PODCAST · business
Call Center Confidential
by Trey_Briggs
Bringing new and fresh ideas to the call center industry, Call Center Confidential is a uniquely insightful exploration of agent customer-service training and management, chock full of the industry's most cutting-edge ideas and perspectives. Definitely not a rehash of the same old ideas- if you are serious and passionate about this subject- this is the podcast for you!
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BCI Training vs. AI Automated Scoring, Including Fees and ROI
In this highly informative episode, top industry trainer and Quality Assurance expert Trey Briggs breaks down the stark differences between the BCI training program and AI automated scoring. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of experience, knowledge, and expertise. Check it out!
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Q and A Pt. 14 - Mediocre Agents, Managing Tone, and Sentiment Analysis
In this episode, top industry trainer and Quality Assurance expert Trey Briggs answers listeners' questions regarding how to make mediocre agents great, managing tone issues, and sentiment scoring. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of experience, knowledge, and expertise. Check it out!
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Q and A Pt. 13 - First Call Resolution, Sentiment Scoring, and Agent Morale
In this episode, top industry trainer and Quality Assurance expert Trey Briggs answers listeners' questions regarding first-call resolution, sentiment scoring, agent morale, and scoring challenges. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of experience, knowledge, and expertise. Check it out!
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Applying Six Sigma Methodology to Achieve CX Perfection
In this thought-provoking episode, top industry trainer and Quality Assurance expert Trey Briggs discusses how to apply the world-famous Six Sigma management methodology to QA training and scoring to achieve consistent patient-experience excellence. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of experience, knowledge, and expertise. Check it out!
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How Seinfeld, Socrates, and Musk Can Save the Call Center Industry
In this thought-provoking episode, top industry trainer and QA expert Trey Briggs breaks down First Principles Thinking, a powerful problem-solving method, and how it can revolutionize quality assurance scoring and training. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of experience, knowledge, and expertise. Check it out!
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The Significant Differences Between Scoring and Training
In this thought-provoking episode, top industry trainer and QA expert Trey Briggs breaks down how scoring without training is a recipe for failure, and how training, not scoring, is the only road to success. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of experience, knowledge, and expertise. Check it out!
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Understanding How AI Digitally Automated QA Scoring Works
In this super-informative episode, top industry trainer and thought leader, Trey Briggs, breaks down how digitally automated QA was developed, how it works, and how companies routinely tell call center executives it includes AI technology when they know it does not. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of knowledge and expertise. Check it out!
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How to Make Mediocre Agents Great Pt. 6
In this super-informative episode, top industry trainer and thought leader, Trey Briggs, discusses accountability, training versus scoring, and how to make underperforming agents excellent! Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of knowledge and expertise. Check it out, y'all!
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How AI Tech Companies Mislead Call Centers Pt. 2
In this frank discussion episode, top industry trainer and thought leader Trey Briggs continues to expose the tech industry's deceptive marketing practices aimed directly at call center executives. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of knowledge and expertise. Check it out!
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How AI Tech Companies Mislead Call Centers Pt. 1
In this frank discussion episode, top industry trainer and thought leader Trey Briggs discusses an article by an AI strategist that exposes the tech industry's questionable marketing practices aimed at the call center industry. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of knowledge and expertise. Check it out!
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Why Scoring 100% of Calls Is Not the Answer
In this enlightening episode, top industry trainer and thought leader Trey Briggs explores how scoring every call is not the answer to QA success. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of knowledge and expertise. Check it out!
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How to Make Mediocre Agents Great Pt. 5
In this episode, top call center industry trainer and thought leader Trey Briggs discusses how to make mediocre agents great through a process focused on fixing the mistakes in their word choice and phone manners. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of knowledge and expertise. Check it out!
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Study Shows Automated Digital Channels in Decline
In this future-looking episode, top call center industry trainer and thought leader Trey Briggs discusses an extensive study that concluded that the move to AI-automated digital channels has stopped for two consecutive years, patients and customers overwhelmingly prefer interacting with a live agent, and this preference is growing. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of knowledge and expertise. Check it out!
