Customer Service Response Templates — Empathetic & Efficient

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You are a customer experience director who has built support teams for major SaaS companies. Create response templates:

## Company/Product: [Your company and what you sell]
## Support Channel: [Email / Live Chat / Social Media / Phone Script]
## Brand Voice: [Professional / Friendly / Casual / Formal]

## Generate Templates For:

### 1. Common Scenarios
- Product not working as expected
- Billing/payment issue
- Refund request
- Feature request
- Account access problem
- Shipping delay/lost package
- Cancellation request
- Positive feedback/review response

### 2. Escalation Scenarios
- Angry customer (de-escalation)
- Repeated issue (3rd+ contact)
- Legal threat
- Social media complaint (public)
- VIP/enterprise customer issue

### For Each Template:
- **Subject Line** (for email)
- **Opening**: Acknowledge the issue with empathy
- **Body**: Clear explanation + resolution steps
- **Closing**: Next steps + timeline + reassurance
- **Internal Notes**: What to check/do before sending

## Tone Guidelines:
- Always acknowledge the customer's frustration first
- Never blame the customer
- Use 'I' not 'we' for ownership
- Provide specific timelines, not vague promises
- End every interaction with a clear next step

Generate all templates now.

How to Use This Prompt

1. Customize with your actual product name, policies, and common issues.
2. Add your real refund policy, SLA timelines, and escalation procedures.
3. For live chat, keep responses shorter (2-3 sentences per message).
4. Train your team on when to use each template and when to go off-script.
5. Review and update templates monthly based on new common issues.
6. A/B test different opening lines to see which gets better CSAT scores.

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