Be a Double Checker

Be a Double Checker

By Nancy Friedman, Customer Service Expert, Keynote Speaker; President, Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training   Are You a Double Checker? I am. I learned to be after several things happened where if I had double checked, I would’ve come out ahead. True...
Five Ways to Sabotage Your Business

Five Ways to Sabotage Your Business

By Nancy Friedman, Customer Service Expert, Keynote Speaker; President, Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training   There are many ways to sabotage a business. And chances are your staff is doing some of it, without you even knowing it. That’s the bad news. The...
Employers Find ‘Soft Skills’ Like Critical Thinking in Short Supply

Employers Find ‘Soft Skills’ Like Critical Thinking in Short Supply

By Nancy Friedman, Customer Service Keynote Speaker, President, Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training In a recent and very well written Wall Street Journal article with this title by reporter Kate Davidson, she explains Soft Skills can be tough to spot on a...
Kostly Kustomer Komments

Kostly Kustomer Komments

By Nancy Friedman, Customer Service Keynote Speaker, President, Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training You can imagine as a customer service training company and a communications and customer service expert, we’ve collected an enormous amount of information...
Why “I Know How You Feel” is Useless

Why “I Know How You Feel” is Useless

By Nancy Friedman, Keynote Speaker, Customer Service Expert, President, Telephone Doctor Customer Service   EMPATHIZING EFFECTIVELY  “Oh Mrs. Friedman, I’m so sorry you’re having that problem. I understand how you feel.” OMG. DO YOU REALLY? NO, YOU...
Are you a Conversational Oxygen Sucker?

Are you a Conversational Oxygen Sucker?

By Nancy Friedman, Keynote Speaker, Customer Service Expert, President, Telephone Doctor Customer Service   Ever talk with someone who gets into a conversation, sometimes by accident, and just takes over? They suck the conversation out of the entire room. There...