Professional communication for technical employees with customer contact
Convincing technical expertise - inspiring customer-oriented communication
Contents
Your impact in technically oriented communication
- Explain complex content in a simple and understandable way.
- Adapt technical language to the situation.
- Recognize the needs, motives and expectations of your counterpart.
- Use your voice, choice of words and body language in a targeted manner.
Communication basics
- Communication tools for structured conversations.
- Reflect on self-perception and perception of others.
- Avoid typical communication traps.
- Train active listening and targeted questioning.
Strategies for successful conversations
- Systematic structure: The phase model for customer meetings.
- Conversation management for stress, complaints and grievances.
- Dealing constructively with resistance and emotions.
- Solution-oriented language in complaint management.
Customer-oriented dialog
- Positive start to the conversation and professional conclusion.
- Building trust through clear, respectful communication.
- Master difficult situations calmly and confidently.
- Communication at eye level - internally and externally.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
- You know the basics of successful customer communication.
- You understand the five phases of a professional telephone call and use them in a targeted manner.
- You will learn techniques for better collaboration with users on the phone and on site.
- You use discussion guidelines for clear and structured communication.
- You train how to handle difficult contacts with confidence.
Methods
Interactive practical training with trainer, exercises, role plays, case analyses and direct feedback.
The focus is on immediately applicable conversation techniques, practical examples from IT, technology and production as well as individual transfer into everyday working life.
Recommended for
Employees from STEM and technical professions with regular customer contact - internal or external.
Ideal for IT system technicians, administrators, service desk and support teams, technical sales and service employees, employees from technical purchasing, development, production or engineering.
Questions about the seminar content
Many technical staff members know the solution but sometimes lose their audience due to technical jargon, abbreviations, or too many details. This training you explain complex topics more simply, clearly, and in a way that’s appropriate for the situation. You’ll learn how to assess your audience’s prior knowledge, determine which information is truly relevant, and adapt your language accordingly. This makes technical explanations easier to understand, reduces follow-up questions, and helps conversations lead more quickly to a shared solution.
In technical customer interactions in particular, difficult situations often arise when systems aren’t working, processes come to a standstill, or users aren’t being taken seriously. This training you how to respond professionally in such moments, rather than letting the other person’s stress get to you. You’ll also practice communication techniques that allow you to acknowledge emotions, remain objective, and steer the conversation back toward a solution. This will help you appear more confident and enable you to defuse escalations early on.
Technical discussions are rarely just about the error message itself. Often, there are underlying factors such as time pressure, uncertainty, or differing expectations. Active listening helps you avoid jumping straight into analysis and instead clearly identify the actual issue. In training asking targeted questions, interpreting statements correctly, and avoiding misunderstandings. This improves collaboration with users, customers colleagues because the person you’re talking to feels understood, and you’ll arrive at the right solution more quickly.
Complaints in a technical setting are often emotionally charged because issues have a direct impact on work, productivity, or customer satisfaction. This training you how to handle complaints in a structured way rather than taking them personally. You’ll learn to use solution-oriented language, clarify expectations, and guide the conversation step by step. This will enable you to remain professional even in uncomfortable situations, rebuild trust, and work with the other person to agree on the next logical step.
Your impact comes not only from your technical expertise, but also from your tone of voice, choice of words, body language, and conversational skills. In training how you’re perceived in technical discussions and how you can tailor your communication more effectively. This is especially helpful when you’re acting as a liaison between technical teams, customers other departments. You’ll learn to present yourself more clearly, project confidence, and convey even complex topics in a way that makes you come across as competent and customer-focused.
1938
- Customized training courses
- Direct application in practice
- Efficient use of time and resources
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Start dates and details

Thursday, 17.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 18.09.2026
08:30 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Monday, 23.11.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 24.11.2026
08:30 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Thursday, 18.03.2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 19.03.2027
08:30 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Tuesday, June 8, 2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, June 9, 2027
08:30 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Thursday, September 16, 2027
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, September 17, 2027
08:30 am - 4:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.