How to Improve Agent Productivity in a Call Centre
Improving agent productivity in a call centre isn’t just about handling more calls—it’s about working smarter, not harder. Here’s how you can enhance agent efficiency, reduce stress, and get better results for both your team and your customers.
Use AI Agents to Automate Routine Tasks
Webio AI agents for debt collection can handle FAQs, process payments, collect customer details, and even detect intent before routing queries to live agents. This means agents spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time on valuable customer conversations.
Free Up Live Agents with Smarter Digital Conversations
Moving customer conversations to digital channels like WhatsApp, SMS, and web chat reduces call volumes and allows agents to manage multiple conversations at once, improving efficiency.
Reduce Average Handling Time (AHT)
Use AI agents to gather customer information, manage the conversation and only bring in a live agent when needed.
Provide live agents with a 360° customer view by integrating your CRM.
Offer AI agent response suggestions to speed up conversations.
Improve First-Call Resolution (FCR)
AI agents can understand what the customer wants to do and determine the best next step to resolve their query. By guiding the conversation efficiently, AI helps agents provide faster, more accurate solutions—leading to higher First-Call Resolution (FCR) rates and fewer follow-ups.
Prevent Agent Burnout
A stressed and overworked agent is not a productive one. AI Agents can take on repetitive, time-consuming tasks—like answering FAQs, gathering customer details, and managing follow-ups—allowing live agents to focus on complex, high-value conversations.
A well-balanced approach between AI and human agents leads to better performance, lower turnover, and a healthier work environment. Here’s how to reduce burnout:
Let AI Agents handle routine interactions so live agents can focus on cases that need human expertise.
Automate high-stress, repetitive, low value tasks.
Use AI-driven coaching tools to provide real-time agent support.
Offer flexible working options and balanced workloads.
The Bottom LIne
A productive call centre isn’t about rushing through calls—it’s about efficient, high-quality interactions.
AI Agent platfoms like Webio, power automation, digital engagement, and smart agent support tools to help create a more productive,efficient and less stressful work environment for agents
Want to see how AI agents can improve your customer conversations? Check out Webio's AI and Automation
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