Name: Sumayya Farrukh
Module: Training And
Development
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Assignment #3
LESSON PLAN COVER PAGE FOR INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Organization: Souq
Department: Call Centre
Program Title: Customer Handling
Instructor(s): Customer service Trainer
Time Allocation: 2-3 hours
Trainees: New Employees in Call
Centre
Where:
Souq learning Centre
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
New Employees in the Call Centre will be able to handle
the challenging customer calls more effectively.
CLASSROOM REQUIREMENTS
Seating for 20 people
TRAINING MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
DVD player, Computer and
projector, recordings, papers, flipchart and markers
TRAINEE SUPPLIES
Headphones, Paper and Pen
TRAINEE HANDOUTS
1.course objectives and outline 2. Article on customer
Handling 3. Role play exercise
KeyPoints
1. Introduction
Open session: introduce tutor, outline structure, explain "housekeeping."
Training Aids/Tools
Handouts showing session structure
Time
10 mins.
Learning Check
Confirm that students understand the session format.
Employees need to be able to handle difficult customers confidently.
Training Aids/Tools
Recordings of positive and negative customer calls
Circle activity: ask each trainee for a comment on the recordings. What words come to mind? How well
are the recorded agents handling their calls?
Circle activity: ask each trainee to share a negative call that they've experienced as a customer, and to
explain how they felt about it.
Time
30 mins.
Learning Check
Check that each trainee has given a response in both activities.
2. Main Session
Run through the full call process:
Answer call and determine customer needs.
Gather customer information.
Analyze customer's emotion.
Present solutions based on customer's needs
Training Aids/Tools: Group activity: trainees discuss how to assess needs and information during the
call. Pair activity: use role plays to practice difficult calls.
Time
60 mins.
Learning Check
Check that trainees come up with a variety of realistic responses.
Ensure that each trainee demonstrates one successful interaction.
3.Conclusion
Summarize practical methods of handling difficult callers
Training Aids/Tools
Group summary activity: students list the solutions that they found most effective, and why, on a flip
chart.
Time
30 mins
Learning Check
Check that each group has at least three responses on their flip chart.
Wrap-up questions
Training Aids/Tools
Wrap-up questions
Time
10 mins.
Learning Check
Check for questions.
Evaluation
Training Aids/Tools
Pass out questionnaires to evaluate the effectiveness of the session.
Time
10 mins.
Learning Check
Collect a questionnaire from each trainee.