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Course

Customer Services and AI in Customer Service

32 hours 38 minutes

Credits: Optional Learning

Description

In this course, learners will develop the essential skills and mindset needed to deliver outstanding customer service in modern, AI-enhanced environments. Learners will build a strong foundation in customer service principles including adapting to customer cues, discovering needs, fostering a service mindset, and generating effective solutions. They will strengthen their communication skills through active listening, nonverbal communication, and chat-based service, and develop structured problem-solving abilities drawing on systems thinking, risk management, and analogical reasoning. Learners will cultivate organisational habits around goal setting, time management, focus, and productivity, and build professional accountability, business ethics, and trust in the workplace. They will apply generative AI and AI simulators to real customer service scenarios including handling irate customers, managing high-volume queries, personalising interactions, and optimising chatbot performance. Learners will also apply Voice of the Customer frameworks, analyse customer journeys, develop sales and virtual presentation skills, and nurture curiosity, creativity, and a growth mindset to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital workplace.

What Students Will Learn

  • Customer Service: Adapting to Your Customers' Cues
  • Customer Service: Interpreting Customers' Service Priorities
  • Customer Service: Discovering Customer Needs
  • Customer Service: Fostering a Service Mindset
  • Customer Service: Engaging with Customers
  • Customer Service: Generating Effective Solutions
  • Customer Service: Strengthening Your Service Skills
  • Embracing a Customer-obsessed Mentality
  • Be Liked and Respected in the Workplace

  • Customer Service: Becoming a Chat Agent Star
  • Conveying Your Message without Words
  • Expanding Your Communication Skill Set
  • Enhancing Communication through Listening
  • Overcoming Barriers to Effective Listening
  • Listening to Engage, Empower, and Influence

  • Problem Solving: Defining and Stating the Problem
  • Problem Solving: Generating Solutions
  • Problem Solving: Choosing and Implementing the Right Solution
  • Viewing the Big Picture Strategically
  • Recognizing Organizational Risks
  • Assessing Organizational Risks
  • Managing Organizational Risks
  • Outwitting Your Cognitive Bias
  • Leveraging the Power of Analogical Thinking
  • Leveraging Systems Thinking for Workplace Success

  • Saving Time by Setting Goals
  • Managing Your Time So It Doesn't Manage You
  • Sharpening Your Focus to Stay on Track
  • Set Your Workspace Up For Success
  • Get Organized and Stop Procrastinating
  • Be Productive by Working Efficiently
  • Getting the Details Right: Spelling Basics

  • Building a Circle of Connections for Networking Success
  • Developing Personal Accountability
  • Becoming Your Own Best Coach
  • Using Business Etiquette to Increase Your Professionalism
  • Taking Responsibility for Your Accountability
  • Earning and Offering Trust at Work (Global)
  • Learning from Failure and Success
  • Making the Most of Making Mistakes
  • Building Trust with Business Ethics

  • AI in the Workplace
  • Responsible Use of AI
  • Considerations for Using AI Responsibly
  • Maximizing Customer Service with AI
  • Irate Customer
  • Customer Service - Refund Request
  • Generative AI Customer Service Lab: Automating Post-Interaction Follow-Ups
  • Generative AI Customer Service Lab: Creating Standardized Customer Service Responses
  • Generative AI Customer Service Lab: Designing AI-Driven Customer Service Strategies
  • Generative AI Customer Service Lab: Ethical Considerations in AI-Powered Customer Service
  • Generative AI Customer Service Lab: Handling Escalations with AI Assistance
  • Generative AI Customer Service Lab: Handling Routine Customer Inquiries
  • Generative AI Customer Service Lab: Managing High-Volume Customer Queries
  • Generative AI Customer Service Lab: Optimizing AI Chatbot Performance
  • Generative AI Customer Service Lab: Personalizing Customer Interactions
  • Generative AI Customer Service Lab: Utilizing Sentiment Analysis in Customer Service
  • Skill Benchmark: AI Foundations Awareness (Entry Level)
  • Skill Benchmark: Maximizing Customer Service with AI Awareness (Entry Level)
  • Skill Benchmark: Prompt Engineering Fundamentals for Programmers Literacy (Beginner Level)

  • Six Sigma Black Belt: Voice of the Customer (VOC)
  • Applying the Voice of the Customer (VOC) in Six Sigma
  • Mapping and Analyzing Customer Journeys
  • Customer Experience Basics: Digital and Physical Channels
  • Making Difficult Conversations Meaningful

  • Preparing a Great Virtual Presentation
  • Building and Delivering a Great Virtual Presentation
  • Presenting Virtually
  • Presenting to the C-suite: Skills for Emerging Leaders
  • Discovery: Conversations That Open Doors
  • Value Proposition: Make the Choice Clear
  • Handling Objections: Turn Buyer Uncertainty into Confidence

  • Nurturing the Creative Power of Your Team
  • Developing a Team of Creative Gurus
  • Fostering a Growth Mindset in the Age of AI
  • Developing a Mindset of Growth and Learning
  • Building Success through Self-improvement
  • Responding to Environmental Change: What Every Business Needs to Know
  • Optimizing Your Learning Skills
  • Staying Current in the Digital-first Workplace

  • Customer Service Training 101: Quick and Easy Techniques That Get Great Results, Second Edition
  • Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit: The Secrets of Building a Five-Star Customer Service Organization
  • Think on Your Feet: Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Impromptu Communication Skills on the Job
  • Simply Said: Communicating Better at Work and Beyond
  • Decision Making & Problem Solving Strategies
  • Secrets of Power Problem Solving
  • Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
  • Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence

Overall Learning Outcomes

  • Apply customer service principles to adapt to customer cues, interpret service priorities, discover needs, and generate effective solutions
  • Foster a customer-obsessed mindset and build respectful, trust-based relationships with customers and colleagues
  • Communicate effectively across verbal, nonverbal, and digital channels including live chat environments
  • Apply active listening techniques to engage, empower, and overcome barriers to effective communication
  • Use structured problem-solving frameworks to define problems, generate solutions, and implement the right course of action
  • Apply systems thinking, analogical thinking, and risk management approaches to workplace challenges
  • Manage time, set goals, maintain focus, and work productively in organised, detail-oriented ways
  • Demonstrate professional accountability, business etiquette, ethical behaviour, and a growth mindset at work
  • Apply generative AI tools and responsible AI principles to automate, personalise, and improve customer service operations
  • Handle real-world customer service scenarios including escalations, high-volume queries, and irate customers using AI assistance
  • Apply Voice of the Customer (VOC) frameworks and customer journey mapping to improve customer experience across channels
  • Deliver compelling virtual and in-person presentations and apply sales skills including discovery, value propositions, and objection handling
  • Cultivate creativity, curiosity, and continuous learning habits to adapt and grow in a digital-first workplace