Develop Your CX Superheroes

Your training facilitators have one of the most important jobs within your organization. Since they possess the skills necessary to create an excellent customer experience, they have been entrusted to pass their knowledge on to others. However, human learning is an imperfect process. SymTrain can help your training facilitators develop your CX superheroes by supporting their efforts and transforming your star performers into the next generation of mentors with our automated role-play platform.

The Transfer of Knowledge

The transfer of knowledge is an important component in the continuity of your business and a basic element of all training programs. But, it requires so much more than simple communication. You can tell your agents everything they must know. However, your training curriculum becomes much more powerful when you allow agents to learn a new skill by allowing them to do it for themselves.

Adding automated role-plays provides your frontline agents with hands-on experience in real-life situations they will face on the job. Not only does this help them internalize the information, but it also creates a more consistent and scalable model for transferring knowledge. And with Coach Sym listening and providing immediate feedback, it allows your facilitators to more quickly identify and offer support to struggling agents like never before.

Knowledge Is Power, Applying Knowledge Is a Superpower

Providing the information is only the first step. Your training facilitators must also show them how to apply it to raise the bar on performance. There is a multitude of training techniques that facilitators have used to do this. But now, symtrain offers a whole new suite of tools to help you achieve better results.

Utilizing call recordings from both the best and worst performers can demonstrate the best practices of your business. But with symtrain, you can now turn those calls into interactive scenarios in which trainees must apply the knowledge they have been given. And since your sym library is completely customizable, you can let your star performers and mentors lend their voice and have a direct hand in creating syms that address your greatest pain points.

Furthermore, the AI analysis provides more consistent feedback so your training facilitators can calibrate their methods and become more effective. They can put their superpowers to better use by zeroing in on particular skills and translating their knowledge for practical application using language that your agents can understand.

Empowering Training Facilitators to Develop Your CX Superheroes

Knowledge-based training is table stakes, so you must be able to identify the resources at your disposal, channel your abilities, and apply all the information and skills that you have to solve this complex problem. And as the gatekeepers of knowledge within your organization, training facilitators are in a unique position to do this.

While there are many talented individuals in the Marvel Universe, we see time and again how they struggle to understand and use their powers. However, when you have guidance from someone older and wiser, such as Professor X, there is no limit to what each person can achieve. Because as he said, “The first step in understanding one’s power is learning the extent of it.”

Although your training facilitators may not possess superhuman abilities, they do have access to digital tools that can streamline the transfer of knowledge and help them develop your agents’ CX superpowers. With the added support of Coach Sym, your agents will have guided practice through each scenario. And, your facilitators can focus more time on the active learning techniques that breed greater innovation, application of knowledge, and problem-solving abilities.

Those within your organization who already possess these superpowers must be put in a position to teach and guide others. Let us show you how symtrain can support your training facilitators, allow them to harness their abilities, and help your agents realize their full potential.

The Impact of AI Coaching Programs

Every year, we achieve new innovations and advance technology far beyond what previous generations could have imagined. While these groundbreaking advancements have affected every aspect of daily life, they also have unlimited applications that will allow us to become more efficient in the way we train our employees and improve the overall customer experience. Although we are conceiving new ways to employ these technologies, here are a few ways that AI coaching programs will change the contact center environment.

What Is AI?

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is a broad term used to define machines that give responses that are consistent with traditional human responses with the capacity to contemplate, judge, and act with intent.

AI is a wide-ranging tool that re-envisions how we integrate information. AI analyzes large amounts of data and uses insights to improve decision-making and problem-solving processes. However, when it is applied to various business models, computer-based programs can make decisions that would typically require a human level of expertise, help anticipate problems, and address issues as they arise. With the ability to operate in an intelligent, intentional, and adaptive manner, AI programs have the potential to affect every aspect of our lives and how we do business.

How Will AI Coaching Programs Change the Contact Center Environments?

With a more narrowed focus on the call center industry, adding AI coaching programs to your training curriculum has incredible potential to change the contact center environment for the better.

Improved Agent Performance

First and foremost, training platforms like SymTrain can vastly improve agent performance by analyzing each interaction with the AI. Our intuitive AI, which we call Coach Sym, is able to provide real-time, targeted feedback to the agent after each situational learning experience.

However, training facilitators and supervisors can also access this data to identify where individual agents are struggling and step in to offer additional coaching and support. Not only does this increase employee engagement, but it also ensures that each agent is better prepared for their roles within the organization.

