comc-communicate

name	comc - Communicate
description	Designs a communication for any context. Identifies audience, determines goal, chooses medium, structures the message, and anticipates objections.
output	{"format":"prose"}

Communicate

Input: $ARGUMENTS

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Step 1: Define the Communication

MESSAGE ESSENCE: [In one sentence, what needs to be communicated]
SENDER: [Who is communicating]
CONTEXT: [Why this communication is happening now]

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Step 2: Know the Audience

AUDIENCE: [Who will receive this]
AUDIENCE SIZE: [One person / small group / large group / public]

AUDIENCE STATE:
- They currently know: [what they already understand]
- They currently feel: [their likely emotional state]
- They currently expect: [what they think is coming]

AUDIENCE NEEDS:
- They need to know: [essential information]
- They need to feel: [desired emotional outcome]
- They need to do: [desired action, if any]

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Step 3: Set the Goal

What type of communication is this?

Goal	Signal
Inform	Audience needs to know something
Persuade	Audience needs to change their mind or agree
Instruct	Audience needs to do something specific
Align	Multiple parties need to reach shared understanding
Inspire	Audience needs motivation or energy

PRIMARY GOAL: [Inform / Persuade / Instruct / Align / Inspire]
SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE: [What the audience thinks, feels, or does after]

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Step 4: Choose Medium and Structure

RECOMMENDED MEDIUM: [Email / meeting / document / presentation / conversation / message]
REASON: [Why this medium fits the audience and goal]

STRUCTURE:
1. [Open with: hook, context, or headline]
2. [Core content: the main message]
3. [Support: evidence, examples, or detail]
4. [Close: action item, next step, or summary]

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Step 5: Anticipate Reactions

LIKELY QUESTIONS:
- [Question 1] — answer: [brief response]
- [Question 2] — answer: [brief response]

LIKELY OBJECTIONS:
- [Objection 1] — response: [how to address it]
- [Objection 2] — response: [how to address it]

EMOTIONAL REACTIONS:
- [Possible reaction] — handle by: [approach]

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Step 6: Draft the Communication

Write the actual message, applying all of the above.

[DRAFT]

[The complete communication, ready to use or refine]

[/DRAFT]

TONE CHECK: [Does the tone match the audience and goal? Adjust if needed]
LENGTH CHECK: [Is it the right length? Shorter is almost always better]
CLARITY CHECK: [Could anyone misunderstand this? Fix ambiguity]

GENERATION FAILURE CHECK:
- Voice collapse: Could any AI assistant have written this? If the communication sounds interchangeable with a template, rewrite with the sender's actual voice — word choices, rhythms, specificity that only THIS person in THIS context would use.
- Cached takes: Is any part of the message something that's been said in 10,000 other communications? ("We're excited to announce..." / "In today's fast-paced environment..." / "We value your partnership.") Replace with something only true of THIS situation.
- Performed humility: Is there a "to be sure" or "we recognize" paragraph that exists to look balanced? Delete it. If the piece is the same or better without it, it was performance.

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Integration

Use with:

• /tmsk -> Understand team dynamics before communicating
• /orgn -> Understand organizational context
• /indv -> Tailor communication to a specific person
• /stl -> Refine the writing style