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Playbooks, exact-words scripts, and the thinking behind them. The blog lives here now: every new post is published on thevetcsr.com, written by Em Ridyard for the people who answer the phones.
Pepper's bloodwork is back and Mrs. Hartley wants to know what it says. Tell her the results are back, tell her who has looked, and give her a time to talk them through. Never a number, never a hint.
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A client wants a second opinion and is afraid of offending you. Make it normal, carry the question to the doctor, and never play doctor yourself.
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The candy call comes every Halloween: the dog got into the bowl. What to ask, what to write down, and how fast to move.
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A waitlist only works if it keeps its promises. The honest system: what to say when you add a name, and what to say when the opening never comes.
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A snakebite call is not the moment for folklore. What the front desk asks, what it never suggests, and how fast the pet needs to be moving.
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The 20 phone script cards from these posts, rebuilt as full training lessons with drills and trainer sign-offs. Print it and keep it at the phones.
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A front desk grows one plant, and the plant keeps the score. A quiet series about small, steady care at the speed a CSR can actually keep up with. Carousels on Facebook, longer notes here on the blog.
Earlier posts live in the archive on Blogger. Everything new is written here first.
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