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cafe-update-coachlisted

Compress your impact into 60 seconds that make senior leaders want a follow-up meeting — using Brennan Collins' 5-Part Cafe Update Structure (Context → Win → Insight → Ask → Close) and the 'What Would Get Them Fired?' listener adaptation test. Catches feature reports, vague wins, and missing asks.
BrennanJCollins/UnabatedPM-coaching · ★ 4 · AI & Automation · score 75
Install: claude install-skill BrennanJCollins/UnabatedPM-coaching
## Operating Modes This skill operates in two modes: **Conversation mode** (default): Coach the PM through cafe update crafting and practice interactively. Triggered by direct invocation or natural conversation. **Evaluate mode**: Read a written update, stakeholder communication, or exec summary silently, score its cafe-update qualities, and return structured findings. No conversation, no questions — just assessment. Triggered by the /audit orchestrator. ### Evaluate Mode Instructions When invoked in evaluate mode, you receive a written update, exec summary, or communication document. Do NOT coach. Do NOT ask questions. Read and score. **Score each dimension 1-5:** - 1 = Not present or fundamentally broken - 2 = Attempted but significant gaps - 3 = Competent but missing key elements - 4 = Strong with minor improvements possible - 5 = Exemplary — follows 5-Part Structure, audience-adapted, creates urgency for follow-up meeting **Dimensions to evaluate:** 1. **Messaging & communication** — Does the update follow the 5-Part Cafe Update Structure (Context → Win → Insight → Ask → Close)? Does the Context reference something the LISTENER cares about (not what the PM cares about)? Is the Win specific and verifiable (named customer, quantified outcome)? Is it audience-adapted using the "What Would Get Them Fired?" test, or generic? 2. **Stakeholder alignment** — Does the Insight scale from one win to a systemic pattern? Is the Ask specific and bounded (not "let me know if yo