9 IMPORTANT CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS THAT YOU SHOULD EXHIBIT



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Here are nine (9) of the most important skills that customer service professionals should exhibit to achieve success with their duties and responsibilities.

 

  1. Knowledge of the product/service

 

Without a deep knowledge of how the product or service works, it will be quite difficult to help customers with their challenges with such a product or service.

You must be willing to get to know the product or service much like the customer who uses the product regularly.

 

  1. Patience

 

Patience is an important virtue.

Too many times, customers reach out to support teams, often confused and frustrated. Listening to these clients as they pour out their frustrations requires a great deal of patience.

Take your time to understand the customer’s challenges to effectively solve their problems.

 

  1. Time management

 

While recognizing patience as a virtue, it’s still very important as well to have good time management skills. It doesn’t help when you’re trying to go above and beyond with a customer in an area where you may not be able to help.

It pays to get the customer over to someone else who can help them.

 

  1. Attentiveness

 

Being able to listen to customers requires both patience and attentiveness. Along with having the patience to listen, you should be focused and attentive to fully understand the customer’s experience.

 

  1. Clarity of communication

 

Customer service professionals should be able to communicate clearly.

You must be able to convey your messages enough for customers to understand without creating confusion or misunderstanding.

 

  1. Persuasiveness

 

There are times when support professionals may get messages from prospective clients contemplating buying the product or service on offer. Your persuasion skills should be top-notch in cases like this to convert prospects into customers.

 

  1. Tenacity

 

The most memorable customer service stories are usually about those who have gone out of their way to help customers achieve what needs to be achieved.

You have to be tenacious and ever-ready to help customers overcome their challenges.

 

  1. Positivity

 

Customer service professionals should only speak in positive and persuasive tones rather than being negative and discouraging. It’s important to understand that conversational patterns can affect a customer’s experience and perception of service.

 

  1. Empathy

 

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.

Even in cases where you may not be able to help the customer, showing that you care and understand may go a long way in helping the customer take something positive out of the interaction.

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