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Learning Stores Template 7June07.ppt
Learning Stores Gold Training
Customer Service
December 2010 v9.0
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CLEAR Steps to Handling Complaints
The CLEAR steps will help you handle customer complaints effectively
Stay Calm
Listen
Empathize
Apologize Sincerely
Resolve
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The CLEAR Steps
Stay CALM
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The CLEAR steps
LISTEN
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The CLEAR steps
EMPATHIZE
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The CLEAR steps
APOLOGIZE
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The CLEAR steps
RESOLVE
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When customers have an issue, they don’t always just see you, they see the Company. When communicating with customers it is important to remember who your audience is and tailor your approach accordingly. In all cases, when communicating with a customer, vendor or a colleague, you should be:
Our Voice
- Polite and respectful
- Professional but not “corporate”
- Friendly and accessible
- Honest and genuine
- Firm when necessary
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Loblaw Voice – Dos
- Tell it as it is
- Keep language simple, straightforward and relevant
- Use clear and concise words and phrases
- Be inclusive and conversational – use “we, our, you”
- Use the active not passive voice
- Do consider if it is appropriate to address someone by their first person’s first name.
- When appropriate, validate your customer’s position.
- Clearly indicate any actions taken or required
- Take the time to think about what you are saying
- Consider your communication from the customer’s perspective
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Loblaw Voice - Don’ts
- Don’t use abbreviations or acronyms
- Avoid using internal jargon or industry terminology
- Don’t use unnecessarily complicated or formal language
- Avoid repetition
- Don’t talk down to your audience
- Watch choosing words that are too casual
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Take 5 minutes to brainstorm a list of customer complaints
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Customer Service Demonstration Role Play
CalmListenEmpathizeApologizeResolve
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CLEAR steps Role Play
Break into 4 teams
In each team:
•One person plays the complaining customer
•One person plays the Dept. Manager handling the complaint
•The remaining team members are observers
The objective is to use the CLEAR steps
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Providing Feedback on the Role Play
For each of the CLEAR steps:
1. Provide feedback on what the Dept. Manager did well
2. Provide feedback on what you feel the Dept. Manager could have done better
CalmListenEmpathizeApologizeResolve