Increase Overall Efficiency

In addition to improving individual performance, AI coaching programs can increase the overall efficiency of your entire operation. One client reported that adding SymTrain to their training curriculum greatly increased the amount of practice for each agent. Thanks to the implementation of automated role-plays, agents were able to complete 10-15 different scenarios in the allotted 30 minutes as opposed to only 1 or 2 when utilizing traditional role-play exercises. This ensures that every person has more opportunities to work through and solve common issues they will face when they are dealing with real customers.

Through the assistance of AI analysis, agents can adjust their approach to each problem and resolve customer issues more quickly. Having the ability to practice and attempt each situation will reduce the total training time from weeks to days. Agents who feel better prepared are more confident to tackle complex problems on their own. This increased confidence leads to reduced handle times while simultaneously increasing first contact resolution rates.

Reduced Training Costs

Another advantage that SymTraining will bring to your business is the drastic reduction in training costs. With the targeted feedback provided by Coach Sym, trainers can more easily identify which areas agents are struggling with so their trainers can provide the help they need. By addressing these issues while they are still in training, it will have a rippling effect by lowering the number of repeat interactions and escalations later on, providing valuable savings to your company’s bottom line.

Another recent customer who provides nearshore staff augmentation services experienced significant transformations in their speed to proficiency and an impressive reduction in their training costs thanks to SymTrain. Based on the data they provided, their employee onboarding training time decreased by 40% and eliminated $600,000 in hard dollar costs and even more in soft dollar returns through improved performance, readiness, and retention.

Enhanced Customer Experience

One of the most significant impacts AI will have on the contact center environment is by enhancing the customer experience through better service. When your agents are better prepared to handle any situation that comes their way, they will have more positive interactions.

Although it is impossible for anyone to have all the answers, AI technology provides one more tool for agents to find the information they need. In addition to the automated role-plays, SymTrain can also provide real-time coaching and support through the most challenging situations. Adding intuitive AI coaching programs to your digital toolbox will lead to greater customer satisfaction and loyalty to your brand.

How Can SymTrain’s AI Coaching Program Revolutionize Your Training?

Without a doubt, AI coaching programs have the potential to transform the contact center environment. Adding digital role-plays will improve your employee engagement and support your agents in ways you never imagined. With Coach Sym and the ability to create customized simulations, you can achieve greater focus on individual agent performance that will result in superior customer service. Contact us today to schedule a demo and see how we can help make changes that will positively impact your contact center.

Learn more about Agent Assist vs Ai-Powered Coaching:

SymTrain CEO Insights: Remote On-boarding Not On-Boring

If you want to make your remote onboarding process less boring, try symtrain’s approach to automated role-plays that provides an interactive, immersive learning experience to keep your employees engaged throughout training.
 

Selling in Tough Times with Melanie Flores

Nick StroberMelanie Flores and Joe Lynch discuss selling in tough times. Nick is a Senior Account Executive and Team Leader at Lean Solutions Group, and Melanie is the Director of Solutions Consulting at SymTrain.

Download podcast here: Selling in Tough Times with Nick Strober and Melanie Flores


About Nick Strober

Nick Strober is a Senior Account Executive at Lean Solutions Group, where he is known as a jack of all trades. His contributions to marketing, HR administration, operations, and sales have helped Lean Solutions land on the INC. 500 list of fastest-growing U.S. companies for three consecutive years. His time abroad has given him the tools to understand not only the U.S. and Latin American markets but also given him a global business perspective. Nick’s passion for networking and eagerness to sell has connected him with incredible businessmen and women worldwide.

About Lean Solutions Group

Lean Solutions Group (LSG) is a nearshore and offshore service provider that focuses on expanding and enhancing its client businesses. LSG’s broad offering ranges from staffing to technology, marketing, sales, and BPO services. To succeed in the transportation and logistics business, 3PLs need to be able to hire and retain the very best talent while keeping a lid on costs. Since the competition for the best talent is fierce, companies need an edge that will help them win; LSG is that edge. LSG helps its clients set up and establish satellite offices in beautiful countries like Colombia, Guatemala, and the Philippines. LSG’s team consists of qualified bilingual professionals eager to take on new challenges and become a part of your company. Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 500 satisfied U.S.-based transportation and logistics providers. Lean ensures that your satellite office is staffed with highly educated, English-speaking professionals trained in your company’s processes and systems. The Lean approach is a low cost, low risk, low hassle, and they handle the entire process with their account managers.

