Nonverbal Differences in Cross-Cultural Communication Working in a diverse world can present interesting, yet sometimes challenging, opportunities for today’s customer service representatives. If you earn your living by providing products and services to others, you should invest time and effort to learn about nonverbal differences in cross-cultural communication. It is sometimes easy to forget that … Read more
Impact of Values and Beliefs on Customer Service Values are based on the deeply held beliefs of a culture or subculture. These beliefs might be founded in religion, politics, or group mores. They drive thinking and actions and are so powerful that they have served as the basis for arguments, conflicts, and wars for hundreds … Read more
Time Management Skills in A Diverse Customer Service World Reliable time management skills in a diverse customer service world are crucial in order to take advantage of opportunities to effectively interact with customers from various cultures. For years, anthropologists and others have studied the use of time in various cultures to try to better understand … Read more
Successfully Addressing Diversity as a Service Provider As the world grows smaller economically and otherwise through world trade, international travel, outsourcing and off shoring of jobs, worldwide Internet access, international partnerships between organizations and technologically transmitted information exchange, the likelihood that you will have contact as a customer service provider with people from other cultures, … Read more
Customer Service in a Diverse World Have you ever experienced a situation in which you were in a place of business and either had a service provider make a derogatory statement to you about another customer or group of customers or overheard two employees sharing negative comments about other customers? In many instances comments or … Read more
Customer Service Skills That Lead to Customer Satisfaction As a customer service professional, what can you do to enhance customer satisfaction and build a lasting relationship with your customers? If you answered “improve your customer service skills and knowledge,” you are correct. Unfortunately, many managers and their organizations do not take the time to invest … Read more
Time Management in Customer Service Tips for Service Professionals In today’s harried world, effective time management in customer service is crucial. When was the last time that you actually felt that you had time to do everything that your boss or customers expect from you? There is an ever-growing list of tasks to accomplish for … Read more
Providing Effective Customer Service in a Diverse World As the world grows smaller economically and otherwise (e.g. world trade, international travel, outsourcing and offshoring of jobs, worldwide Internet access, international partnerships between organizations and technologically transmitted information exchange), the likelihood that you will have contact on the job with people from other cultures, or who … Read more
Interpersonal Communication – Your Key to Customer Service Success To be successful in your interactions with customers whose values, beliefs and experiences differ from your own, you will need to broaden your scope of knowledge related to interpersonal; communication, especially nonverbal signals (cues). Because nonverbal communication styles and interpretations often differ from person-to-person and from one culture to another, … Read more
Listening Quote – Ralph Nichols Actively listening to your customers is one of the easiest ways to ensure that you not only get the correct message that they send, but also that you show respect and you care about them. As you listen to your customers, you also start to better understand them and recognize … Read more
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