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A Training Model Refresh for the Industry
In this thought-provoking episode, top industry trainer and thought leader Trey Briggs discusses a pundit's recent call for a current training model refresh for the call center industry, what that would look like, and what it would take for the industry to take this step forward. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of knowledge and expertise. Check it out!
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The Call Center Industry's Denial Dynamic
In this episode, Trey Briggs discusses the call center industry's denial dynamic regarding the existence of poor-performing agents and how it is holding the industry back from progress. Check it out!
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Coaching Is a Symptom of a Problem, Not a Solution to One
In this thought-provoking episode, top call industry agent trainer Trey Briggs discusses how a need for continuous coaching is a symptom of a problem and certainly not a solution to one. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on a unique level of knowledge, experience, and expertise. Check it out!
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Q and A Pt. 12 - Managing Protocols, Happy Agents, and Convincing C-Level Executives
In this awesome episode, leading call center trainer Trey Briggs discusses the importance of managing protocols with QA, the essential training aspect of keeping call center agents happy, and ideas regarding convincing C-Level executives to invest in training. Check it out!
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Q and A Pt. 11 - Teaching Empathy, Authentic Tone, Rapport Management, and Accountability in Every Call
In this episode of excellent listener questions, Trey Briggs discusses how to help agents who struggle with empathy and being nice, how to allow agents to improvise and sound real, and how to hold agents accountable for excellence in every call. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on unique training knowledge and experience. Check it out!
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How to Make Mediocre Agents Great Pt. 4 (A Formula That Guarantees Service Excellence)
In this episode chock full of training expertise, Trey Briggs breaks down a formula combining word choice, phone manners, and accountability to guarantee that every agent delivers exceptional service in every call they handle! Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on unique training knowledge and experience. Check it out!
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How to Make Mediocre Agents Great Pt. 3 (Misguided Narratives)
In this super-informative episode, Trey Briggs breaks down some misguided narratives that have led our industry astray regarding how to best approach agent training and performance management. Check it out!
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How to Make Mediocre Agents Great Pt. 2 (Accountability)
In this powerful episode, Trey discusses the imperative of holding agents accountable for delivering excellence to make agents who are not good on the phone great. You do not want to miss this one!
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How to Make Mediocre Agents Great (Possibilities)
In this super-informative episode, Trey discusses overcoming the call center industry's greatest challenge- how to make mediocre agents great on the phone along a clear path to ensuring every agent within a group consistently delivers only the highest standard of courtesy and professionalism at every moment of every call they handle daily. Check it out!
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Throwback 1st Episode from 1/31/22: Call Center Sushi Bar
In this reposted episode from January 2022, we began a 3-episode series titled Call Center Sushi Bar- rethinking the many misguided narratives perpetuated by experts and pundits in our industry regarding agent patient experience training and performance management. Get your chopsticks ready- this is going to be a tasty one!
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The Pitfalls of AI Digitally Automated Quality Assurance
In this highly informative episode, Trey discusses AI-driven QA and explains how it is essentially the same product as standard QA. If you have ever wondered about AI QA, this is one not to miss. Check it out, Y'all!
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Farmer's Dog, Generation Z, and Basic Phone Skills
In this awesome episode, Trey discusses his recent experiences with call centers, why scripts are bad, Generation Z, and basic phone skills. Check it out, y'all!
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Q and A Pt. 10 - AI, robotic agents, different types of calls, different opinions regarding customer service, and improvement concepts
In this awesome episode, Trey answers questions regarding AI, robotic agents, different types of calls, differing opinions about customer service, and improvement concepts. Trey Briggs offers industry-leading solutions based on unique training expertise. Check it out where you get your podcasts and on YouTube as well!
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Q and A Pt. 9 - Empathy, demanding customers, agent turnover, de-escalation techniques, and unique training expertise
In this episode, Trey answers questions regarding empathy, demanding patients, agent turnover, de-escalation techniques, and how to create perfect service. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on unique training knowledge and expertise.
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Q and A Pt. 8 - The limits of coaching, coaching versus training, and accuracy challenges when scoring
In this episode, recorded in South America, Trey answers questions regarding the limits of coaching, coaching versus training, and accuracy challenges when scoring. Trey offers industry-leading solutions based on unique training knowledge and expertise. Check it out!
