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Mastering Great Phone Conversations

Phone skills training that gives you a clear structure for every customer call, from the first hello to the solution, while sounding natural, professional and human.

Designed and delivered by global expert Daniel Ord. Book a ticket on a live online public course, or train your whole team privately.

  • Led by global expert Daniel Ord
  • Live online: join from anywhere
  • Certificate included

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What’s in it for you

Want every call to sound confident, from hello to solution?

On the phone, the conversation is the product. Customers can’t see you, so they judge your confidence, expertise and willingness to help by how you listen, speak and guide the call.

This course gives you a proven pattern for every call, so you stay in control, help customers more effectively and still sound like yourself.

  • More confident calls from beginning to end
  • Clearer solutions customers understand
  • More natural, human conversations
Customer service professional with a headset on a phone call with a customer

Structure every call

Greet, Listen, Control and Solve: a pattern that takes any call from start to finish.

Sound confident and interested

Use your tone of voice to show confidence, professionalism and genuine interest.

Listen, then reconfirm

Listen without interrupting, then reconfirm the enquiry to clarify and reassure.

Respond to emotion

Recognise how the customer feels and respond with the right human touch.

Guide without controlling

Ask smart questions that establish needs and keep the call on track.

Present solutions clearly

Explain the solution with confidence and add value for the customer.

The course

One proven pattern for every phone conversation

Mastering Great Phone Conversations is one complete course, built on a proven 4-step pattern (Greet, Listen, Control and Solve) and taught over two live 4-hour sessions.

You practise every step through exercises, call evaluations and role plays, so the techniques feel natural by the time you’re back on the phones.

It suits people new to phone service and experienced staff alike, and it’s the same format whether you book one ticket or train your whole team privately.

  • 2 × 4 hoursTwo live sessions on separate days
  • Live onlineVia Zoom, join from anywhere
  • Public or privateOne ticket or your whole team
  • CertificateFor everyone who completes

What’s covered: the 4-step pattern

Each step has its own behaviours. You learn them, practise them, then use them across different types of enquiries.

Step 1

Greet

Open the call in a way that sounds confident, professional and genuinely interested.

  • Tone of voice that conveys confidence
  • Showing genuine interest from the start
  • Personalisation that sounds natural
Step 2

Listen

Understand what the customer needs, and show them you’ve understood.

  • Listening without interrupting
  • Enquiry Reconfirmation
  • Human Touch: responding to emotion
Step 3

Control

Guide the conversation so it stays focused, without sounding controlling.

  • Smart questions that establish needs
  • Guiding the call with confidence
  • Positive language that keeps it human
Step 4

Solve

Present the solution clearly and confidently, and add value for the customer.

  • Presenting solutions with confidence
  • Basic, product and service enquiries
  • Problem solving and follow-up calls

Three ways to train

Book a ticket for one person, bring the course to your whole team, or learn at your own pace.

Public course

Join a scheduled live online class

  • 2 × 4-hour live online sessions
  • Fixed dates, easy to plan ahead
  • Book one ticket or several
  • Save 15% when you book 3 or more
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Private team training

Your team only, live online

  • The same course, just for your team
  • Time to talk through your real challenges
  • Live online, on dates that suit you
  • Minimum 5 participants
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Self-paced online

Short video lessons, any time

  • From $9.15 per person a month
  • 400+ practical lessons and quizzes
  • Manager dashboards, custom pathways
  • Certificates for every course
Explore self-paced

Want to compare all our phone courses? See phone customer service training

Getting sign-off?

Everything your manager needs, in one PDF

Download a four-page fact sheet with the outcomes, the 4-step pattern, format, price and options, ready to forward or attach to an approval.

Upcoming live public courses

Book your tickets on Mastering Great Phone Conversations

Public courses run live online over two 4-hour sessions, so you can join from anywhere. Pay by card or request an invoice at checkout.

  • Live with Daniel OrdExpert-led and interactive
  • Certificate includedFor everyone who completes
  • 15% off 3 or moreBooked in one transaction
  • 25% off for membersACXPA member pricing
Next available16Feb2027

Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 February 2027

  • Session 1 Tue 16 Feb · 12:30–4:30pm AEDT
  • Session 2 Wed 17 Feb · 12:30–4:30pm AEDT

Online via Zoom · Bookings close Mon 15 Feb, 6:30pm

$550per person, ex GSTBook tickets15% off 3 or more tickets 4.9/5 · 374 reviews
Times shown in Melbourne time (AEST/AEDT).

Who it’s for

Is Mastering Great Phone Conversations right for you?

It’s for anyone who looks after customers on the phone, whether you’re new to the role or experienced and want to sharpen your conversations.

Contact centre advisors

Handling customer calls throughout the day.

Customer service teams

Answering enquiries and resolving issues by phone.

Help desk and support

Supporting customers or colleagues over the phone.

Other frontline roles

Anyone whose job includes talking to customers by phone.

New to the role

A clear structure to build confidence on every call.

Experienced staff

A fresh way to strengthen the conversations you have.

Looking for the full range of phone training? See all phone customer service courses

Official ACXPA training partner

Want to save 25% with an ACXPA membership?

CX Skills is the official training partner of ACXPA, which defines the Global Contact Centre CX Standards and publishes the Australian Call Centre Rankings.

