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Howtotalk — Development skill for Claude Code

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13 communication & persuasion frameworks as Claude Code skills — NVC, Crucial Conversations, Never Split the Difference, Getting to Yes, Influence, Radical Candor, Storytelling, Socratic Method, SCARF.

How to install Howtotalk

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open ironyjk/howtotalk and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Howtotalk does

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README

howtotalk — Communication Frameworks for AI Agents

13 communication, persuasion, and conversation frameworks with one auto-routing entry point. Describe your situation — `/howtotalk` picks the best approach.

`/howtotalk` — One Command, 13 Frameworks

/howtotalk My boss keeps taking credit for my work and I need to address it

The AI automatically:

Analyzes the situation (emotion level, power dynamic, cultural context)
Selects the best 1-3 frameworks
Designs a phase-by-phase pipeline
Generates specific scripts and language to use

Commands

Command	What It Does
`/howtotalk`	Full analysis → framework selection → strategy with scripts
`/howtotalk:select`	Quick framework recommendation (don't generate full strategy)
`/howtotalk:practice`	Role-play simulation with coaching and debrief

The 13 Frameworks

Persuasion & Negotiation

Framework	Creator	Use When
NVC	Marshall Rosenberg	Expressing needs without blame, resolving conflicts
Crucial Conversations	Patterson, Grenny et al.	High-stakes conversations, strong emotions
Never Split the Difference	Chris Voss (FBI)	Negotiations, salary talks, deals
Getting to Yes	Fisher & Ury (Harvard)	Win-win negotiations, finding mutual interests
Influence	Robert Cialdini	Ethical persuasion, marketing, detecting manipulation

Feedback & Leadership

Framework	Creator	Use When
Radical Candor	Kim Scott (Google/Apple)	Giving tough feedback with care
Difficult Conversations	Stone, Patton, Heen (Harvard)	Conversations you've been avoiding
Motivational Interviewing	Miller & Rollnick	Motivating someone who resists change