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Persuasive Speech On Good Customer Service

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Finally, the clock says 8:55. Only five more minutes until your eight hour shift, which honestly felt more like twelve, is over. The store looks perfect and all of the housekeeping chores are taken care of. As you are walking to lock the front door, a large family comes rushing in asking if the store is closed. With a fake smile plastered on your face, you tell them the store closes in less than five minutes, so they promise to be quick. Now their kids are running around and the parents are ripping apart the T-shirts you just folded. Being polite and helpful in these situations is hard, and all you want to do is tell them to get out. Customer service is important, but it can sometimes be a challenge. Still, there are a few key steps to giving good customer service that can ensure that the customers will have a positive experience while shopping with the company. The customers should always be greeted when they first walk through the door. Do not yell hello before they even have two feet in the door and do not whisper hello in an inaudible tone. Instead, warmly welcome them to your store and ask how they are. Follow up by asking if they need help finding anything or if they are shopping for anyone special. Nine out of ten people will say no. It's best to leave the customers that don't ask for help or those who blatantly ignored you alone because people don't like to be pestered when they are trying to shop. However, you should ask the people that do say yes questions to find out what they like or to learn more about who they are shopping for, so you can help them find something that will make them happy. Always be enthusiastic when helping customers so they do not feel like they are a bother. If what the customer is looking for isn’t in stock show them alternative options or suggest stores that may carry what they need. After helping the customer to the best of your ability, walk away so he or she can continue shopping on his or her own. Greeting customers is the first step to give good customer service, but it certainly isn't the last. I work in a retail store and almost all of the other associates are also seventeen year old girls. We all get along and are friends outside of work. This makes the work

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