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Instructions use internal names for visible controls.
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Support language clarity survey
Improve explanations that customers cannot understand.
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FOLLOW THE FEEDBACK
- Understand the context
Which phrase needed explanation?
- Investigate the friction
What example would make the instruction clearer?
- Choose a next check
What should the responder explain differently?
A planning aid, not automated analysis of your answers.
A worked interpretation example
From a comment to a practical next step.
Illustrative scenario. These are not customer results.
Choose an action to test
Replace internal terms with customer-facing labels.
Check the experience again
After trying the change, repeat “Which phrase needed explanation?” with people who experienced it. Check whether they still describe the original issue: instructions use internal names for visible controls. Compare explanations and sample context, rather than claiming the change caused an improvement.
Choose the response format
Make room for the explanation.
| Question | Suggested format | What to preserve |
|---|---|---|
| Which phrase needed explanation? | Optional short text | Retain the specific point or condition described; avoid replacing it with an unexplained rating. |
| What example would make the instruction clearer? | Optional written explanation | Keep context that distinguishes different experiences. Do not collect language proficiency judgments. |
| What should the responder explain differently? | Optional improvement suggestion | Keep the suggested change separate from whether it has been tested. Replace internal terms with customer-facing labels. |
Make questions optional where appropriate. If you add a rating scale, label its endpoints, keep one idea per question, and retain a follow-up for reasons. These examples are not a validated measurement instrument.
Read the answers carefully
Keep the conclusion within the evidence.
Do not collect language proficiency judgments.
Instructions use internal names for visible controls. This is a synthetic example, not a customer result. Do not collect language proficiency judgments.
A useful starting point
Questions to understand the actual experience.
Improve explanations that customers cannot understand. Use the prompts relevant to your audience and allow people to skip situations they did not encounter. Keep response handling consistent with what you explain in the invitation.
If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate.
Which phrase needed explanation?
Use this answer to locate the part of the experience that needs explanation. The example issue to investigate is: instructions use internal names for visible controls.
What example would make the instruction clearer?
Requested examples reveal the situations that abstract instructions fail to illustrate. Add a checked example for that situation and explain its limits; one preferred example will not suit every customer context.
What should the responder explain differently?
Turn the requested improvement into a testable next step. One illustrative action is: replace internal terms with customer-facing labels.
If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate. Which phrase needed explanation? What example would make the instruction clearer? What should the responder explain differently?
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Examples to adapt, rather than a validated research instrument.
From question to next step
Make the feedback useful.
Set the decision
Start with the decision: Improve explanations that customers cannot understand.
Invite relevant voices
Invite people with relevant experience. Ask after someone has encountered the situation described in “Which phrase needed explanation?”, while they can still recall the details. For material testing, show the actual draft first; for planning, ask before the next relevant activity.
Choose an action
Replace internal terms with customer-facing labels.
Before you send it
Check what your wording assumes.
Would you agree that everything about support language clarity was clear and easy?
Which phrase needed explanation?
The first wording combines an assumed positive outcome with two different judgments. The revised prompt asks about a specific experience and permits an inconvenient or uncertain answer.
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Who should receive this questionnaire?
Customers and service owners involved in the described interaction. Ask only about steps each person encountered; do not treat a voluntary response sample as representative.
When should I ask these questions?
Ask after someone has encountered the situation described in “Which phrase needed explanation?”, while they can still recall the details. For material testing, show the actual draft first; for planning, ask before the next relevant activity.
What should I investigate in the answers?
Instructions use internal names for visible controls. This is an illustrative pattern to look for, not a claim about your respondents. Do not collect language proficiency judgments.
What would a practical follow-up look like?
Replace internal terms with customer-facing labels. After trying the change, repeat “Which phrase needed explanation?” with people who experienced it. Check whether they still describe the original issue: instructions use internal names for visible controls. Compare explanations and sample context, rather than claiming the change caused an improvement.
How should I ask “What example would make the instruction clearer?”?
Requested examples reveal the situations that abstract instructions fail to illustrate. Add a checked example for that situation and explain its limits; one preferred example will not suit every customer context. Use an optional written explanation when predefined choices would hide relevant context.
Can I use the questions in SurveyTeams?
Copy the prompts or download TXT, CSV, JSON, or a Markdown worksheet, then adapt them in your own survey. The CTA opens registration; it does not import this example automatically. Verify available features in your account.
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