Telephone Collection Call Scripts and How to Respond to Excuses (OnDemand Webinar)

$149.00

SKU: 409636EAU

Description

Develop skills necessary to effectively navigate through a collection call while remaining professional and compliant.Asking for payment on a pastdue balance is the easy part. The difficulty arises when the consumer does not readily agree to pay. Most consumers want to pay, but they are not sure how to get out of the situation they now find themselves in. Consumers become overwhelmed by circumstances and will shut down when they cannot see a solution for something that, in most cases, is out of their control. Debt collectors wear many hats, the most important of which is a problem solver. How we listen and respond to excuses can make the difference between effectively collecting payment and not. Knowledge is power, and this topic will help collectors and their managers develop the skills necessary to identify the excuses and how to overcome them. Understanding call scripts and how and when to adjust will help avoid unnecessary complaints and maintain positive cash flow for your business. You will take away responses to the more common excuses you hear daily and how to effectively handle even the most difficult of calls.

Date: 2023-03-20 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

Telephone Call Scripts
• Importance of Call Scripts
• Active Listening and Adjusting
• Consistency

The Collection Call
• Ask for Payment
• Using Active Listening Skills
• Gathering Information, What Are They Really Saying
• Closing the Call for Success

How to Respond to Excuses
• Common Excuses
• How to Respond

Mark Kesterson-Midwest Service Bureau, Inc.

Telephone Collection Call Scripts and How to Respond to Excuses (OnDemand Webinar)

$219.00

SKU: 405124EAU

Description

Develop skills necessary to effectively navigate through a collection call while remaining professional and compliant.Asking people for payment is the easy part it gets more difficult for some of us when the person does not readily agree to pay. As collectors we hear many different excuses for nonpayment, some real some not so real. Most excuses are simply the consumer’s way of asking for help. They are now in a situation they are not sure how to resolve and in most cases circumstances beyond their control put them in this situation. Most are so overwhelmed by circumstances they cannot see a solution. As a debt collector you have the role of problem solver. How we respond to their excuse can make the difference between effectively collecting payment or not. The most effective tool any successful collector can have is knowledge. It will also help avoid unnecessary complaints while achieving a winning outcome. You will take away responses to the more common excuses and you will hear and learn how to deal with even the most difficult call.

Date: 2019-04-26 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

Knowledge Is Power
• Know Your Policies
• Know Your Procedures
• Know Your Customer

The Collection Call
• Ask for Payment
• Using Active Listening Skills
• Gathering Information
• Closing the Call for Success

Excuses
• Common Excuses
• How to Respond

Micki Kell-Midwest Service Bureau, Inc.