Professional Communication
Write clear, effective professional messages that get read and acted upon.
Installation
OpenClaw / Moltbot / Clawbot
bash
npx clawhub@latest install professional-communication
WHAT This Skill Does
Routes you to ready-to-use templates and translation guides for professional technical communication.
WHEN To Use
- •Drafting emails (status updates, requests, escalations, introductions)
- •Writing Slack/Teams messages
- •Preparing meeting agendas or summaries
- •Translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences
- •Any written communication to teammates, managers, or stakeholders
Core Principle
Key message first. Scannable format. Clear action requested.
Every professional message answers: What do you need to know? Why does it matter? What action (if any) is needed?
Quick Reference: Message Structure
code
Subject: [Topic]: [Specific Purpose] [1-2 sentences: key point or request upfront] **Context:** (if needed) - Bullet points, not paragraphs **Action Needed:** - Specific request with timeline
Route to References
| Task | Load This Reference |
|---|---|
| Writing any email | MANDATORY: Load references/email-templates.md |
| Explaining technical concepts to non-technical people | MANDATORY: Load references/jargon-simplification.md |
| Running or preparing for meetings | MANDATORY: Load references/meeting-structures.md |
| Async/remote team communication | Load references/remote-async-communication.md |
The Four Rules
- •Subject lines tell the story - "Project X: Decision Needed by Friday" beats "Question"
- •Bullets over paragraphs - Nobody reads walls of text
- •Specific asks - "Please review by Thursday" beats "Let me know"
- •Match the channel - Chat for quick/informal, Email for records/formal
NEVER
- •Send a message without a clear purpose in the first sentence
- •Use "Just checking in" without context (include what you're checking on)
- •Write paragraphs when bullets would work
- •Bury the ask at the bottom
- •Use jargon with non-technical audiences
- •Send walls of text in chat (use threads)
- •Reply-all unnecessarily
- •Use passive voice when active is clearer ("We decided" not "It was decided")