Consultech Certified Technical Support Professional

 This two-day certification course focuses on Consultech’s Best Practices for Help Desk and Technical Support Professionals, this high Impact training includes:

  • Total Ownership of Contact
  • Handling problems
  • Follow up techniques and troubleshooting.
  • Methodologies for effective customer care and problem resolution
  • Professional communication skills
  • The fundamentals of customer support structure and procedures.

The Help Desk and Technical Support professionals provide front line support and represent the entire organization. For this reason, it is important that the professional offers the highest quality customer care with every contact. 

Consultech incorporates Lecture, Video instruction, role-playing exercises, action plans and considerable group interaction with dynamic instruction, resulting in a powerful and comprehensive learning experience designed to significantly affect behavior.

Course Objectives

Since the Technical Support professional represents the entire organization, it is essential that the professional understands the mission of a world-class customer support center, knows how to meet the needs of customers, can effectively manage difficult behavior, and consistently communicates professionalism.

Certification Steps

Consultech’s certification consists of two parts: class attendance and a certification exam.

Consultech’s Certified Instructor will review the exam and assist the participant in their preparation for success.

COURSE OUTLINE
 

COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL

Key Elements of Communication Skills

Quest for Excellence

Attitude

·        Communicate formally and informally in business so there is a mutual understanding between the sender and the receiver.

·        Write clear, concise business communication so that it has a positive and meaningful impact on the reader and achieves the desired result.

·        Use graphics in business communication so that facts, processes, and summaries are effectively designed to convey visual and textual information.

·        Use verbal and non-verbal communication appropriately in business so that there are no barriers to mutual understanding in culturally diverse organizations.

·        Use electronic communication in business so that you observe proper etiquette and ensure professionalism to send and receive messages.

Lesson 1: Understanding Business Communication

Lesson 2: Communicating in Writing

Lesson 3: Communicating with Graphics

Lesson 4: Using Verbal and Non-verbal Communication

Lesson 5: Communicating Electronically

CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS

·        Recognize the importance of delivering excellent customer service so that you can help to build, maintain, and increase your organization’s customer base.

·        Focus on the customer so that the individual is motivated to return.

·        Handle complaints so that customers are satisfied.

·        Deliver excellent customer service on the telephone so that customers have a positive perception about your organization.

·        Cope with stress so that you maintain a healthy level of work-related stress.

Lesson 1: Understanding Customer Service

Lesson 2: Focusing on the Customer

Lesson 3: Handling Complaints

Lesson 4: Delivering Excellent Customer Service on the Telephone

Best Practices for Customer Interactions

Total Ownership of Contact

Lesson 5: Coping With Stress

Gold Standard Customer Service

How to See through Your Customer’s Eyes

Troubleshooting and Problem Prevention

Managing Difficult Customer

Behavior

Best Practices for Customer Interactions

Total Ownership of Contact

How to Exceed Customer Expectations

 TIME MANAGEMENT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL

·        Articulate your goals.

·        Analyze how you are currently allocating your most precious resources: energy and time.

·        Identify elements of your personal work style that contribute to your effective use of time.

·        Assemble a collection of time-management tools and strategies that you can use to take control of your time.

·        Create an action plan for your time-management process and identify ways to evaluate and improve your efforts.

Lesson 1: Defining Goals

Lesson 2: Analyzing Energy Allocation

Lesson 3: Identifying Personal Style

Lesson 4: Assembling the Toolbox

Lesson 5: Creating an Action Plan

Framework of a World-class Support Center

Best Practices for Documentation

Best Practices for Email

Certification Exam Preparations


Consultech Institute of Technology
1001 Kings Avenue Jacksonville, Florida 32207 904-399-3555