Today's Agent Skill: Internal Team Announcement Drafter
What It Does
Every time your business changes a policy, adds a benefit, updates hours, or navigates a difficult situation, you need to communicate it clearly to your team — and how you say it matters as much as what you say. A poorly worded announcement breeds confusion and resentment; a clear, warm one builds trust. An AI agent can draft any internal announcement in under 60 seconds from a brief description of what changed and why.
How It Works
The skill accepts the announcement topic, the key facts to communicate, the desired tone (encouraging, matter-of-fact, sensitive, celebratory), and the delivery channel (email, Slack, all-hands notes, printed memo), then produces a polished draft with a headline, opening context, the main message, employee next steps, and a closing — all adapted to the channel's format and length norms.
How to Deploy It
Trigger the skill with "draft announcement for" followed by the topic and key points. Works with Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and Windsurf. For recurring team communications, Slack's Workflow Builder or a scheduled Google Workspace email can distribute your approved announcements automatically at the right time.
SKILL.md — Ready to Deploy
## Description
Drafts a polished internal team announcement from a brief description of the topic, key facts, desired tone, and delivery channel — including a headline, opening context, main message, employee next steps, and a closing tailored to the channel.
## Trigger
User types "draft announcement for", "write an internal memo about", or "help me tell my team about" followed by the topic and key facts.
## Input
- topic: What the announcement is about (e.g., "new PTO policy", "office hours change", "team member departure", "company milestone")
- key_facts: Bullet points or sentences covering what changed, when it takes effect, and why
- tone: encouraging / neutral / sensitive / celebratory (default: neutral)
- channel: email / slack / all-hands / printed-memo (default: email)
- sender_name: Name or title of the sender (e.g., "Sarah, Owner" or "The Management Team")
## Steps
1. Write a subject line or headline (≤ 10 words) that names the topic clearly without being alarmist or vague.
2. Write a 1–2 sentence opening that provides context — why this is being communicated now and what it means for the team.
3. Write the body covering:
a. What is changing or happening
b. WhenCopy the full SKILL.md and drop it into your agent's skills directory to activate this skill.