In this week's episode of Windshield Time, Chris and James explain how communicating technical language in a customer-friendly way can lead to miscommunications. From directions or concepts to overall value, many things can get lost in translation on service calls.

In this week's episode of Windshield Time, Chris and James discuss what the differences are between service calls and maintenance calls. They share how a customer's expectations vary across types of calls and ways technicians can train, prepare and adapt to them accordingly.

In this week's episode of Windshield Time, Chris and James discuss how you can use courage to successully navigate interactions with the two main types of unreasonable customers. They share how entering a customer's home with an open mind, abandoning pre-conceived notions, is the key to fielding unpredictable reactions.

In this week's episode of Windshield Time, Chris and James discuss how you can create additional value for the customer in ways beyond just monetary means. Together, they break down the psychology behind determining value and its connection to DISC profiles.

In this week's episode of Windshield Time, Chris and James discuss their theory on price sensitivity, including how to navigate it when you're in the field.

In this week's episode of Windshield Time, Chris and James talk about how you can use non-technical information in the field to recognize and understand when there is an opportunity to provide additional, useful services to a customer.

In this week's episode of Windshield Time, Chris and James talk about feeling aligned when leading people and how ensuring that the customer understands: the cost of repair vs. replacement, the price range of replacing, why replacement is the best option, the process of the transaction and booking an appointment ASAP are the 5 keys to a great replacement lead.

In this week's episode of Windshield Time, Chris and James talk about what the RE in PRESS PLAY means and why these skills are important out in the field. Building a strong Relationship with the customer is the key to getting your foot in the door. Then, use your rapport to Explore their concerns by asking smart questions, showing your interest in the client's needs. Establishing trust allows you to gain valuable insights on the problems in their home, so you can discover their pain points and recommend an effective solution.

In this week's episode of Windshield Time, Chris is joined by our NEW interim host, James Walker, to talk about being held back by fear of failure on the job while getting to know more about J-Dub.

On this special episode of Windshield Time, the Service Excellence team bids farewell to longtime friend and coach, Chris Loudermilk. Tune in to hear Chris and Chris reminisce and chat one last time.