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    Frustrated Long-Wait Customer

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    Scenario overview

    Building rapport after customer waited on hold

    What the caller is dealing with

    Customer waited 45 minutes on hold and is upset before the conversation even starts. Agent must build rapport from a deficit.

    How to practice this scenario

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    Skills you'll build

    • Warm openings
    • Mirroring tone
    • Naming the emotion
    • Personal acknowledgments
    • Closing with warmth

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