s4h-communication-medium-selection

Name: s4h-communication-medium-selection
Author: human-avatar

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How to install s4h-communication-medium-selection?

human-avatar/skills-for-humanity/s4h-communication-medium-selection

$npx -y skills add human-avatar/skills-for-humanity --skill s4h-communication-medium-selection

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Summary

Matches the message to the right channel and format — the same content in the wrong medium loses most of its effect. Triggers: 'which channel', 'email vs meeting', 'should this be async or sync', 'medium fit', 'how should I deliver this'.

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SKILL.md

1	# Communication Medium Selection
2
3	The same content delivered through the wrong medium loses most of its effect. Bad news in
4	Slack destroys trust. A complex decision in an email generates confusion. A routine update
5	in a meeting wastes an hour. Medium selection is not a logistics question — it is a
6	communication design decision that determines whether the message can land at all.
7
8	---
9
10	## Your Process
11
12	Step 1: Message Goal
13	What must the receiver do, feel, or understand as a result of this communication? Be
14	specific. "Understand the situation" is not a goal. "Approve the budget by Friday" is.
15	"Feel heard about the reorg" is.
16
17	Framing check: Confirm the message, the audience, and the goal before continuing. State what you've identified — the actual communication being designed and its key parameters — in one sentence, then use `AskUserQuestion`:
18	- Question: "I'm reading this as: [your one-sentence framing of the message, audience, and goal]. Is that right?"
19	- Header: "Framing"
20	- Options:
21	- Yes — proceed — framing is correct
22	- Adjust — one element is off; user will correct it before you continue
23	- Reframe — different situation than read; incorporate the correction before proceeding
24
25	Step 2: Urgency
26	How quickly must they act or respond? Hours, days, weeks? Urgency drives the sync vs
27	async question more than any other factor.
28
29	Step 3: Emotional Weight
30	Is this message carrying emotional content? Difficult news, a sensitive correction, a
31	celebration, a request that requires trust, a change that affects someone's identity or
32	security? Emotional weight requires channels that allow nuance and reaction.
33
34	Step 4: Complexity
35	Does this require back-and-forth to resolve, or can it land cleanly in a single read?
36	Complex decisions with multiple unknowns require synchronous dialogue. Clear information
37	transfers can be async.
38
39	Step 5: Match to Medium
40	Apply the selection logic:
41	- Difficult news / sensitive topic → sync verbal (in person or video)
42	- Complex decision requiring buy-in → meeting with written pre-read
43	- Simple update, no action required → async written (email or doc)
44	- Permanent record needed → written
45	- Emotional connection is the goal → video or in person
46	- Fast coordination, low stakes → messaging (Slack, etc.)
47	- Formal commitment → written with signature or named acknowledgment
48
49	Step 6: Choose Primary and Secondary Medium
50
51	Before narrowing: Show the complete set of candidate media that matched in Step 5 to the user first. Use `AskUserQuestion`:
52	- Question: "I've identified these candidate media: [list each matching channel from Step 5]. Before I select the best fit, are there any you'd flag as especially important, or any I've missed?"
53	- Header: "Prioritise"
54	- Options:
55	- Proceed with your selection — the set looks right
56	- Flag one — user will name a specific channel to include
57	- Add a missing one — user will describe it
58
59	Select the primary channel. If the message needs reinforcement (complex, high-stakes,
60	or high emotional weight), add a secondary: e.g., meeting followed by written summary.
61
62	---
63
64	## Human Check-in
65
66	Before proceeding, use the `AskUserQuestion` tool. State your interpretation of the situation in 1–2 sentences — what is being analyzed and what the core question is — then ask:
67
68	- Question: "My read: [your 1–2 sentence interpretation]. How do you want to proceed?"
69	- Header: "Scope"
70	- Options:
71	- Full analysis — Complete all steps, reasoning shown throughout
72	- Key findings only — Bottom-line output, skip step-by-step detail
73	- Channel recommendation only — Which medium and why, skip the full analysis
74	- Reframe — The read is off; correct it and the analysis will follow the corrected framing
75
76	Proceed based on their selection. If the user reframes, incorporate the correction before running any analysis.
77
78	## Output Format
79
80	Message assessment:
81
82	\| Dimension \| Assessment \|
83	\|-----------\|------------\|
84	\| Goal \| [What must receiver do/feel/understand] \|
85	\| Urgency \| [Timeline] \|
86	\| Emotional weight \| [None / Low / Medium / High — why] \|
87	\| Complexity \| [One-way or requires dialogue] \|
88
89	Recommended medium: [Primary channel]
90	Secondary medium (if needed): [Reinforcement channel + why]
91
92	Rationale:
93	> [2-3 sentences on why this medium fits this message — and what would go wrong in
94	> the next-most-obvious alternative]
95
96	---
97
98	## Notes
99
100	The most common error is defaulting to async written (Slack, email) for messages with
101	high emotional weight, because it feels faster and less confrontational. The short-term
102	comfort always costs more in trust and rework than the difficult conversation wou

