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clarify with your customer

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maximizing customer interactions
introduction
introduction continued
understanding the customer
understanding the customer's expectations
strategic listening
what should you listen for
what could go wrong
barriers to good listening
synchronize with your customers
complete documentation
communicate that the customer is important and valued
use empathetic statements
use methods that fix the customer
clarify with your customers
confirming
get the customer's involvement
key questions
deliver
communicate
continue to communicate
things never to say to a customer
summary
asking the right question

Clarifying means to ask questions that will help you fill in the blanks.
 
Open-ended questions allow you to collect more information in an unstructured way. For example, "Have you had any other symptoms or situations in the last month?"
 
Closed ended questions allow you to ask specific questions where you expect a very short answer. For example, "Do you want to try this test now?"
 
It is important to determine the system status as soon as possible, if the customer has not offered that bit of information.
 
The use of closed ended questions allows you to better manage communications with a MC customer who is rambling. It helps them to focus their thinking.
 


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It is important to determine the system status as soon as possible, if the customer has not offered that bit of information.


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