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	<title>The Happy Curmudgeon &#187; customer service</title>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official! Defusing Hostile Customers Workbook Now Available</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Excerpts From Books Authored By Robert Bacal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pleased to announce the general availability of the Third Edition of Defusing Hostile Customers Workbook (Public Sector). We tightend up the writing, cut down on pages, added strategies for using social media, and speaking to hostile groups, and even prettied &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/bacals-book-excerpts-free/its-official-defusing-hostile-customers-workbook-now-available/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why ARE People so blind on the customer service / Twitter/ Social Media Connection?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/social-media/why-are-people-so-blind-on-the-customer-service-twitter-social-media-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve read thousands of blog posts and Tweets praising Twitter and how powerful it is as a customer service tool. It&#8217;s not, and it&#8217;s SO obvious that it&#8217;s not that it&#8217;s baffling why otherwise seemingly intelligent people don&#8217;t seem to &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/social-media/why-are-people-so-blind-on-the-customer-service-twitter-social-media-connection/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media and Customer Service section to be added to Perfect Phrases For Customer Service. WANT YOUR INPUT</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/social-learning-and-customer-service-section-to-be-added-to-perfect-phrases-for-customer-service-want-your-input/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/social-learning-and-customer-service-section-to-be-added-to-perfect-phrases-for-customer-service-want-your-input/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training & Technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[McGraw-Hill will be releasing the 2nd edition of Perfect Phrases for Customer Service and I&#8217;ll be adding sections on social media and one for managers/owners. I would really like input from those delivering customer service via social media, and customers &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/training-wisdom-or-training-foolishness/training-technology/social-learning-and-customer-service-section-to-be-added-to-perfect-phrases-for-customer-service-want-your-input/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Venters Vs. Hoarders (Handling Negative Emotions)</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/thought-jolts/venters-vs-hoarders-handling-negative-emotions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/thought-jolts/venters-vs-hoarders-handling-negative-emotions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Learners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thought Jolts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self control]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thought I&#8217;d pass this along. It&#8217;s based on something in our Defusing Hostile Customers Workbook, but it pertains to how people handle negative emotions. Venters versus Hoarders and Negative Emotions: (Defusing Hostile Customers Workbook): There are two kinds of people. &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/thought-jolts/venters-vs-hoarders-handling-negative-emotions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Special Tweet Series #4 &#8211; Internal Customers &amp; Customer Service</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/customer-service/special-tweet-series-4-internal-customers-customer-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our fourth special tweet series we focus on providing customer service to internal customers, one of the most popular topics at http://customerservicezone.com . Each day we&#8217;ll post 4 links on the topic via Twitter, using the hashtag #intCS To &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/customer-service/special-tweet-series-4-internal-customers-customer-service/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Future of Social CRM, Social Network Effectiveness Depends on Understanding Communication Differences</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/customer-service/future-of-social-crm-social-network-effectiveness-depends-on-understanding-communication-differences/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/customer-service/future-of-social-crm-social-network-effectiveness-depends-on-understanding-communication-differences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crm]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick heads up. Lots of talk about the use of social networking for business communication, and customer service. My sense is that people are making huge mistakes by not taking into account that social platforms do NOT function &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/customer-service/future-of-social-crm-social-network-effectiveness-depends-on-understanding-communication-differences/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Automate or Personalize Customer Service &#8211; A Clear Choice</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/customer-service/automate-or-personalize-customer-service-a-clear-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/customer-service/automate-or-personalize-customer-service-a-clear-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s an interesting and stimulating blog post about automating or personalizing customer service, with respect to the use of social media and networking. Here&#8217;s the reply I left. Comments? Thanks for bringing up this issue. It’s at the core of &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/customer-service/automate-or-personalize-customer-service-a-clear-choice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Special Tweet Series #2: Dealing with difficult people and customers-Get Ready</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/site-news/special-tweet-series-2-dealing-with-difficult-people-and-customers-get-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Site News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve set up our second special tweet series, this time on dealing with difficult people and customers. We&#8217;ll be tweeting regularly with help on this subject over the next days. Follow us at http://twitter.com/rbacal Search for all topics/items via #bacal &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/site-news/special-tweet-series-2-dealing-with-difficult-people-and-customers-get-ready/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Help Me Out With Social Media and Customer Service</title>
		<link>http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/customer-service/help-me-out-with-social-media-and-customer-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Bacal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to lend a hand? A few years back I authored a book entitled &#8220;Perfect Phrases for Customer Service, which was published by McGraw-Hill. It&#8217;s now time to do a second edition, and one of the additions will be on &#8230; <a href="http://www.thetrainingworld.com/wp/customer-service/help-me-out-with-social-media-and-customer-service/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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