DE-ESCALATION TRAINING PROGRAMME

De-escalation

This programme is an entry-level training solution for retailers wanting their teams to be more confident and prepared when faced with angry customers.

These situations can be really confronting for your teams and greatly impact their safety, job satisfaction and mental health. However, when everyone feels prepared and knows some strategies to de-escalate a range of situations, they'll be more likely to stay safe and achieve positive outcomes.

All retail managers and their teams.
Other workplaces that may deal with angry customers.
Being situationally aware at work.
What an angry customer looks and sounds like.
Staying calm.
Using the H.E.A.R technique (hear, empathise, ask, resolve).
Using your body language.
Keeping a safe distance.
When and how to get help.
Asking the customer to leave the store.
Safely disengaging from unsafe situations.
Basic guidelines for escalated situations (violence or weapons).
(For managers) Supporting and preparing your team.

After completing these courses, your team will be able to demonstrate the following behaviours with confidence:

Observe their surroundings, assess the situation and notice angry customers when they come into their store.
Manage their personal emotions and reactions when faced with an angry customer.
Use the H.E.A.R. technique, body language and safe distancing to de-escalate an angry customer.
Work together as a team to communicate with each other during situations with angry customers.
Keep themselves safe in escalated situations by safely disengaging, asking the customer to leave and/or getting help from their manager, security or the police.
Recognise how to adjust their de-escalation methods in extreme situations.
(For managers) Comfortably support their team before, during and after events with an angry customer.
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Situational awareness

Develop awareness of what's going on around you, so you can notice angry customers in your store and take action before the situation escalates.

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Managing an angry customer

Learn the right things to say and do when confronted by an angry customer, to help calm them down and prevent the situation from escalating.

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Staying safe

Gain some strategies to keep yourself safe when you can't de-escalate an angry customer, including getting help, getting somewhere safe or asking the customer to leave the store.

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Supporting your team (Manager's course)

Learn how to best prepare your team members for angry or aggressive customers, and understand how you can support them during and after a confronting event.

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