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Respond effectively to customer complaints in writing

Customer experience

Respond effectively to customer complaints in writing

Make your written responses more professional with a structured method for greater efficiency and customer satisfaction.

What our clients have observed:

+
30
%

Save time responding

+
20
%

post-complaint customer satisfaction

-25
%

customer follow-ups

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What participants are saying
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This training transformed the way we respond to complaints. Our responses are clearer, faster to produce, and, above all, better received by our customers.

Savings Bank

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The method is simple, practical, and immediately applicable. Our teams have gained confidence and consistency in their day-to-day written responses.

SNCF

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The method is simple, practical, and immediately applicable. Our teams have gained confidence and consistency in their day-to-day written responses.

SNCF

»

Key skills
developed

Objectives

Structure your responses to written complaints effectively

Gain clarity, speed, and writing quality

Adopt the right relational approach for sensitive situations

Tailor responses to the client's context

Align practices across the complaints department

Duration

1 to 2 days depending on your needs

Format

In person or remote

Audiences

Employees/Managers

Group

Ideally 6 to 8 participants, 10 maximum

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Pricing

From €1,700 excl. tax / day

During training,
we train

A practical approach focused on real-world claims situations, combining a structured method, intensive practice, and fast adoption of strong writing best practices.

A practical approach focused on real-world claims situations, combining a structured method, intensive practice, and fast adoption of strong writing best practices.

Methodology

RESC² Method - MIDI

A practical, simple method you can apply immediately in real complaint-handling situations.

Pedagogy

80% hands-on practice

80% hands-on practice

A mix of focused input and intensive exercises based on real cases from participants’ work.

Resources

An operational toolkit

Digital memo, individual action plan, and practical resources to start taking action right away.

Training content

Understand the issues involved in written complaints

  • Identify the causes and types of complaints

  • Understand customer expectations in situations of dissatisfaction

  • Integrate regulatory and relationship issues

  • Spot the mistakes that make dissatisfaction worse

Structure and clarify your writing

  • Organize information clearly and effectively

  • Prioritize essential and secondary messages

  • Simplify technical or negative wording

  • Adapt tone and style to the client profile

Master the RESC²-MIDI method

  • Reframe the request in a personalized way

  • Express empathy suited to the situation

  • Provide a clear, precise, and well-reasoned response

  • Close with a fitting, professional sign-off

Practice operational writing

  • Write responses based on real cases

  • Analyze and improve your writing practices

  • Edit existing responses

  • Build an individual action plan

Understand the issues involved in written complaints

  • Identify the causes and types of complaints

  • Understand customer expectations in situations of dissatisfaction

  • Integrate regulatory and relationship issues

  • Spot the mistakes that make dissatisfaction worse

Master the RESC²-MIDI method

  • Reframe the request in a personalized way

  • Express empathy suited to the situation

  • Provide a clear, precise, and well-reasoned response

  • Close with a fitting, professional sign-off

Structure and clarify your writing

  • Organize information clearly and effectively

  • Prioritize essential and secondary messages

  • Simplify technical or negative wording

  • Adapt tone and style to the client profile

Practice operational writing

  • Write responses based on real cases

  • Analyze and improve your writing practices

  • Edit existing responses

  • Build an individual action plan

Training content

Understand the issues involved in written complaints

  • Identify the causes and types of complaints

  • Understand customer expectations in situations of dissatisfaction

  • Integrate regulatory and relationship issues

  • Spot the mistakes that make dissatisfaction worse

Understand the issues involved in written complaints

  • Identify the causes and types of complaints

  • Understand customer expectations in situations of dissatisfaction

  • Integrate regulatory and relationship issues

  • Spot the mistakes that make dissatisfaction worse

Structure and clarify your writing

  • Organize information clearly and effectively

  • Prioritize essential and secondary messages

  • Simplify technical or negative wording

  • Adapt tone and style to the client profile

Structure and clarify your writing

  • Organize information clearly and effectively

  • Prioritize essential and secondary messages

  • Simplify technical or negative wording

  • Adapt tone and style to the client profile

Master the RESC²-MIDI method

  • Reframe the request in a personalized way

  • Express empathy suited to the situation

  • Provide a clear, precise, and well-reasoned response

  • Close with a fitting, professional sign-off

Master the RESC²-MIDI method

  • Reframe the request in a personalized way

  • Express empathy suited to the situation

  • Provide a clear, precise, and well-reasoned response

  • Close with a fitting, professional sign-off

Practice operational writing

  • Write responses based on real cases

  • Analyze and improve your writing practices

  • Edit existing responses

  • Build an individual action plan

Practice operational writing

  • Write responses based on real cases

  • Analyze and improve your writing practices

  • Edit existing responses

  • Build an individual action plan

OUR METHOD

Three levers.

