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UEA - Effective Questioning for Call Handlers 

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Overview

Improve how you or your company speaks to people on the phone to ensure good levels of service and in some situations safety

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

4,450

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Credential

Certificate

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Highlights

  • Earn a certificate from UEA (University of East Anglia)
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Effective Questioning for Call Handlers
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Course details

Who should do this course?

This course is for any professional involved in delivering a service over the telephone, particularly any organisation that uses a computer software to support call handlers in managing calls

What are the course deliverables?
Explain the importance of studying conversations
 
Describe different types of question-style for obtaining information from callers
 
Evaluate the consequences of how questions are asked for the kind of information gathered from callers
 
Identify the role of technology in shaping question-style in call handling interactions
More about this course
  • In this course you will learn to evaluate how call handlers ask questions over the phone
  • You will examine the consequences of asking questions in different ways and consider how this affects call outcomes
  • You will also examine the role of technology in call handler-caller communication and how software design can support service delivery over the telephone.
  • Paid certification course

Effective Questioning for Call Handlers
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FutureLearn 
Curriculum

The importance of studying conversations

Introduction to the course

Call handling

End of week activities

Studying questions in professional call handler interactions

Introduction to Week 2

Questioning

End of week activities

Using technology to communicate over the phone

Introduction to Week 3

Use of technology

End of course activities

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Faculty details

Jamie Murdoch
Jamie works as Research Fellow in the School of Health Sciences at the University of East Anglia. He specialises in qualitative methods for studying communication in institutional settings.

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