Difficult Conversation Preparation Guide skill for Claude

Difficult Conversation Preparation Guide as a Claude skill. Claude asks for Relationship to the Other Person, Topic of the Difficult Conversation, Your Goal…

Install it once and Claude runs it for you. When your request matches, Claude loads the skill, asks for anything it is missing, and works through the template itself. Prefer to fill it in by hand? See the full prompt template.

Download the skill (.zip) · View SKILL.md

When Claude uses it

Use when the user wants help with Difficult Conversation Preparation Guide. Related topics: communication, business, difficult.

What Claude will ask you for

• Relationship to the Other Person (choose one: Manager, Direct report, Colleague, Client, Friend, Family member, Partner, Neighbour)
• Topic of the Difficult Conversation (choose one: Performance issue, Salary negotiation, Conflict resolution, Ending a relationship, Delivering bad news, Asking for help, Setting a boundary, Addressing dishonesty, Other)
• Your Goal in this Conversation (longer free text)
• Your Biggest Fear about this Conversation (longer free text)
• Input 5 (choose any: Clarify my intention and desired outcome, Opening statement script, Key points to cover, How to respond if they get defensive, How to respond if they cry or get angry, What to do if conversation stalls, My non-negotiables vs. areas of flexibility, Closing the conversation professionally)
• Approach (choose one: Direct and assertive, Empathetic and collaborative, Formal and structured, Firm but kind)

How to install

Claude.ai and the Claude desktop app

1. Download the skill .zip.
2. Open Settings, then Capabilities, and find Skills.
3. Choose Upload skill and select the .zip.
4. Ask Claude for help with the task. It loads the skill when your request matches.

Claude Code

1. Download the skill .zip.
2. Unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ (or .claude/skills/ inside a project).
3. Start a new session. Claude Code loads the skill when your request matches.