Sustainable results

Before we train, we analyze. After the training, we measure.
The true measure of a training program is what happens three months later.

Altival facilitator in a consulting session with a manager, an on-site exchange at the company

Consulting & Assessment

Before we begin training, we assess. Every organization is unique, and our assessment creates a training program tailored to what you’re experiencing.

Analysis of current practices

Identifying areas for improvement

Quantified and prioritized action plan

Altival in-person training session, group of colleagues in a meeting room

Tailored training

Co-designed with your teams. Led by experts who understand your industry. 80% hands-on practice, 0% generic content.

Co-design with your HR and operations teams

Exclusive, proven methods

Flexible formats: in-house, in person, remote

One-on-one support from an Altival expert, coaching in the workplace

Follow-up & Reinforcement

The true measure of a training program is what happens three months later. Altival stays with you every step of the way.

Individual and group post-training sessions

Impact measurement at 3 and 6 months

Regular check-ins with managers

OUR METHOD

Three levers.

Sustainable results

Before we train, we analyze. After the training, we measure.
The true measure of a training program is what happens three months later.

Altival facilitator in a consulting session with a manager, an on-site exchange at the company

Consulting & Assessment

Before we begin training, we assess. Every organization is unique, and our assessment creates a training program tailored to what you’re experiencing.

Analysis of current practices

Identifying areas for improvement

Quantified and prioritized action plan

Altival in-person training session, group of colleagues in a meeting room

Tailored training

Co-designed with your teams. Led by experts who understand your industry. 80% hands-on practice, 0% generic content.

Co-design with your HR and operations teams

Exclusive, proven methods

Flexible formats: in-house, in person, remote

One-on-one support from an Altival expert, coaching in the workplace

Follow-up & Reinforcement

The true measure of a training program is what happens three months later. Altival stays with you every step of the way.

Individual and group post-training sessions

Impact measurement at 3 and 6 months

Regular check-ins with managers

OUR METHOD

Three levers.

Sustainable results

Before we train, we analyze. After the training, we measure.
The true measure of a training program is what happens three months later.

Altival facilitator in a consulting session with a manager, an on-site exchange at the company

Consulting & Assessment

Before we begin training, we assess. Every organization is unique, and our assessment creates a training program tailored to what you’re experiencing.

Analysis of current practices

Identifying areas for improvement

Quantified and prioritized action plan

Altival in-person training session, group of colleagues in a meeting room

Tailored training

Co-designed with your teams. Led by experts who understand your industry. 80% hands-on practice, 0% generic content.

Co-design with your HR and operations teams

Exclusive, proven methods

Flexible formats: in-house, in person, remote

One-on-one support from an Altival expert, coaching in the workplace

Follow-up & Reinforcement

The true measure of a training program is what happens three months later. Altival stays with you every step of the way.

Individual and group post-training sessions

Impact measurement at 3 and 6 months

Regular check-ins with managers

OUR METHOD

Three levers.

Sustainable results

Before we train, we analyze. After training, we measure. The true measure of a training program is what happens three months later.

Altival facilitator in a consulting session with a manager, an on-site exchange at the company

Consulting & Assessment

Before we begin training, we assess. Every organization is unique, and our assessment creates a training program tailored to what you’re experiencing.

Analysis of current practices

Identifying areas for improvement

Quantified and prioritized action plan

Altival in-person training session, group of colleagues in a meeting room

Tailored training

Co-designed with your teams. Led by experts who understand your industry. 80% hands-on practice, 0% generic content.

Co-design with your HR and operations teams

Exclusive, proven methods

Flexible formats: in-house, in person, remote

One-on-one support from an Altival expert, coaching in the workplace

Follow-up & Reinforcement

The true measure of a training program is what happens three months later. Altival stays with you every step of the way.

Individual and group post-training sessions

Impact measurement at 3 and 6 months

Regular check-ins with managers

Assessment & certification

Altival is Qualiopi-certified — Training Programs

Midway through and at the end of the training program

Assessment of skills gained through real-life scenarios and structured self-assessment

By day 30

Follow-up questionnaire to measure how learning transfers to real-world situations, sent to the manager and the participant

At the end of the training

Issuance of a certificate of completion and a certificate of attendance that meet Qualiopi requirements

Your questions,
our answers

Who is this training for?

What concrete results can we expect?

Is the training program personalized?

Is this training still useful in the age of artificial intelligence?

Not a quote.
A conversation.

In 30 minutes, we understand your challenges and shape a tailored solution together. Our clients often say it’s the most useful conversation in their selection process.

Response within 24 business hours

No commitment

An expert team listening to you

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