announce

name	announce
description	Draft an org or team announcement.

Purpose: Draft an org or team announcement.

Input: Audience + topic. Example: "engineering team — rolling out a new incident review process starting next week." Include format hint if needed: "Slack post" or "email."

Workflow:

1. Identify audience and calibrate register accordingly:
   • Small team: collegial, direct
   • Full org: warm, accessible
   • External / company-wide: measured, clear
2. Identify format:
   • Slack post: short paragraphs, bullets, emoji where natural
   • Email: more structured, subject line included
   • Default to Slack if not specified
3. Draft using VOICE.md announcement patterns:
   • Open with @here + emoji for Slack, or subject line for email
   • Name the problem before the solution
   • Credit collaborators where relevant
   • Assign visible ownership for each workstream
   • Close with the concrete next step (meeting, doc link, action)

Output format (Slack):

[draft]

Output format (email):

Subject: [subject line]

[draft]

Constraints:

• No em dashes
• No corporate filler ("I'm excited to share...", "Please be advised...")
• Name the problem the change solves — don't just announce the solution