Call centers depend on providing the best customer service possible. Fortunately, there are some simple ways to reduce the amount of noise in your call center.

Call centers depend on providing the best customer service possible. However, with so many concurrent calls happening at one time, it can be difficult to hear or even follow a conversation with a customer. Fortunately, there are some simple ways to reduce the amount of noise in your call center.

Redesign Your Call Center

Although remodeling or renovations to your call center, may become necessary, we encourage you to try some of these recommendations first:

1. Create separate spaces: The first suggestion has to do with giving each employee a separate space in which to work. It may not be possible to provide everyone with their own office, so placing fabric around each workstation or installing glass walls offers an economical alternative. You can also try redesigning your call center to include cubicles. When you do this, you will need to add padding or other insulation to the walls. Not only does this make the cubicles look inviting, but you can also cut down on background noise at the same time.
2. Add white noise: Adding white noise may seem counterproductive, but it adds a soothing element amidst all of the overlapping conversations and can help your employees focus.
3. Use noise-canceling technology: Consider issuing your employees with noise-canceling headphones that can block out the sounds of other calls, allowing them to focus on their own customers.
4. Add decorations: Plants, water features, and paintings call liven up your call center while also helping to absorb noise that can quickly become overwhelming.

Change Your Policies

Another solution is to change or update some of your current workplace policies. Provide your employees some time to get up from their desks and take breaks away from the workspace. Doing so allows them a chance to recharge. Training sessions can also emphasize on how employees can be assertive and confident without being inconsiderate to their coworkers while on the phone with customers. Lastly, create a position for an employee to review recorded calls to locate potential sources of noise pollution affecting call quality.

What Else to Consider

Ultimately, you need to find the solutions that best fit your business and your call center. These suggestions have been proven to work, but you must understand and test how changing the layout of your building and re-training your employees might be a time-intensive venture. However, if you are looking to improve your customer service, then it might be well worth it to at least try.  

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