CUSTOMER SUPPORT ENGLISH
English for customer support agents
Build the tone, vocabulary and speed to resolve an issue clearly and calmly, in English.
Carna for Business shows a trainer the group's average and what was handed in Every assignment holds its due date, its attempt cap and its late-work rule Teams roll out Carna for Business today; individuals join the early-access list
Customer support at a glance
Where it sits on the CEFR scale
What the tutor will practise
- Difficult calls
- Ticket replies
What runs today Carna for Business: practice a trainer assigns, due dates and attempt caps, and a report per group.
— THE PROBLEM, THE PRACTICE
What gets in the way, and the practice for it.
Three things that stop people at this goal, each beside the practice planned to remove it. Each row says whether it runs today or waits for the tutor's early access.
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Ticket responses that sound robotic or imprecise erode customer trust faster than a slow resolution time.
De-escalation practice
The tutor will work through the calls agents dread — a frustrated customer, a confused one, a demanding one — as written scenarios, so the phrasing is ready before the queue is live.
Difficult calls Early access
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Escalation calls require de-escalation language under pressure — the hardest skill to develop without realistic practice.
Ticket writing quality
The tutor will practise email and ticket replies that are clear, warm where they should be and professionally toned, with feedback on the words that make the difference.
Ticket replies Early access
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Non-native support agents often understand the solution but struggle to phrase it in English that sounds confident and authoritative.
The queue, in one view
Carna for Business shows a trainer the group's average, what has been handed in and every course with its score, so a manager can target the training.
Group reports Runs today
— WHAT YOU GET
Every score on one scale.
Whatever the goal, the engine underneath is the one schools and teams run today: eight skills, each with its own score, on the CEFR scale from A1 to C2.
- rules on every assignment in Carna for Business: a due date, an attempt cap, and whether late work counts
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- where this path sits on the CEFR scale
- B1–B2 of A1–C2
- skills Carna scores, each from 0 to 100
- 8
Running in teams today
The queue's English, at a glance.
- The courses at 80% or above
- How many learners are assigned
- Every course, ranked by its average score
Carna for Business runs on the same engine today. A trainer sees the group's average, how much has been handed in, and every course with its score, the strongest called out at 80% and up, in one view. Support teams and BPOs can book a demo now.
A group report, opened at its insight cards: the courses at 80% or above, and how many learners are assigned. Carna's trainer and learner app, shown with a sample school's demo data.
FAQ
Common questions.
Straight answers for the person doing the job, and for whoever rolls it out to the team.
Will Carna be useful for chat support as well as phone support?
Yes. The tutor's writing practice will be directly relevant to live chat and email support: tone, precise phrasing and speed all carry over to text channels.
How does Carna compare to communication training programmes?
Communication training teaches principles; Carna works on the English underneath them so those principles can be applied. The two complement each other well.
Can Carna for Business be deployed across a large BPO or support centre?
Yes. Carna for Business is rolled out per organisation, with group reports for the managers: the average, what has been handed in, and every course with its score. Tell us the size of the floor when you book a demo.
CARNA FOR BUSINESS
See it with your own team.
Carna for Business runs today: assign practice from its library, in beta, set a due date and an attempt cap, and read the group's report. Book a demo for the floor, or join the early-access list for the individual tutor.