6 Cardinal Rules of Customer Service

By Nancy Friedman, Keynote Speaker; Customer Service & Communications Expert; and President of Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training FACT: The best weapon for a successful business is customer service.It’s that simple. We will pay more for better service!So...

Negotiation Cliff Notes for Those in a Hurry

By Nancy Friedman, Keynote Speaker, Customer Service & Communications Expert, President – Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training Those of us who negotiate normally want short, quick tips to help us. So here are some Cliff Notes to help you in those daily...

10 Secrets Your Customers Won’t Tell You But We Will

By Nancy Friedman, The Telephone Doctor; Customer Service & Communication Expert; President, Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training Most business owners know that customers will walk and take their business elsewhere if they’re not treated as they’d like...

Words that Ruin a Relationship

By Nancy Friedman, Keynote Speaker, Customer Service & Communication Expert and President of Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training DANGEROUS WORDS – NEGATIVE WORDSOr known as conversation diverters. Just as ALWAYS and NEVER are also conversation...

How to Prevent “Bad Apples” from Spoiling the Team

Research shows that one “bad apple” – an employee with a negative attitude – can impact your entire team. It doesn’t take long before the gloomy team member infects others with their defeatist behavior.First, we need to understand why anyone would adopt an attitude...

7 Deadly Email Phrases

By Nancy Friedman, Customer Service, Communication Expert, President Telephone Doctor, Customer Service Training  We did a survey a while back at one of my speaking engagements. I wanted to know what really bugged folks about emails they receive. We got a lot of good...