Businesses – My Most Valuable Advice
How To Handle a Professional Call
Answering a call is not just “receiving a call” many people assume just by answering a call it doesn’t need any professionalism. Answering service companies may hire untrained people so they can train them according to their working attributes. A good receptionist should sound accommodative when answering the calls. By a quick introduction of herself a professional receptionist will then greet the customer before engaging them. A trained receptionist must be able to assist a customer who is in need of any assistance. A trained receptionist Should be in a position of handling the client over the phone.
The receptionist might not be in a position of handling a client’s issue, however she should transfer the matter to the person in charge. By hanging the phone to the customer while in the middle of the conversation is wrong and not allowed. Some clients may sound rude and arrogant but that doesn’t allow a professional receptionist to be rude as well. Hanging the ongoing call is rude and unprofessional.
Call engagement may occur once in a while during the incoming calls. especially in telephone operation companies it is most likely that one may try to call the company while the lines are all busy. Proffessional receptionist will at all times manage to deal with the multiple incoming calls. As a trained receptionist she will either transfer the call to the unengaged receptionist or in other companies the phone is automatically transferred to the voicemail. Whereas others have an option of automatically sending the mail directly to the client affirming to them that they will get back to them in a shortwhile. By sending the affirmation message to the customer will enable them to continue with other tasks as they await to be contacted back.
A frustrated customer will be a nuisance and very stubborn. The call companies however provide with more services, apart from receiving customers calls the companies keep updating its clients of their new upgrades. The companies also give offers to customers every now and then. This is to motivate and maintain their clients. Reducing of prices is a superb trick of attracting more clients. For a company to grow, it must be considerate by offering good services to their clients.
A customer may lose her line, the company should replace the line without any problem. And if a client wants a new line the company should at any time be in a position of offering a new one. For better rapport a good company will treat its customers with great respect knowing that they are the Kings and Queens of the company. A company with professionals will never go wrong for they will be able to handle matters brought up by customers. A receptionist is the backbone of the entire organization and must be patient and willing to help.