2. Call Centre
A call center is a central place where customer and other telephone calls are
handled by an organization, usually with people & some amount of computer
automation process
4. Inbound Call Centre
These type of call centers have agents who receive incoming calls
from people. A very common example of this is the calls related
to customer service, where customers call on a toll-free number
and speak to an agent to get their complaints solved
5. Outbound Call Centre
The job of call center agents in outbound call centers is to make
outgoing calls to a list of people. People wrongly assume that this
is always a telemarketing or sales job. That may not be always the
case
Companies very often require to make outgoing calls to existing
customers as well to inform about the details of the company's
product or service. This is known as a 'Welcome Call'
6. Domestic Call Centre
These types of call centers make and receive calls from
people from within the same country. This means that at a
domestic call center in Bangladesh, the agents will make
or receive calls from people in Bangladesh only
7. International Call Centre
These call centers have international companies as their clients.
So if a call center based in India, makes or receives international
calls on behalf of an overseas client, then it is known as an
international call center
8. Call Centre Technologies
VoIP(Voice over Internet Protocol, technology providing voice servicesover IPconnections)
Internet (E1,DSL,SDSLDXX etc) Hardware (LAN, Switches,Routers etc)
Networking ((LAN & WAN, Different Components of networking)
Computer Courses
9. Skills for Call Centre Agent
Communication Skills
Customer Handling Skills
Teamwork andIndividualcapabilities
Telephone Etiquettes andthe ability to respond professionally to clients on the telephone
The ability to useproper Vocabularyskills
Attention to detail andability to follow specificinstructions
Basicmath, logic, analyticalandtelephone problem solvingskills Ability to follow instructions
12. Customer Handling
Listening
Staying Calm
Repeating Information
Avoiding the hold button
Making your caller’s happy
Give Options
Offer a Refund
Make them smile
13.
14. Team Work
Put team goals first
Communicate, every day, every way
Exercise together
Establish team rules
Recognize and reward
15. Phone Etiquettes
Avoid using Slangs
Makeuseof phrasessuchas"MayI help you", "You are welcome", and"Thank you", etc. Put the
receiver down gently
Always speakclearly sothat the other person canunderstand what you are saying
When pickingupthe phone, it isgood practice to identify your Company andyourself to caller
When transferring calls, make sure that you are well versed with the procedure for call
transfers. It isgood practice to usethe nameof the person you are transferring the call to
Always adopt a pleasanttone of voice andbeattentive. Don't
interrupt the caller when speaking
When initiating acall, spendafew moments to mentally prepare yourself sothat you know
wheat needto besaid/ discussed