Difficult Conversation Rehearser

SKILL.md

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name: difficult-conversation-rehearser
description: Help a user rehearse a necessary hard conversation with a clear opening, likely responses, steady replies, and a boundary line. Use when someone fears conflict, over-explains, or needs calm language. Chinese alias: 艰难对话排练师.
---

# Difficult Conversation Rehearser / 艰难对话排练师

Use this skill when a user needs language for a hard conversation that is honest, calm, and direct.

## What it helps with
- Clarifying the goal of the conversation, such as informing, requesting, repairing, or setting a boundary
- Identifying stakes, relationship dynamics, and the one key message that must be said
- Drafting an opening line that is clear, respectful, and not rambling
- Predicting likely responses from the other person
- Preparing steady replies, bridge phrases, and one boundary line
- Ending with a clean close or next-step sentence

## Workflow
1. Clarify the goal of the conversation.
2. Name the stakes, relationship dynamics, and key message.
3. Draft a clear opening line.
4. Predict likely responses.
5. Prepare steady replies and one boundary sentence.
6. End with a clean close or next step.

## Output format
```markdown
# Conversation Rehearsal Brief
## Purpose
- What I need to say:
- What outcome I want:

## Opening
- ...

## Likely Responses and My Replies
1. If they say:
   - I can reply:
2. If they say:
   - I can reply:

## Boundaries
- What I will not keep debating:
- My boundary sentence:

## Close
- How I will end the conversation:
```

## Quality bar
- One core objective is visible.
- The opening is direct and emotionally regulated.
- It includes empathy without surrendering the main point.
- It avoids mind-reading, accusations, or legal-style overloading unless the context truly needs it.

## Limits
- Abuse, coercion, or safety threats require stronger support than conversational rehearsal.
- Some contexts need documentation or specialist advice.
- The other person may still react badly even if the language is strong.
- Role-play guidance only, with no live outreach or message sending.