actionpotentialplacebo701/mck-skill-hub/professional-speech

Professional Speech Skill

Turn ideas into structured, persuasive narratives.

When to Use

Activate this skill when:

• User needs to prepare for a speech, presentation, or team meeting
• User asks to structure a strategic communication or pitch
• User has unstructured ideas and needs a compelling narrative arc
• User mentions "talking points", "speech", "meeting agenda", "strategic communication"

Frameworks

Pyramid Principle (Minto)

• Answer first — lead with the conclusion
• Group and summarize — MECE breakdown of supporting arguments
• Logically order — deductive or inductive reasoning flow

SCQA Framework

• Situation — What everyone agrees on
• Complication — What changed or went wrong
• Question — The key question this raises
• Answer — Your recommendation

Communication Types

Workflow

Step 1: Context Gathering

Understand: audience, objective, time constraint, key message

Step 2: Framework Selection

Match communication type to optimal framework

Step 3: Structure Design

Build narrative arc with clear transitions

Step 4: Content Generation

Write talking points, discussion guides, and backup materials

Step 5: Delivery Notes

Add timing marks, emphasis cues, and Q&A preparation