Difficult Customer Service Situations: How to Respond to an Upset or Abusive Customer

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Course features
  • Category: Customer Service
  • Course Length: 15 minutes
  • Series: Difficult Situations
  • Video Length: 6 minutes
  • Author: The URL dr
  • Resources: Checklist for Defusing Situations
Course overview
Spot when a customer goes too far, so you can protect yourself and your co-workers from abuse. You'll explore why customers get upset and learn the best ways to respond.
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Course Learning Objectives
  • Identify why customers get upset
  • Examine the best ways to respond to an upset customer
  • Explore how to stop abuse
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Certification included
Downloadable certificate upon completion.

Dealing with abusive customers

"How to Respond to an Upset or Abusive Customer" examines why customers get upset and how you can defuse those situations. Dealing with an upset customer can be nerve-wracking—and occasionally scary. It’s easy to lose our composure or feel flustered when someone lashes out. But as tricky as emotional customers are, they are simply a fact of life in customer service. Learn the proper way to respond to abusive customers. 
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Skills you'll learn in this course

Customer Service

Conflict Resolution

Communication

Kim Merritt

Kim Merritt, The URL dr, has been teaching and training the business community for over thirty years. Her company's line of business soft skill micro courses are a quick and effective way to master a new competency in fifteen minutes or less. 
Patrick Jones - Course author