About Melanie Flores 

Melanie Flores blends an engineer’s mind with a teacher’s heart and a gardener’s hands. Her career path has been anything but linear, and every zigzag has blessed her with the chance to build a fun and bold idea from scratch. She graduated from MIT with a chemical engineering degree and a Theater Arts concentration. She started up Corning’s optical fiber factory in the Charlotte, NC area, founded a popular kindergarten engineering design workshop based on a famous MIT course, and led the STEM coaching team serving 48 Easter Seals teachers across metro Atlanta. In 2019, she and her teen son launched an e-commerce business, OctoGifts, that landed him customers in 25 states, two patents, and a spot on Atlanta Inno’s 25 Under 25 list. She joined SymTrain in 2021 and is excited to help businesses grow their people, impact, and bottom line through digitized role-play training and coaching. A two-time TEDx speaker, Melanie lives with her husband and two sons in Alpharetta, GA.

About SymTrain

SymTrain is an advanced AI-based training platform that is unlike any other. It simulates real-world coaching scenarios to prepare front-line agents for interactions with customers. Much more than a simulation, the platform is an immersive CX training experience that combines audio and visual elements for an all-encompassing approach to training which helps agents to better understand and retain the information. Benefits include improved quality, reduced training time and training resource costs, increased speed to efficiency, and an overall improvement in the key metrics that matter most to clients. SymTrain is emerging as an innovator in AI coaching and virtual training, and was recently awarded two International Stevie Awards for innovation in workforce readiness and corporate learning. Follow our journey at www.symtrain.ai.

Key Takeaways: Selling in Tough Times

  • In the podcast interview, Joe talks with Nick Strober and Melanie Flores about selling in tough times.
  • Nick Strober is a Senior Account Executive at Lean Solutions Group, a nearshore service provider that delivers high-quality business solutions in staffing, tech, marketing, and sales for U.S.-based companies.
  • Melanie Flores is the Director of Solutions Consulting at SymTrain, an Immersive learning technology platform that gives employees real job experience by engaging them in authentic work simulations.
  • Lean Solutions Group and Symtrain have formed a partnership that enables transportation and logistics companies to use industry specific simulation training modules that were developed by the Lean Solutions Group.
  • LSG uses Symtrain to train their 8,000 plus employees and they are big believers in the technology.
  • Lean Solutions Group is a nearshore service provider that provide back-office, operations, customer support, and technology services to over 500 logistics companies – and they are experts in check calls.
  • Symtrain engages employees in simulated work experiences that feel “real” – working at their own pace, anywhere, anytime, on any device.
  • Employees are empowered to take charge of their own learning and success. As a result, they learn faster, retain more, build confidence, and master the skills they need to deliver the best customer interactions every time.
  • Symtrain is a simulated training solution that creates a hands-on experience for sales, services, and support employees within a safe space
  • ‍By digitalizing the manual training and coaching processes, Symtrain enables companies to build employee attitudes, skills, and knowledge – faster, better, and cheaper.

Freightwave’s Interview with Melanie Flores

Melanie Flores joins the “What the Truck?” hosts, Dooner and The Dude from around 21:28 to 33:30 to discuss her child’s entrepreneur journey and share a SymTrain demo which explains the power of role-play learning.

EV startup bets big on Tesla Semi – What The Truck?!?

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are talking to a startup that’s looking to build an EV fleet and load board. We’ll find out why it is betting big on the Tesla Semi and what the market looks like for an EV load board.

Biden is battling the big boats. What’s the fallout from Friday’s speech at the Port of Los Angeles?

Frank Kenney, director of industry solutions at Cleo, says the market for FreightTech has shifted dramatically in the past five months. What are buyers onboarding now?

Melanie Flores, director of solutions consulting at SymTrain, shares some business role-playing tips with us. She also shares how her 15-year-old son launched his own business, OctoGifts.

Plus, Convoy lays off 7% of its staff; fuel thefts are on the rise; a trucker is caught with a $18 million meth load; and more idiots in four-wheelers.

Does Role-Play Work in Freight?

Symtrain’s CEO and Chief Learning Officer joins the Freightwaves Podcast to discuss how role-play can positively impact the Transportation and Logistics Industry. Does role playing work in freight? – What The Truck?!?

On today’s episode Dooner and The Dude are asking the question: Is this all just a simulation? They’re talking to Dan McCann, CEO and chief learning officer at SymTrain, about the company’s simulation-based role play training. They’ll find out if sim training is the new way to go for getting your employees up to speed.