ACXPA members also get self-paced phone skills courses, a complaints framework the whole team can follow and live expert access every fortnight.

  • Self-paced phone skills courses for members
  • ACXPA members save 25% on every live public course
  • Tools, templates and live sessions to keep skills growing

ACXPA membership

Want to save $137.50 on this course?ACXPA members pay $412.50, not $550, plus a year of self-paced courses, tools and live expert support

ACXPA membership is a practitioner-built, vendor-neutral toolkit for anyone who looks after customers on the phone, and you don’t need to book a course to use it.

Members get self-paced courses on phone skills and difficult customers, a complaints framework your whole team can follow, a Customer Service Health Check, and live access to contact centre leaders every fortnight.

  • 17self-paced courses with certificates
  • 65+tools, templates and resources
  • 50+hours of live expert access a year
  • 25%off CX Skills live public courses

Plus member tools built for phone teams

See where your service stands

The Customer Service Health Check rates you across 17 dimensions, with a full diagnostic and action plan for members.

The standard your calls are judged on

The ACXPA Global Contact Centre CX Standards: the phone behaviours ACXPA uses to assess customer service calls.

Spot who needs coaching

The Agent Performance Matrix plots each person on quality versus productivity, so coaching goes where it helps most.

An ACXPA Individual Membership is $197 ex GST a year, and Business Membership starts at $497 for a team of five, under $100 per person.

Every member gets 25% off CX Skills live public courses: five people on this $550 course save $687.50, more than a Business Membership costs.

Why learn with Daniel

Why teams choose Daniel Ord

Daniel has spent decades helping organisations around the world lift service, and his courses are some of our most highly rated.

Every session is live and interactive, with real examples, practice and plenty of room for questions.

A global perspective

50,000+ people trained across 40+ countries, so your team learns what works worldwide.

A proven format

A course refined over many years and delivered the same way every time, so the results are consistent.

Practice, not theory

Real examples, exercises and discussion, so skills are ready to use on the very next customer.

Your challenges, discussed

There’s always time to talk through the situations your team faces every day.

Engaging online

Two half-day sessions that keep people involved and fit around rosters and service levels.

Recognised credentials

CCXP, ICMI Certified Associate and Net Promoter Certified, and a regular keynote speaker worldwide.

Reviews

What participants say about Daniel

Mastering Great Phone Conversations is a new course, so these are verified reviews of Daniel’s live training across his courses.

4.9

374 verified reviews across all CX Skills courses

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5.0

On Google · 39 reviews
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FAQs

Mastering Great Phone Conversations FAQs

Delivery, pricing, content and who the course suits.

Still have questions? Get in touch
Who should attend this course?
Anyone who looks after customers on the phone: contact centre advisors, customer service representatives, help desk and support staff, and other frontline roles. It suits people who are new to the role and experienced staff who want to strengthen their conversation skills.
What topics are covered?
The course is built on a proven 4-step pattern: Greet, Listen, Control and Solve. Within each step you learn and practise the behaviours that matter most, including tone of voice, listening, meaningful empathy, smart questioning, conversation control, personalisation and positive language.
Does it cover different types of calls?
Yes. You learn how to adapt your approach to basic enquiries, product and service enquiries, problem solving and calls where follow-up is needed, while keeping the fundamentals of Respect, Expertise and Solution.
How is the course run?
It’s practical. You apply each technique through exercises, call evaluations and role plays, so you leave with the judgement and confidence to use them in real customer conversations.
How is the course delivered?
Live online via Zoom over 2 × 4-hour sessions on separate days, so people can join from anywhere with minimal disruption to rosters. Public courses run on set dates; private courses are for your team only, on dates that suit you.
Can Daniel deliver the course onsite?
Daniel is based in Germany, so this course runs live online. If you’d like him onsite with your team, talk to us and we’ll quote it, including travel.
Can the course be customised for our team?
The content and format are fixed: it’s a proven course that Daniel delivers the same way every time. In a private course there’s always time to talk through your team’s real situations and challenges.
How much does it cost?
Public courses are $550 per person (ex GST) for 8 hours of live training. Save 15% when you book three or more tickets in the same transaction, and ACXPA members save 25%. Private courses for your team (minimum 5 participants) are priced once we understand what you need.
Will the course definitely go ahead?
Public courses need a minimum number of participants to run, so we reserve the right to reschedule or cancel a date if too few people book. If that happens, we’ll let you know as early as possible and you can move to another date or get a full refund.
What’s included?
Two live 4-hour sessions with Daniel, course materials, practical exercises and a certificate of completion for everyone who completes the course.
What do participants need?
A computer with a stable internet connection, Zoom, and a headset and camera for the best experience.
Is there a lower-cost or self-paced option?
Yes. Our self-paced library is a much cheaper way to build phone skills at your own pace, from $9.15 per person a month, with short courses and 1-minute videos that fit around shifts.

An ACXPA membership is another option: members save 25% on live public courses and get 12 months of tools, templates and live sessions.
How do I book?
For a public course, choose a date in the upcoming dates and book online by card or invoice. For private training, talk to us or call us on +61 3 9008 7287.

Talk to us

Questions about training your team?

Book a call to talk it through, or send us a message and we’ll get back to you.

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Prefer the phone? Call +61 3 9008 7287 (Mon–Fri, 8:30–17:30 Melbourne time) or email hello@cxskills.com.au.

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