Social Etiquette Skills : Telephonic
Phase 01
- 5 Phases of a Call
- Opening
- Needs Identification
- Collection / Verification of Information
- Providing Information / Potential Solutions
- Closing and Next Steps
- Using PICTURE
- P – Pitch
- I – Inflection
- C – Courtesy
- T – Tone
- U – Understanding
- R – Rate of Speech
- E – Enunciation
Phase 02
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Using non-verbal encouragement over the telephone
- Tips on body language over the telephone
- Spoken Communication
- Improving the effectiveness of communication
- Structure of communication
- Questioning Techniques
- Open-ended questions
- Closed-ended questions
- Multiple questions
- Leading questions
Phase 03
- Dealing with Different Kinds of Customers
- Angry customers
- Talkative customers
- Gatekeepers
- Customers who are not interested
- Customers who are pressed for time
- Conference Call Etiquette
- Ground rules for conference calls
- Making introductions
- Punctuality
- Do’s and Don’ts on conference calls
- Using the “Mute” function
