Difficult Conversation Preparation skill for Claude

Difficult Conversation Preparation as a Claude skill. Claude asks for What is happening and its impact, Specific examples with dates, Has it been raised…

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. Related topics: Career, Communication, Planning.

What Claude will ask you for

• What is happening and its impact (longer free text)
• Specific examples with dates (longer free text)
• Has it been raised before (longer free text)
• How they usually take feedback (choose one: Well, Defensively, Emotionally, Goes quiet, Counter-attacks, No idea)
• Anything I know about their circumstances (longer free text)
• What has to change (free text, e.g. "Specifically")
• What I can offer (longer free text)
• Process or legal considerations (longer free text)

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.