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This training focuses on a paradigm shift in customer service in the housing industry and provides the skills and tools necessary to dramatically enhance how your organization provides customer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Many industries, including affordable and low-income housing programs, are transforming their vision, mission, and goals to include a renewed emphasis on improving and enhancing the customer experience. This is one training you do not want to miss!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:40px\">Objectives:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">After completing this training, participants will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recognize elements of communication and how behavior styles impact effective customer service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leverage customer service and satisfaction to improve the fiscal and overall health of your organization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve skills and competencies related to providing excellent customer service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify the impact of workplace culture, policies, and strategic goals on customer service and satisfaction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify social media strategies to impact your organizations service and customer satisfaction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:40px\">Who should attend? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All agency staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agenda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Module<\/th><th>Topics<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Module 1 &#8211; Defining Customer Service<\/td><td>-Characteristics of customer service.<br>-Why excellent customer service is important.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Module 2 &#8211; The Impact of Cognitive and Implicit Bias<\/td><td>-Implicit bias&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>-The cost of poor customer service.<br>-Unconscious thinking.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Module 3 &#8211; DISC Profiles<\/td><td>-Four DISC factors.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Module 4 &#8211; Customer Service Roadblocks<\/td><td>-Customer service roadblocks.&nbsp;<br>-Pressures from leadership and residents.<br>-Outside and internal pressures.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Module 5 &#8211; Communicating With Customers<\/td><td>&#8211; Effective communication with customers.<br>-Understanding intention.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Module 6 &#8211; What Customers Expect<\/td><td>-Meeting customers\u2019 needs.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Module 7 &#8211; Ways We Interact with Our Customers<\/td><td>-Ways we interact with our customers.<br>-Communication styles.<br>-Understanding yourself.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Module 8 &#8211; Delivering Bad News<\/td><td>-Effective delivery of bad news.<br>-Diffusing anger.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Module 9 &#8211; Dealing With Change and Stress<\/td><td>-Ways to deal with change and stress.<br>-Balancing negatives and positives.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Module 10 &#8211; Written Communication and Phone Etiquette<\/td><td>-Effective written communication.<br>-Phone etiquette.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Format<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>CEUs<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">In-Person or<br>Virtual Classroom<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">In-Person: 1 day<br>Virtual: 6 hours<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0.7<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"ub_divider_e6cddfd3-ecc4-483d-a9c5-dd306c32bb64\" class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\"><hr class=\"ub_divider\" ><\/hr><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.nahro.org\/Public\/Clients\/NAHRO\/TrainingList.aspx\">View Upcoming Trainings<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nahro.org\/certification-training\/trainings-services\/request-a-training\/\">request private training<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nahro.org\/certification-training\/trainings-services\/nahro-faculty\/\">Meet our Faculty<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description: Customer service is a primary factor in whether an agency or business meets its strategic goals and embodies its mission. 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