Professional communication for IT employees with customer contact

IT support is more than just sound technical know-how

This training is held in German.
"The customer is the troublemaker". Busy with operational tasks, there is little time to think about IT service quality and customer communication. However, professional communication in IT customer service is a key success factor, avoids misunderstandings, speeds up processes and builds bridges to customers . Impress them with professional and customer-oriented communication on the phone or in face-to-face conversations. As an IT service technician, master even difficult conversations calmly and confidently. Practice the basics and techniques for communicating effectively.

Contents

Personal impact on the phone and when providing assistance in the workplace

  • Becoming aware of your own IT terminology.
  • Explaining complex IT solutions so that everyone understands them.
  • Analyzing and solving problems in service issues in understandable language, even under time pressure.

Communication basics

  • The basics of successful customer communication.
  • Introduction to paraverbal communication.
  • Recognize factual and relationship level.
  • Becoming aware of your own communication style.
  • Self-perception and perception of others.

Techniques and strategies for successful conversations

  • Telephone call guide - the five phases of telephone calls for IT customer service.
  • He who asks, leads: Asking the right questions.
  • Learning to listen: The technique of active listening.
  • Introduction to the principles of paraverbal and verbal communication.

Customer-oriented discussions

  • The start: Create a good atmosphere in the service conversation.
  • Recognize customers' wishes and goals.
  • From confrontation to cooperation.
  • Learning to understand and speak the language of the customer.

Mastering special topics of conversation

  • Managing conversations in difficult situations.
  • Dealing with stress on the phone.
  • Dealing with misunderstandings, resistance and conflicts.
  • End conversations on a positive note.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • You will learn the basics of successful customer communication.
  • You will learn about the five phases of telephoning.
  • They optimize cooperation with users on the phone and on site.
  • You will receive conversation guidelines for communication on the telephone.
  • You will learn how to use professional communication techniques to understand customers and speak their language.
  • You will learn how to handle difficult contacts with confidence.
  • With what you have learned, you will be able to increase customer satisfaction, because a good company image needs satisfied customers. 

Methods

The training is based on a balanced mixture of trainer input, practical tips, role play, case discussion and training of practical situations with feedback.

Recommended for

Employees with customer contact, especially from 1st and 2nd level support, and all those who want to expand and professionalize their customer communication in a practical way. In particular: IT technicians technicians; IT specialist service desk + user support; IT administrators; 1st and 2nd level support; IT operations managers; IT service managers.

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Attendees comments

"Thanks again for the two great days. The seminar leader was able to motivate us all to work on ourselves and at the same time brought my team closer together. My goals from the course have now been achieved!"

Markus Faßbinder
MS-Schramberg Holding GmbH

"The nature of the seminar was fantastic. The implementation and the transmission of the content were excellent."

René Hermann
ITM - Investment Trade Marketing GmbH

"I particularly liked the exercises and the individuality of the situations as well as the fact that you could "steer" the training based on your own experiences and that this was also addressed."

Julia Schuon
Ports and Freight Traffic Cologne AG

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