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How LLMs are used to extract insights from support calls

Discover how LLMs analyze support calls to extract insights, improve customer service, and predict churn with AI-driven transcription and NLP

February 28, 2025
Daniel Htut

Customer support calls are a treasure chest of untapped potential. They reveal what customers love, loathe, and long for—insights that can sharpen service, boost retention, and drive revenue. But with contact centers juggling thousands of calls daily, manually decoding them is a pipe dream. That’s where Large Language Models (LLMs) step in, paired with Glyph AI’s Speech-to-Text (STT) technology, to turn audio into a goldmine of actionable data.

This isn’t just about automation—it’s about empowerment. Users can build custom workflows to extract exactly what they need from a single call, presented in a workflow-style table. Beyond that, LLMs can dig deeper: identifying issues, checking policy adherence by uploading company policies, spotting upselling opportunities, flagging complaints, and even offering feedback for agents. Add in the ability to predict churn, and you’ve got a powerhouse tool transforming customer service into a strategic asset. Let’s dive into how this works, step by step, and explore the real-world impact.

The Challenge of Support Call Analysis

Support calls are a raw, unfiltered pulse of customer sentiment, but they’re tough nuts to crack. Volume is a beast—thousands of interactions daily swamp traditional analysis. Language is messy, with slang, dialects, and emotional undertones complicating the mix. Context is king; the interplay between customer and agent demands nuance that keyword searches can’t touch.

Legacy approaches—manual notes or basic text tools—stumble here. They’re slow, shallow, and don’t scale. LLMs flip the script, offering speed, depth, and flexibility. With added capabilities like policy checks and upselling detection, they’re not just analyzing calls—they’re supercharging them.

The Process: From Audio to Tailored Insights

How do LLMs unlock this potential? It’s a multi-layered process blending tech and customization. Here’s the rundown:

Step 1: Converting Audio to Text with Glyph AI

It all starts with transcription. We lean on Glyph AI’s Speech-to-Text tech to convert audio into text, the raw material for LLM analysis. Glyph AI tackles conversational chaos—accents, crosstalk, background noise—with precision. Speaker diarization splits customer and agent voices, laying a foundation for granular insights.

Step 2: Preprocessing the Text

Fresh transcripts can be rough—think “ums,” “uhs,” or incomplete thoughts. We scrub this noise out, ensuring the LLM works with clean, focused data. This step sharpens the accuracy of everything that follows.

Step 3: Analyzing with LLMs and Custom Workflows

Now the LLM shines. Users craft workflows to extract what matters most—summaries, sentiments, or specific metrics—displayed in a table. But it doesn’t stop there. By uploading company policies, the LLM can check adherence, spot upselling cues, flag complaints, and evaluate agents. Here’s what it can do:

  • Summarizing Calls: Condense a call into key points.
  • Classifying Topics: Sort issues into categories like “billing” or “tech support.”
  • Detecting Sentiment: Gauge emotions—positive, negative, neutral.
  • Extracting Entities: Pull out mentions of products or competitors.
  • Predicting Outcomes: Forecast churn risk.
  • Identifying Issues: Pinpoint specific problems raised.
  • Policy Adherence: Compare dialogue against uploaded policies.
  • Upselling Opportunities: Spot moments to pitch add-ons.
  • Complaints: Highlight dissatisfaction for follow-up.
  • Agent Feedback: Assess performance and suggest coaching.

For instance, a workflow might analyze a call and produce this table:

This table, from one audio, hands users a roadmap for action, tailored to their priorities.

Real-World Applications in Action

Let’s unpack how these features deliver value, with examples grounded in practice.

1. Call Summarization

A 15-minute call becomes: “Customer upset over late shipment; agent offered expedited delivery.” A workflow could add “reason for delay” to the table, pinpointing supply chain hiccups.

2. Topic Classification

If 30% of calls are about payment issues, LLMs tag them. Your workflow might break it down further—say, “overcharges” vs. “payment failures”—for targeted fixes.

3. Sentiment Analysis

A customer snaps, “This wait is unbearable!” The LLM marks it negative. Pair it with “wait time logged” in your table, and you’ve got data to streamline operations.

4. Entity Extraction

“Competitor X’s app is smoother,” a customer says. The LLM flags it; your workflow adds “feature mentioned” to compare strengths and weaknesses.

5. Churn Prediction

In a retail energy case, LLMs boosted at-risk customer detection by 23%. A workflow table might list “churn signals” like repeated billing gripes, prompting retention moves.

6. Issue Identification

A customer grumbles, “My order never arrived.” The LLM isolates it as a delivery issue, and your workflow ties it to “order number” for quick resolution.

7. Policy Adherence

Upload your refund policy, and the LLM checks if agents stick to it. A table might show “Policy Met” or “Deviation Detected,” ensuring consistency.

8. Upselling Opportunities

“Will this plan save me money?” a customer asks. The LLM spots the cue; your workflow flags it as an upsell chance, suggesting a higher-tier pitch.

9. Complaints

“This is the third time I’ve called!” The LLM tags it as a complaint. Your table could track “complaint frequency” to escalate chronic issues.

10. Agent Feedback

An agent calmly explains a policy—LLM scores it positive. Your workflow might add “tone” and “clarity” columns, guiding training.

Here’s an expanded workflow table:

This level of detail turns calls into a multi-dimensional toolset.

Why This Matters for Businesses

The payoff is massive. Time savings are immediate—automation and workflows slash analysis time. Precision is unmatched—custom outputs zero in on what you care about. Scalability is built-in—handle a handful or a flood of calls effortlessly.

The extras elevate it further. Policy adherence ensures compliance without micromanaging. Upselling detection boosts revenue—imagine a 10% bump from seized opportunities. Complaints and agent feedback refine service quality, while churn prediction (that 23% lift) protects the bottom line. It’s customer service reborn as a growth engine.

Best Practices for Success

To nail this, we follow these steps:

  1. Perfect Transcription: Glyph AI’s STT is top-tier, but we audit tough calls for accuracy—clean data drives everything.
  2. Fine-Tune the LLM: Train it on your call logs and policies for sharper, industry-specific results.
  3. Leverage Diarization: Split voices to enrich workflows—customer complaints vs. agent responses tell different stories.
  4. Craft Smart Workflows: Start with basics (sentiment, issues), then layer in policy checks or upselling as needed.
  5. Upload Policies: Feed the LLM your rules—refund limits, service scripts—to enforce standards.
  6. Act on Feedback: Use agent insights for training; don’t let tables sit idle.
  7. Stay Ethical: Secure data, comply with GDPR—trust is non-negotiable.

The Future of LLM-Powered Support Analysis

The horizon sparkles with possibility. Multimodal LLMs could soon blend audio and text analysis, skipping STT for real-time insights. Workflows might sync with CRMs, piping tables into dashboards. Continuous training will keep models fresh—new policies, products, or trends won’t trip them up. Imagine an agent getting upselling tips mid-call or a manager seeing churn risks as they emerge.

Conclusion: Conversations as a Superpower

Support calls aren’t just chatter—they’re a strategic goldmine. With LLMs and Glyph AI, you’re not just listening; you’re dissecting, customizing, and acting. Build a workflow to extract issues, ensure policy adherence, spot sales chances, address complaints, and coach agents—all from one call, laid out in a table that drives decisions.

This is customer service reimagined: efficient, insightful, and revenue-savvy. Ready to turn your calls into a superpower? Start crafting your workflow, upload your policies, and watch the insights—and opportunities—roll in.

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