Frustrated by poor telephone customer service, comedian Ross Shafer enrolls in some intense training from a professional telephone answering center; thinking “how hard could it be?” After his training, feeling inspired and confident, Ross then convinces the owner of a mail order company to let him “telephone train” one of their warehousemen, Mike, during their lunch hour.
Reluctantly, the owner agrees. But before Mike gets the hang of it, he stumbles through a series of funny foul-ups and faux pas-proving that great telephone customer service takes great skill.
Together Ross and Mike experience the ten crucial do’s and don’t of Basic Telephone Courtesy, the five essential elements for Taking Phone Orders and Greeting Sales, and a surefire three step formula for Handling Angry Customers.
Length: 22 minutes