Myra Golden

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

If you say “because” when you’re telling a customer something, you’ll significantly increase the chance that they’ll accept your word as final. Using the “because” tactic, you can increase the chances of a customer accepting your word as final. Customers are still upset.

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Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

One of the skills we practice in my onsite customer service workshops is Empathy. Here are some of the exact phrases that I share in my training sessions for use in our role-plays – and in real life with customers. Learn more or try for free.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 17, 2018

No one likes to deliver bad news to customers, but for a lot of us, giving bad news is a regular part of business. You know the feeling – you probably get nervous, or you have to transfer a call to your supervisor because the customer won’t accept your word as final. More than anything else, customers want help.

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Myra Golden

AUGUST 29, 2019

You already know it’s best to not say words like “Unfortunately,” or a hard “no,” and you probably even know that you need to let angry customers vent for at least a few seconds, but there are some other things you should know before trying to get customers to accept your word as final, especially when you have to give customers bad news.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

Myra Golden Customer Service Training Highlight. Verbal Aikido: A non-agressive, highly effective strategy for handling difficult customers. Thanks to the Internet and social media, customers are more savvy now than ever before. In short, the role of customer service now ranks as one of the 10 most stressful jobs in the U.S.

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 10, 2017

“When I needed soft skills and call controls eLearning modules for our Walmart.com customer care agents, it quickly became apparent that Myra’s materials were the gold standard.” Learning Designer, Customer Care, Walmart eCommerce. Betty Doyle, Sr. Learn more or try for free.

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Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In my all-new Telephone Skills e-learning course , I teach your employees how to put customers at ease and build rapport over the phone by acknowledging their customer’s concern, just like the lady at American did for me. you are asked to actively participate in each module, and there are action items you take away.”.

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Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Convey Empathy to Customers. One of the skills we practice in my onsite customer service workshops is Empathy. Here are some of the exact phrases I share in my training sessions for use in our role-plays – and in real life with customers: Now you can get even more tips for the very best telephone customer experience.

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Myra Golden

JANUARY 10, 2017

“When I needed soft skills and call controls eLearning modules for our Walmart.com customer care agents, it quickly became apparent that Myra’s materials were the gold standard.” Learning Designer, Customer Care, Walmart eCommerce. Betty Doyle, Sr. Learn more or try for free.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

Three Unique Professional Development Events for Customer Service Professionals. How to Handle Difficult Customers Using Verbal Aikido. 5 Aikido Principles for Creating Calm, Defusing Anger and Moving to Closure with Difficult Customers. Creating calm with difficult customers is not a matter of using aggressive tactics.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 2, 2016

Three Unique Professional Development Events for Customer Service Professionals. How to Handle Difficult Customers Using Verbal Aikido. 5 Aikido Principles for Creating Calm, Defusing Anger and Moving to Closure with Difficult Customers. Creating calm with difficult customers is not a matter of using aggressive tactics.

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Myra Golden

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

I blocked off yesterday afternoon to listen to a random sample of recorded phone calls between customer service representatives and customers (patients and providers) for my client. I’m preparing to deliver a full-day De-escalation workshop to this group in a couple of weeks. Their customers can be difficult.

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Myra Golden

DECEMBER 17, 2019

One of the small group exercises I facilitate in my customer service workshops is “What else?” I guide small groups to consider what else they might offer customers to make the experience refreshingly different – a lot like Starbucks did with me. This is line of advice I give all of my retail clients.

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Stella Connect

JUNE 5, 2017

The Journey to Customer Centricity – People Powered, Customer Driven Strategy (Keynote). A customer-centric culture radiates outward, and endears brands to their customers. EVP and Chief Customer Officer, Frontier Communications. An Outside in Customer Experience Strategy for a Brave New World (Closing Keynote).

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SurveySensum

JULY 14, 2020

The Super-Heroes of Customer Experience are here! Customer Experience – The new focus of 2020! Customer Experience has become a top priority for businesses in 2020. They have not only brought new perspectives on the table but have redefined the customer experience exceptionally!

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Myra Golden

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If you find it hard to get customers to accept your word as final and if too many of your customers just go over your head to talk to a supervisor who will tell the customer the exact same thing, you need to read this. I have for you five little tricks that I share in my onsite de-escalation workshops. Show regret.

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Myra Golden

MARCH 18, 2020

One night I stood less than two feet away from an angry customer who slapped my co-worker during a Blue-light Special. Years later, as a call center manager, challenging customers and frequent escalations forced me to search for reliable approaches to delivering bad news and de-escalating intense interactions.

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Myra Golden

JUNE 5, 2018

Tomorrow morning I’m headed to Phoenix to deliver a workshop at the Salesforce Trailblazers for the Future Conference. Before I wrap things up in my office today and prepare for tomorrow’s early flight, I’m sharing with you three things you can do to pre-empt an escalation with a customer. Do you take time just for you? Don’t Push.

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Michel Falcon Experience

APRIL 11, 2019

My approach to customer experience strategies to grow a business. Because when you pay for your groceries, a customer says thank you to the person that takes payment, and is out of thank you’s by the time they pass you as the bag boy. Interview Transcript. Actually, why don’t we just toss it to you?

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