IN India Pre-degree / Foundation
Customer Service Excellence
Handle enquiries, complaints and difficult conversations without losing the customer.
What the course covers
8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.
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- 1.1 Why customers leave
- 1.2 Expectations, and where they come from
- 1.3 What one bad experience costs
- 1.4 Your authority, and its limits
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- 2.1 Opening well
- 2.2 Listening properly
- 2.3 Questions that reach the real issue
- 2.4 Explaining without jargon and without blame
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- 3.1 Face to face
- 3.2 On the telephone
- 3.3 Email and written replies
- 3.4 Chat, social and public messages
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- 4.1 Finding out what actually happened
- 4.2 Offering options instead of refusals
- 4.3 Saying no without losing the customer
- 4.4 Following through and closing the loop
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- 5.1 Why a complaint is useful
- 5.2 A method for handling one
- 5.3 Apology, remedy and goodwill
- 5.4 Escalating, and when to hand over
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- 6.1 Anger, upset and abuse
- 6.2 Staying calm and staying safe
- 6.3 Repeat and unreasonable demands
- 6.4 Recovering after a hard call
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- 7.1 Product and service knowledge
- 7.2 Policies, refunds and consumer rights
- 7.3 Recording customer information properly
- 7.4 Passing feedback to the people who can fix it
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- 8.1 Standards and service levels
- 8.2 Measuring satisfaction honestly
- 8.3 Working as a team on a busy day
- 8.4 Building loyalty over time
What you will be able to do
By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:
- Why customers leave
- Opening well
- Face to face
- Finding out what actually happened
- Anger, upset and abuse
- Standards and service levels
Why take it
Who it is for
Designed for
- Pre-degree / Foundation students in India
- Studying: BBA, BMS, BBM, Integrated BBA-MBA
- Recent graduates strengthening a CV
- Anyone working in this field without a formal qualification
What you need
- No prior course needed
- A phone, tablet or computer
- About two hours in total
- Each of the five courses stands alone
Questions
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About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
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No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
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Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
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A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
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Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
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There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
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Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.
Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.