Workshop

Customer Service Excellence

Turn every customer interaction into a moment of connection

A group of professionals practicing customer interaction skills in a workshop setting

Who This Is For

  • Customer-facing teams in retail, hospitality, healthcare, or professional services
  • Support and service teams dealing with high-volume or high-stress interactions
  • Account managers and client success teams who manage ongoing relationships
  • Any team that interacts with the public and wants to elevate the experience

What Your Team Will Learn

  • Respond to frustrated or upset customers with genuine empathy, not scripted phrases
  • De-escalate tense situations by acknowledging concerns before solving problems
  • Think on your feet when standard solutions don't fit the customer's need
  • Read emotional cues and adjust your tone and approach in real time
  • Build the habit of making the customer feel heard before moving to resolution
  • Develop creative problem-solving skills for situations that fall outside the playbook

How It Works

Duration

1 hour to multi-day (customizable)

Group Size

8 to 1,000+ participants

Delivery

On-site at your location, at our Portland theatre, or via Zoom

Customization

Fully tailored to your industry, customer base, and common scenarios

Empathy You Can Practice, Not Just Preach

Every organization says they value empathy in customer service. But empathy isn’t a value statement—it’s a skill, and skills need practice. That’s exactly what this workshop provides: a safe, energizing space for your team to practice the hardest moments in customer interaction before they happen for real.

Through applied improv exercises, participants build the muscle memory for genuine connection under pressure. They practice listening past the complaint to hear what the customer actually needs. They learn to validate emotions before jumping to solutions. And they develop the creative agility to find answers when the standard script falls short.

We don’t use role-plays pulled from a textbook. Your facilitator will work with your team’s real scenarios—the interactions that keep your managers up at night—and create exercises that directly rehearse those moments. Participants practice not just what to say, but how to be present, flexible, and authentically caring in the moment.

The result is a team that doesn’t just resolve issues—they create the kind of customer experiences that build loyalty, generate referrals, and make your organization stand out. Participants leave with immediately applicable techniques and a shared commitment to raising the bar on every interaction.

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