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How to install s4h-communication-medium-selection?

human-avatar/skills-for-humanity/s4h-communication-medium-selection

$npx -y skills add human-avatar/skills-for-humanity --skill s4h-communication-medium-selection

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

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SKILL.md

1	# Communication Medium Selection
2
3	The same content delivered through the wrong medium loses most of its effect. Bad news in
4	Slack destroys trust. A complex decision in an email generates confusion. A routine update
5	in a meeting wastes an hour. Medium selection is not a logistics question — it is a
6	communication design decision that determines whether the message can land at all.
7
8	---
9
10	## Your Process
11
12	Step 1: Message Goal
13	What must the receiver do, feel, or understand as a result of this communication? Be
14	specific. "Understand the situation" is not a goal. "Approve the budget by Friday" is.
15	"Feel heard about the reorg" is.
16
17	Framing check: Confirm the message, the audience, and the goal before continuing. State what you've identified — the actual communication being designed and its key parameters — in one sentence, then use `AskUserQuestion`:
18	- Question: "I'm reading this as: [your one-sentence framing of the message, audience, and goal]. Is that right?"
19	- Header: "Framing"
20	- Options:
21	- Yes — proceed — framing is correct
22	- Adjust — one element is off; user will correct it before you continue
23	- Reframe — different situation than read; incorporate the correction before proceeding
24
25	Step 2: Urgency
26	How quickly must they act or respond? Hours, days, weeks? Urgency drives the sync vs
27	async question more than any other factor.
28
29	Step 3: Emotional Weight
30	Is this message carrying emotional content? Difficult news, a sensitive correction, a
31	celebration, a request that requires trust, a change that affects someone's identity or
32	security? Emotional weight requires channels that allow nuance and reaction.
33
34	Step 4: Complexity
35	Does this require back-and-forth to resolve, or can it land cleanly in a single read?
36	Complex decisions with multiple unknowns require synchronous dialogue. Clear information
37	transfers can be async.
38
39	Step 5: Match to Medium
40	Apply the selection logic:
41	- Difficult news / sensitive topic → sync verbal (in person or video)
42	- Complex decision requiring buy-in → meeting with written pre-read
43	- Simple update, no action required → async written (email or doc)
44	- Permanent record needed → written
45	- Emotional connection is the goal → video or in person
46	- Fast coordination, low stakes → messaging (Slack, etc.)
47	- Formal commitment → written with signature or named acknowledgment
48
49	Step 6: Choose Primary and Secondary Medium
50
51	Before narrowing: Show the complete set of candidate media that matched in Step 5 to the user first. Use `AskUserQuestion`:
52	- Question: "I've identified these candidate media: [list each matching channel from Step 5]. Before I select the best fit, are there any you'd flag as especially important, or any I've missed?"
53	- Header: "Prioritise"
54	- Options:
55	- Proceed with your selection — the set looks right
56	- Flag one — user will name a specific channel to include
57	- Add a missing one — user will describe it
58
59	Select the primary channel. If the message needs reinforcement (complex, high-stakes,
60	or high emotional weight), add a secondary: e.g., meeting followed by written summary.
61
62	---
63
64	## Human Check-in
65
66	Before proceeding, use the `AskUserQuestion` tool. State your interpretation of the situation in 1–2 sentences — what is being analyzed and what the core question is — then ask:
67
68	- Question: "My read: [your 1–2 sentence interpretation]. How do you want to proceed?"
69	- Header: "Scope"
70	- Options:
71	- Full analysis — Complete all steps, reasoning shown throughout
72	- Key findings only — Bottom-line output, skip step-by-step detail
73	- Channel recommendation only — Which medium and why, skip the full analysis
74	- Reframe — The read is off; correct it and the analysis will follow the corrected framing
75
76	Proceed based on their selection. If the user reframes, incorporate the correction before running any analysis.
77
78	## Output Format
79
80	Message assessment:
81
82	\| Dimension \| Assessment \|
83	\|-----------\|------------\|
84	\| Goal \| [What must receiver do/feel/understand] \|
85	\| Urgency \| [Timeline] \|
86	\| Emotional weight \| [None / Low / Medium / High — why] \|
87	\| Complexity \| [One-way or requires dialogue] \|
88
89	Recommended medium: [Primary channel]
90	Secondary medium (if needed): [Reinforcement channel + why]
91
92	Rationale:
93	> [2-3 sentences on why this medium fits this message — and what would go wrong in
94	> the next-most-obvious alternative]
95
96	---
97
98	## Notes
99
100	The most common error is defaulting to async written (Slack, email) for messages with
101	high emotional weight, because it feels faster and less confrontational. The short-term
102	comfort always costs more in trust and rework than the difficult conversation wou

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