The guys may be back from Ballyhack but today they’re taking another trip to the greens with Chris Douglass, president of the Nashville Transportation Club, and Christian Huffman, board member in charge of golf. They’re talking about the NTC’s 2022 charity golf tournament.

Tim Perkins, chief business development officer at Spartan 5S Solutions, talks about elevating yourself to an executive role and counting trailers on the highway.

Standing Out Podcast featuring Dan McCann and SymTrain

Trey Griggs from Standing out Podcast on Sales, Marketing and Leadership invites Dan McCann to discuss the power of SymTrain.

On Episode 73 of Standing Out, Dan McCann of SymTrain and Trey Griggs talk about continuing growth within a company, the value of partnerships, and how business is a different race for everyone.

Many thanks to our sponsor, TAFS, the good guys in freight factoring.   To learn more and get started click HERE.

Standing Out is a daily sale, marketing & leadership podcast powered by BETA Consulting Group, created to highlight best practices from industry leaders with incredible experience and insights!  The goal is to entertain, educate & inspire individuals & companies to improve their sales, marketing & leadership development outcomes.

For full episode: https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6938250696987164672/

Turn Frontline Agents into CX Superheroes

Onboarding agents remotely is proving to be more difficult than in-person training. As a result, agents are less prepared, and companies have higher rates of attrition. New hires get less facetime with trainers and find it harder to ask questions or seek one-on-one help when they don’t share the same physical space. But you don’t need to accept lower standards or less desirable outcomes. Change the game now by leveraging technology to improve results instead of simply enabling content delivery.

Raising the Bar to Create Masters of the Customer Service

Trainers don’t always know who needs more support or additional training. It’s hard to gauge the level of each agent’s comprehension, especially if they don’t speak up or ask for help. Quizzes and tests help trainers assess knowledge, but the best way to assess comprehension is through instructor-led role-play exercises. Unfortunately, there simply isn’t enough time to practice every scenario with each agent in class.  

However, adding SymTrain to your curriculum can increase the frequency and amount of practice each agent receives. Athletes, pilots, artists, and doctors all show us how important practice is to improve our skills.  Now, automated role-plays provide one more way to deliver situational practice, set achievement standards, and get the results you need. 

Furthermore, it creates an example of how to apply knowledge and raises the bar on performance.  And the instructor-led, guided coaching with immediate feedback ensures that each attempt is better than the last. Increasing situational practice through automated role-plays will allow your agents to develop their skills and become masters of the customer service experience.

Give Your Agents Superpowers with SymTrain

Even if you don’t have enough available human resources to provide adequate one-on-one repetition and consistent reinforcement, you don’t have to short-change your employees during their training.

SymTrain can fill the void. Our intuitive AI, Coach Sym, provides the individualized training and guided practice they need. It sets a standard, and most importantly, ensures that each agent receives the same consistent feedback on their actual performance. They can also revisit skills or scenarios whenever necessary, even when they have already successfully completed a sym. 

Additionally, automated role-play increases engagement for new hires. It enables agents to build confidence and develop skills to perform better and faster through repetition. They practice at their own pace with reinforcement and increasing complexity to achieve skill mastery. With SymTrain in your digital toolbox, your agents can become customer experience superheroes.  You improve KPIs and raise the bar, while simultaneously removing the crutch of remote training.

Imagine a World Filled with CX Superheroes

With SymTrain, you can transform your entire workforce into a team of customer experience superheroes. Not only do you have a streamlined training curriculum, but it will also improve the overall customer experience. Agents who are better trained and more confident in their abilities spend less time searching for answers, place customers on hold less frequently, and resolve issues correctly the first time. When your training and operations teams combine forces, they work together to create better learning content and drive better outcomes.

If you want to see what the power of SymTrain can do for you, contact us to schedule a demo, and let us become a part of your origin story.

The SymTrain Story with Dan McCann

Dan McCann and Joe Lynch discuss the SymTrain story. Dan is the CEO & Chief Learning Officer at SymTrain, an advanced AI-based training platform that is unlike any other.

Download podcast here: The SymTrain Story with Dan McCann

About Dan McCann

Dan McCann is the Founder and CEO of SymTrain, the maker of immersive learning technology that gives employees real job experience by engaging them in authentic work simulations. Dan is an experienced and dynamic leader. His passion for lifetime learning, growth, and innovation has led him to build SymTrain, an SaaS platform which automates the process of role-play and coaching. SymTraining allows employees to apply knowledge, build confidence, and develop skills quickly.

