| Customer Service Course |
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Everyone is your customer: learn to master the art of customer service Employers look for people with customer service skills and a great attitude regardless of the job that person is hired for. Quality customer service is THE SKILL that will make you successful no matter what you do or where you are. With this course you will understand the fundamentals, learn the techniques and have plenty of practice.
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| Course description: This course is for people who want to work as clerical assistants in an office. The student will learn the skills needed to work in different office situations. He/she will learn to touch type, retrieve data from the computer, file documents, customer service, telephone techniques, data entry and analysis. Material used ○ Text book ○ Case studies specifically prepared by MRI based on participant’s experiences ○ Exercises ○ MRI E-Books covering all the required material ○ Class interaction. ○ Class is given by Professor Content ○ General office procedures ○ Working with data ○ Customer service ○ Typing ○ Working with data and numbers ○ Writing business memos | Content (continues) ○ Handling inventory ○ Processing mail ○ Basic computer skills ○ Telephone skills and etiquette ○ Receptionist ○ Work conduct and performance ○ Dressing for business ○ Operate standard office equipment ○ Working under stress Prerequisites: ○ High school graduate or equivalent Expected results ○ Operate as a clerk in a regular office environment ○ Positive attitude, motivation and skills to perform in any type of organization requiring clerical or office support Duration ○ 8 to 10 weeks Certificate ○ “Office support specialist” | |
Course Outline
| MRI Customer Service Course | |||||||
| Outline | |||||||
| Duration: 50 hours - 3 weeks | |||||||
| Day | Format | Subject | Tasks | Location | Material | Module | Hrs. |
| 1 | Instructor | Introduction | Instructor presentation | Video room | Give'em a Pickle video | 1,2,3 | 4 |
| Class | Back to Basics | Video | The Challenging Customer video | ||||
| Customer Satisfaction | Group discussion | Customer Service book | |||||
| Dealing with Difficult People | Exercises # 1, 2, 3, 4 | ||||||
| 2 | Self study | Back to Basics | Customer Satisfaction eBook - all | Lab room | Customer Satisfaction eBook | 1,2,3 | 5 |
| Customer Satisfaction | Customer Service book | Customer Service book | |||||
| Dealing with Difficult People | |||||||
| 3 | Lab work | Customer Satisfaction | Exercises # 5, 6, 7 | Lab room | Customer Service book | 1,2,3 | 6 |
| 4 | Instructor | Telephone Etiquette | Review lab assignments | Video room | Call of the Mummy video | 4,5,6 | 4 |
| Class | The Extra Mile | Instructor presentation | Thank You for Calling video | ||||
| When You Can't Say Yes | Group discussion | Customer Service book | |||||
| Exercises # 8, 9, 10 | |||||||
| Videos | |||||||
| 5 | Self study | Telephone Etiquette | Telephone Courtesy eBook - all | Lab room | Telephone Courtesy eBook | 4,5,6 | 5 |
| The Extra Mile | Customer Service book | Customer Service book | |||||
| When You Can't Say Yes | |||||||
| 6 | Lab work | The Telephone | Exercises # 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 | Lab room | Customer Service book | 4,5,6 | 6 |
| 7 | Instructor | Stress Management | Review lab assignments | Video room | Customer Service book | 7,8,9 | 4 |
| Class | Customer service in Cyberspace | Instructor presentation | |||||
| Call Centers | Group discussion | ||||||
| Exercises # 16, 17 | |||||||
| 8 | Self study | How to Sell with Service | MRI OS eBook - module 10 | Lab room | Customer Service book | 10, 11 | 6 |
| Customer Service Do's and Dont's | MRI OS Reference Book - | ||||||
| modules 12 and 13 | |||||||
| 9 | Lab work | How to Sell with Service | Exercises # 18, 19, 20 | Lab room | Customer Service book | 8, 9 | 6 |
| 10 | Instructor | Stress Management | Instructor presentation | Video room | Customer Service book | 11 | 4 |
| Class | Customer Service Do's and Dont's | Group discussion | Stress Management video | ||||
| Total Hrs. | 50 | ||||||
Course Syllabus
| MRI Customer Service Course | ||
| Syllabus | ||
| Duration: 50 hours - 3 weeks | ||
| Module 1 - Back to the Basics | ||
| - | Back to the basics. | |
| - | Your attitude and tone of voice. Learning the signs of body language. | |
| - | Profiling your customer. | |
| Module 2 - Customer Satisfaction | ||
| - | Building relationships for repeat business. | |
| - | The secret of success and getting more cooperation. Working with targets | |
| - | Customer problem solving. Using feedback for your advantage. | |
| Module 3 - Dealing with Difficult Customers | ||
| - | Upset customers don't come back | |
| - | First impressions, non verbal communication and words that make a difference. | |
| - | What upset customers want. Calming upset customers over the phone. | |
| Module 4 - Telephone Etiquette | ||
| - | Answering the phone. | |
| - | Transferring calls, putting customers on hold. | |
| - | Taking messages, using voice mail and ending a call. | |
| Module 5 - The Extra Mile | ||
| - | The extra mile initiative. | |
| - | Bouncing back. | |