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Appraisals: A Modern MakeoverBeing StrategicChallenging ConversationsChange & TransformationChanging The CultureClean LanguageCoachingCreativity & InnovationCustomer Service Excellence: Bottom UpCustomer Service Excellence: Top DownCustomer Service: Challenging BehavioursDecision Making Tools & TechniquesDelegationEffective TeamsEmotional IntelligenceFacilitation SkillsGet That JobGiving & Receiving FeedbackGrowth MindsetInfluencing SkillsInterpersonal SkillsJEDI: justice, equality, diversity & inclusionLeadershipLearning How To LearnManagement Roles & ResponsibilitiesManagement StylesManaging OverloadManaging Performance: Resolving Poor PerformanceManaging Performance: Setting Up For ExcellenceManaging StressManaging UncertaintyMeeting SkillsMentoringNegotiation SkillsNo Tech Project ManagementNudge TheoryPartnershipsPositive RelationshipsPowerful PresentationsProblem SolvingRecruitment & SelectionReflective PracticeReport WritingResilienceResource ManagementSoft SellingStorytellingThe Power of LanguageThinking On Your FeetTime & Priority ManagementValue-Based BehavioursWellbeing
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Top Tens Podcast
Icebreaking Techniques
10 key activities that, over the years, have proved very effective as icebreaker introductions to any new group...
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Effective Top Tens - Podcast
Storytelling Podcast
Effective Storytelling - Podcast
Videos
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Customer Service Grid
The customer service grid outlines the four key factors your organisation needs to get right to please and retain your customers - your core and ancillary services, and your standards and targets in each of these areas.
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Articles & Blog Posts
Top 10 LinkedIn Posts of 2021
Our selection of the top ten posts we thought outstanding during 2021...
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& our recommends from elsewhere... this week's theme:
Customer Service
TED talks
Dare to Say No
University student hoping to empower his audience by explaining why saying 'no', though uncomfortable in the short term, might be beneficial in the longer term
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TV & Movie Clips
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“BIG Mistake… Big… Huge…”
From the movie 'Pretty Woman' demonstrating the missed opportunity of poor customer service...
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Podcasts
Experience this!
Different leaders as guests sharing their views on successful customer strategies
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Books
Strategic Customer Service
One of the few books that takes a strategic approach to customer service
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Storytelling
workshop outline
For anyone in a leadership or influence position, who would like to learn how to gain attention and motivation through storytelling.
This outline is for the half day workshop... for an outline of the full day and bitesize (90 minute) version, please get in touch.
Learning Outcomes
Create your own storytelling style and content
Convert your experience into a powerful story
Gain attention and reputation as an engaging and effective storyteller
Have the ability and confidence to create and tell a story in any situation
Content
Storytelling examples & discussion
The art of storytelling – key skills & techniques
Practical 1
The power of emotion
Practical 2
Feedback & action planning
Learning Approaches
core learning input
your ideas & suggestions
facilitation
action learning set
reflection & consolidation
casework
video
open discussion
We're always happy to customise... just get in touch :-)
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