pm-comms

Re-pitch one piece of content for four audiences — the board, the engineers, a customer, a new hire — with a delta table showing what changed between altitudes and why. Use when asked to rewrite this for execs, explain this to the team, make this customer-facing, or say this four ways. Produces the four versions plus the delta table of what was cut, added, and reframed per altitude.

Draft the hard personal message you keep putting off — chasing money a friend owes, backing out of plans, checking in after a fight, following up on an unanswered text. Use when asked to help send an awkward text, how to say something uncomfortable to a friend, word a difficult personal message, or bring up something touchy. Produces a couple of calibrated options, the one line to open with, and the send/wait/call judgement call — warm, honest, and not a doormat.

Prepare for and script a hard conversation — conflict, bad news, a boundary, an apology. Use when asked to prepare for a difficult conversation, address a conflict, deliver bad news, confront a colleague, or have a hard talk with a manager/report/peer. Produces a prep brief — the real goal, the other side's likely view, an opening line, the key points, anticipated reactions with responses, and the outcome you want.

Sharpen how you show up in high-stakes rooms — communicate with gravitas, concision, and confidence. Use when asked to improve executive presence, prepare to present to leadership, sound more senior, command a room, or get coaching before a big meeting. Produces specific guidance — how to open, structure answers (BLUF/headline-first), handle tough questions, project calm, and the habits to drop, tuned to the moment.

Explain anything in plain language — a contract clause, a medical term, a tax rule, a tech acronym, a news story — layered from a one-liner to as much depth as you want. Use when asked to explain like I'm 5, explain this simply, break this down in plain English, or what does this even mean. Produces the one-sentence version, a plain-language explanation with a concrete analogy, the 'why it matters to you,' and an honest note on anything genuinely uncertain or oversimplified.

Turn a vague concern into specific, kind, actionable feedback. Use when asked to give feedback, write a feedback note, prepare to tell someone something hard about their work, or coach a report/peer. Produces ready-to-deliver feedback structured on situation–behaviour–impact, separating observation from judgement, with the change requested and an opening line — calibrated to praise or constructive.

Work more effectively with your manager — communicate, align, escalate, and get what you need. Use when asked how to manage up, work better with a boss, get buy-in from your manager, escalate without overstepping, or prepare to raise something with leadership. Produces a managing-up plan — what your manager needs and how they operate, how to frame your ask, what to bring vs. escalate, and the message.

Write the short message you freeze on — a thank-you, condolence, congratulations, apology, or a graceful 'no' to an invite — warm, specific, and in your own voice. Use when asked to write a thank-you note, a sympathy/condolence message, a congratulations, a quick apology, or how to politely decline. Produces two or three ready-to-send options at the right length for the channel, plus the one line that carries the message, never generic filler.

Build the case to win someone over to a decision, idea, or change. Use when asked to persuade someone, build a case for an idea, get buy-in, win over a skeptic, or prepare to pitch a proposal internally. Produces a persuasion brief — the audience's current view and what moves them, the core argument, the proof, objection handling, the emotional and logical appeals, and the ask.

Prepare for a specific talk, presentation, or speech — a clear structure, a strong open and close, delivery and nerves handling, and a rehearsal plan — so you land it. Use when asked to help me prepare a talk/presentation/speech, prep for public speaking, I have to give a presentation, or calm my speaking nerves. Produces a message-first structure built on your core point and audience, a memorable opening and closing, delivery guidance (pace, pauses, notes vs script), a nerves-management plan, a rehearsal approach, and Q&A prep — tuned to the occasion and your experience.

Decline a request, push back on scope, or protect priorities without burning the relationship. Use when asked how to say no, turn down a request, push back on your boss/stakeholder, decline extra work, or protect the roadmap from a pet feature. Produces a graceful, firm response — the no, the honest why, an alternative or trade-off, and the exact wording, tuned to who's asking.

Turn a long article, email thread, document, or transcript into a tight summary you can act on — the gist, the key points, and what it means for you. Use when asked for a TL;DR, to summarize this, give me the gist, or the key takeaways. Produces a one-line TL;DR, the key points as scannable bullets, any decisions/action items with owners, and open questions — faithful to the source, with nothing invented and important caveats kept.

Rewrite a message to the tone you actually want — less harsh, more confident, warmer, firmer, or shorter — without losing your point. Use when asked to make this sound less rude, soften this email, make me sound more confident, make this nicer/firmer, or fix the tone of a message. Produces two or three rewrites at the target tone, a note on exactly what was changed and why, and a flag if the original's tone was fine as-is.