Building Great Customer Relationships

Topics Covered in Course

  • How you're viewed by customers
  • Why relationships matter
  • Different flavors of relationships
  • Who your customers are
  • Customer expectations
  • How you impact customers
  • Establishing rapport with customers
  • How to find common ground
  • Interacting positively
  • Identifying customer needs
  • Handling objections
  • Ways for a customer to feel valued
  • Handling different types of customers
  • Handling customers with impairments or disabilities

Templates Included

  • Worksheet: Establishing Rapport
  • Worksheet: Interacting Positively with the Customer
  • Worksheet: Identifying the Needs of a Customer
  • Worksheet: Making the Customer Feel Valued
  • Worksheet: Maintaining an Ongoing Relationship
  • Worksheet: Handling Different Types of Customers

Detailed Course Description

Every customer interaction creates a relationship - whether you realize it or not. Even a single experience can leave a lasting impression. Customers remember how they were treated, how the interaction made them feel, and whether the experience was positive or negative. And they don’t keep it to themselves. People talk. They share stories, opinions, and recommendations that directly shape an organization’s reputation.

At the heart of exceptional customer service is relationship building. To customers, the customer service professional isthe organization. Every conversation, response, and decision influences how the brand is perceived. From the very first impression to the final resolution, each interaction is an opportunity to build trust, strengthen loyalty, and create meaningful connections.

This course empowers customer service professionals with practical, real-world skills to build strong relationships and keep them growing over time. Participants will learn how to engage confidently with customers, adapt to different personality types, and handle a wide range of situations with professionalism and positivity. The goal is simple but powerful: to consistently create high-quality, long-term customer relationships that drive satisfaction, loyalty, and lasting success.

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Level: 
Intermediate
Category: 
Customers