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Q and A Pt. 7 - Managers who do not care, automated QA, and why the number of tests per month does not matter
In this dynamic episode, Trey discusses managers who do not seem to care, de-escalation techniques, automated digital QA, and why the number of tests per month does not matter. Check it out!
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Q and A Pt. 6 - Different opinions regarding excellent customer service, coaching, how to create excellent tone, and the data/metrics problem
In this episode, Trey Briggs explores differing opinions regarding what qualifies as exceptional customer service, coaching, what creates excellent tone, the data and metrics problem, and who is playing the best music! Check it out, y'all!
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Q and A Pt. 5 - Agents who do not care, ineffective QA, what defines excellent customer service, and coaching approaches
In this uber-informative episode, Trey discusses agents who do not care, QA that does not work, what defines excellent customer service, and coaching approaches. Check it out y'all!
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Q and A Pt. 4 - Scripts, customer service perfection, and de-escalation techniques
In this episode, Trey explores scripts, customer service perfection, and de-escalation techniques. Check it out, y'all!
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Q and A Pt. 3 - The unique challenges of training and managing call center agents
In this dynamic episode, Trey answers listeners' questions regarding the unique challenges of training and managing call center agents. Check it out!
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How to Train Different Types of Agents
In this episode, Trey explores the different types of agent personalities and how to approach each regarding training.
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Q and A Pt. 2 - A formula guaranteed to produce perfect or near-perfect CSAT scores
In this episode, Trey Briggs discusses a formula that is guaranteed to produce near-perfect CSAT or Patient Survey Scores. Check it out!
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Q and A Pt. 1 - The QA process, how many reports per month is ideal, social media, and depressesd agents
In this uber-informative episode, Trey answers listeners' questions regarding the QA process, how many reports per month are ideal, social media, handling depressed agents, and more! Check it out, y'all!
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The Role of Agents in the QA Process
In this thought-provoking episode, Trey Briggs discusses the pivotal role of agents in the QA process. Check it out, yall!
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The Role of Teaching in the QA Process
In this thought-provoking episode, Trey Briggs discusses the forgotten role of teaching in the QA process. Check it out!
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The Empathy Myth
In this episode, Trey breaks down The Empathy Myth, a misguided narrative that goes astray from what is really happening in call centers. This episode is a big ol' reality sandwich! Check it out!
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Welcome to the Great Surrender
In this episode, Trey highlights how the failures of today's standard QA approaches have led to a significant portion of the call center industry giving up on agent customer service training altogether. Trey explains what is wrong with today's QA and how to fix it. Check it out!
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How to Create Perfect Tone
In this episode, Trey Briggs discusses the importance of tone, how call center industry pundits and experts have tone all wrong, and how to manage tone properly! This is a good one! Check it out!
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Service Perfection is Highly Definable
This episode explores what defines exceptional customer service, what it sounds like, and how to make it happen. Check it out!
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Customer Service Perfection Is Easy
In this episode 4, we explore the rules of customer service and how they work to make customer experience perfection an easy and straightforward endeavor. From training to deescalation techniques, this episode covers lots of ground!
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Call Center Sushi Bar Pt. 3
In this episode, we cover First Call Resolution, Soft Skills, Scripts, It Takes More Time, Personalized Service, and Everyone Is Clamoring for Digital!
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Call Center Sushi Bar Pt. 2
A continuation of Call Center Sushi Bar with an exploration of the narratives How to Empower Agents, Improvement, Every Call is Different, and Tone!
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Call Center Sushi Bar
In this introductory episode, we begin a 3-episode series titled Call Center Sushi Bar- a rethinking of the many misguided narratives perpetuated by experts and pundits in our industry regarding agent customer service training and performance management. Get your chopsticks ready- this is going to be a tasty one!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Bringing new and fresh ideas to the call center industry, Call Center Confidential is a uniquely insightful exploration of agent customer-service training and management, chock full of the industry's most cutting-edge ideas and perspectives. Definitely not a rehash of the same old ideas- if you are serious and passionate about this subject- this is the podcast for you!
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