Resolving Telephone Conflict - Transport Industry

Course outline

Teaches your people how to manage and defuse difficult phone conversations. Delegates will learn coping strategies for use during and after an aggressive call. Used effectively, our training will allow conversations to progress more productively.

Suggested attendees

All telephone staff including call centre teams and customer liaison staff.

This Transport Resolving Telephone Conflict training course is aimed at all staff including:

  • Reception staff
  • Help desk teams
  • Call centre teams
  • Customer Services

Course content

Recognising telephone conflict

  • Policy definitions
  • Causes of challenging calls

Communication 

  • Components
  • Breakdowns
  • Positive body language
  • Customer service

Models to manage conflict

  • Betari’s Box –how attitude affects behaviour
  • LEAPS – listening model to defuse
  • Five Step Appeal to manage and end calls when required

Incident reporting and support

  • Documentation and systems
  • Post-incident procedures
  • Options for support

By the end of this course your team will be able to:

  • Recognise telephone conflict
  • Start a call positively
  • Implement strategies to manage a challenging call
  • Report incidents effectively

At the end of this course your team will receive:

  • A certificate of attendance
  • Receive a course workbook
  • Access to a dedicated delegate resource area
  • Duration 3.5 hours

  • Delegates 16 max

Delivery methods

IKON Live,
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    • Merseyrail has been working for IKON for almost ten years. IKON has developed programmes around conflict resolution and Travelsafe. Their delivery methods, adaptability, professionalism and knowledge in this area has allowed us to achieve our lowest passenger accident rate ever.

      Daniel Dale,
      Competency Training Manager, Merseyrail

    • The course was great fun and very informative, would highly recommend.

      Merseyrail Transport

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