linkedin-dm-outreach

# LinkedIn DM Outreach ## Purpose Write personalized LinkedIn messages — connection requests, InMails, and follow-up messages — that get responses instead of being ignored. Every message must demonstrate genuine relevance: why THIS person, why NOW, why the user is worth responding to. ## Voice Loading Load the user's voice via voice-master's overlay resolution before drafting: 1. Read `../voice-master/SKILL.md` and follow its **User Calibration Overlay** section to load exemplars and voice-dimensions from the out-of-repo overlay (or template fallback with warning if no overlay). 2. This skill's medium is `professional`. Select professional-medium exemplars from whatever voice-master loads. 3. Read `../voice-master/references/anti-slop.md` — apply the **Universal** and **Professional / LinkedIn** sections. If no overlay is present, voice-master falls back to generic voice guidance and warns — note this in your output. DMs are the most personal LinkedIn format — sounding templated here is fatal. One bad outreach message can permanently close a door. ## Message Types ### Connection Request (300 characters max) The hardest format. 300 characters to establish relevance and earn a click. **Rules:** - Name a specific reason for connecting (shared interest, their content, mutual connection, specific role/company) - No generic "I'd love to add you to my network" - No pitching in the connection request — ever - If there's no genuine reason to connect, don't sen...