About SymTrain

SymTrain is an advanced AI-based training platform that is unlike any other. It simulates real-world coaching scenarios to prepare front-line agents for interactions with customers. Much more than a simulation, the platform is an immersive CX training experience that combines audio and visual elements for an all-encompassing approach to training which helps agents to better understand and retain the information. Benefits include improved quality, reduced training time and training resource costs, increased speed to efficiency, and an overall improvement in the key metrics that matter most to clients. SymTrain is emerging as an innovator in AI coaching and virtual training, and was recently awarded two International Stevie Awards for innovation in workforce readiness and corporate learning. Follow our journey at www.symtrain.ai.

Key Takeaways: The SymTrain Story

  • Dan McCann is the Founder and CEO of SymTrain, a firm that is revolutionizing the way frontline teams are trained and coach.
  • In the podcast interview, Dan and Joe discussed Dan’s entrepreneurial journey and the founding of SymTrain.
  • SymTrain is an immersive learning technology platform that gives employees real job experience by engaging them in authentic work simulations.
  • Lean Solutions Group and SymTrain have formed a partnership that enables transportation and logistics companies to use industry specific simulation training modules that were developed by the Lean Solutions Group.
  • SymTrain engages employees in simulated work experiences that feel “real” – working at their own pace, anywhere, anytime, on any device.
  • Employees are empowered to take charge of their own learning and success. As a result, they learn faster, retain more, build confidence, and master the skills they need to deliver the best customer interactions every time.
  • SymTrain is a simulated training solution that creates a hands-on experience for sales, services, and support employees within a safe space
  • By digitalizing the manual training and coaching processes, Symtrain enables companies to build employee attitudes, skills, and knowledge – faster, better, and cheaper.

SymTrain to the Rescue During the Great Resignation

It’s impossible to ignore the connection between your employees’ well-being and their motivation to make an impact within the company. There is no doubt that when your employees thrive, you thrive. So, why are so many people “quiet quitting” or leaving their positions altogether? Is it really that people don’t want to work? Or is it that they need to find more purpose in their job than simply showing up to “get things done”? To help your employees find greater satisfaction, you must support them every step of the way, beginning from the moment they start training. Here’s how SymTraining can come to the rescue during the Great Resignation.

What Is the Great Resignation?

The Great Resignation refers to the ongoing trend of employees who are voluntarily leaving their jobs en masse. Although it started in early 2021, it is still impacting the workforce today. Economists first believed this was a result of the uncertainty caused in the wake of the pandemic. However, changes in corporate policies, benefits, and engagement struck a nerve with many people who were not satisfied with their jobs.

While the pandemic may have triggered it, labor issues have been a brewing powder keg for years. What changed was that people had time for self-reflection during the transition. It caused them to re-evaluate their roles and value to their companies, with many choosing a greater work-life balance.

These realizations have also led to “quiet quitting” in which workers are no longer going above and beyond the duties named in their job description. Now, they are merely doing the bare minimum to keep their jobs since they are asked to do more with less resources and sometimes no compensation.

Although it may seem that we are at an impasse, companies must find a way to navigate the problem to find solutions that work for everyone.

Why Are People Leaving Their Jobs?

The current work shortages are apparent in every industry. So, why are so many people leaving positions, and sometimes even changing industries?

It comes down to one fundamental truth: people need to see that their companies are taking care of their physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. If that isn’t the case, then more people are more willing to leave positions that don’t meet their personal needs since there are many companies out there that will.

Employees are no longer willing to work unpaid hours, bend their personal lives to the demands of their job, deal with disrespect in the workplace, or stay in a company that doesn’t provide opportunities for advancement. Quiet quitting is a direct response to the lack of care or negative reactions from their managers. But, until these issues are addressed, the resignation letters are likely to continue piling up.

How Can SymTrain Come to the Rescue?

It’s clear that people need more than a paycheck to feel valued by their company. Offering ongoing training is the perfect way to not only support your employees’ professional growth but also to empower them.

Individualized training and practice is one way you can ensure they have the skills they need to perform their jobs well. Your library of automated role-plays will allow employees at all levels unlimited access to any additional training they need, whether they are new hires or tenured agents. Since it is self-paced learning, they can take their time to review difficult skills and concepts. This builds confidence in both their own abilities, but also the support of their leadership team.

Employees want to feel that their company is invested in their success, not just its bottom line. To learn more about how SymTraining can come to the rescue during the Great Resignation, contact us to set up a demo. Let us show how we can boost your employees’ confidence, performance, and overall job satisfaction.