How to Handle the Irate Customer: 4-Point Plan for Calming Angry Customers

As a service professional you have likely dealt with a number of irate customers. Do you cringe and immediately seek help or worse, do you get angry? Explore the tried and true method to guide unhappy customers through a resolution with this online video training.

This four-point plan reminds you the customer is not angry with you, it is not personal. Viewers learn the ASAP technique to diffuse the situation. Third you must accept a small number of people will need to be passed to a supervisor if ASAP does not work. The last tool for diffusion is “The Swear Stopper” for the customer who becomes verbally abusive or offensive.

Employees in customer-facing positions must be armed with all of the tools necessary for success, which must include techniques for diffusing escalated situations. Well-equipped employees are more confident and able to handle irate customers.

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All those who work in customer service

• It's Nothing Personal
• The ASAP Technique / Satisfy Most of the People
• Swear Stopper
• Bonus Tip: No Excuses
• Review

• Vulnerable Customers In 1 Minute
• Verbal Holding In 1 Minute
• Service Orientation In 1 Minute