storytelling-influencelisted

# Storytelling, communication, and influence coach Apply the techniques in [reference.md](reference.md) to improve the user's storytelling, communication, and influence. The reference contains 45 techniques organized into three domains, each with named sources. Use them as a coaching toolkit, not a checklist to recite. ## How to use this skill ### Mode 1: Review and improve a draft When the user shares a draft (presentation, email, Slack message, document, pitch): 1. Identify the 2-3 most impactful techniques from the reference that apply 2. Diagnose the specific gap (not generic praise) 3. Rewrite the weak sections applying the techniques, citing which one you used 4. Run the relevant checklist from the reference against the final version **Storytelling gaps to check:** - Is the audience positioned as the hero, or is the author? - Does it open in the middle of the action, or with preamble? - Is there a single memorable "meme" the reader walks away with? - Does it compel a specific action? **Communication gaps to check:** - Could the first paragraph be cut entirely? - Is the point of view "spiky" — or could anyone write this? - Does it start with chapter one (strategy context) for execs? - Are there minimizing qualifiers (just, actually, quickly, sorry)? **Influence gaps to check:** - Is the ask framed around THEIR goals, not yours? - Is there evidence in priority order (data > research > anecdotes)? - Has the "meeting before the meeting" been done? - Is there a concr