouting before you finish your greeting, the words are sharp and personal, and every instinct says defend yourself or rush to a fix. In a call center, that moment decides the entire interaction. De-escalation is the skill that turns it around, and it
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