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FRONTLINE SERVICE

DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE
3 Hours

Customer service to the great customer is easy. How about to the not-so-great customer? This session examines the types of difficult people you are most likely to run into and helps you identify specific strategies to improve your service effectiveness with them. You will look at causes of conflict and how personality differences influence our perceptions of others. You will have the chance to try out specific strategies for dealing with difficult people.

BY THE END OF THE SESSION YOU WILL:

  • Understand the causes of conflict
  • Know how to practice active listening
  • Understand how personality differences shape communication
  • Develop problem solving skills
  • Develop skills to deal with difficult people

    TOPICS INCLUDE:
  • What Causes Conflict
  • Communication Breakdown
  • Perception Problems
  • Lack of Knowledge/Understanding
  • Listening Skills
  • Barriers to Listening
  • Active Listening: Asking the Right Questions
  • Can You Hear What I Hear?
  • Personality Differences
  • What Shape Are You?
  • Understanding the Shapes
  • Communicating With the Shapes
  • Calming the Storm
  • The Energy of Emotions
  • Determining the Complaint or Problem
  • Problem Solving Skills
  • Return to Retail BC Peak Program

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    INTERNATIONAL RETAIL LEARNING GROUP
    141-6200 McKay Avenue, #410
    Burnaby, BC V5H 4M9
    778.881.3008
    www.retaillearninggroup.com