Ai professional-communication

Write effective professional messages for software teams. Use when drafting emails, Slack/Teams messages, meeting agendas, status updates, or translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences. Triggers on email, slack, teams, message, meeting agenda, status update, stakeholder communication, escalation, jargon translation.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/wpank/ai
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/wpank/ai "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/writing/professional-communication" ~/.claude/skills/wpank-ai-professional-communication && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/writing/professional-communication/SKILL.md
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Professional Communication

Write clear, effective professional messages that get read and acted upon.

Installation

OpenClaw / Moltbot / Clawbot

npx clawhub@latest install professional-communication

WHAT This Skill Does

Routes you to ready-to-use templates and translation guides for professional technical communication.

WHEN To Use

  • Drafting emails (status updates, requests, escalations, introductions)
  • Writing Slack/Teams messages
  • Preparing meeting agendas or summaries
  • Translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences
  • Any written communication to teammates, managers, or stakeholders

Core Principle

Key message first. Scannable format. Clear action requested.

Every professional message answers: What do you need to know? Why does it matter? What action (if any) is needed?

Quick Reference: Message Structure

Subject: [Topic]: [Specific Purpose]

[1-2 sentences: key point or request upfront]

**Context:** (if needed)
- Bullet points, not paragraphs

**Action Needed:**
- Specific request with timeline

Route to References

TaskLoad This Reference
Writing any emailMANDATORY: Load
references/email-templates.md
Explaining technical concepts to non-technical peopleMANDATORY: Load
references/jargon-simplification.md
Running or preparing for meetingsMANDATORY: Load
references/meeting-structures.md
Async/remote team communicationLoad
references/remote-async-communication.md

The Four Rules

  1. Subject lines tell the story - "Project X: Decision Needed by Friday" beats "Question"
  2. Bullets over paragraphs - Nobody reads walls of text
  3. Specific asks - "Please review by Thursday" beats "Let me know"
  4. Match the channel - Chat for quick/informal, Email for records/formal

NEVER

  • Send a message without a clear purpose in the first sentence
  • Use "Just checking in" without context (include what you're checking on)
  • Write paragraphs when bullets would work
  • Bury the ask at the bottom
  • Use jargon with non-technical audiences
  • Send walls of text in chat (use threads)
  • Reply-all unnecessarily
  • Use passive voice when active is clearer ("We decided" not "It was decided")