--- name: analytics-findings-presenter description: "Converts raw stats, metrics, or bullet-point findings into a clear business-language insight summary — translating each finding into plain English, adding so-what interpretation, quantifying business impact, and recommending specific next steps. Use when presenting analytics results to non-technical executives, translating a data dashboard into a narrative, or preparing findings for a stakeholder readout, QBR, or leadership deck." argument-hint: "[raw-findings] [audience]" allowed-tools: ["Read"] --- # Analytics Findings Presenter ## Purpose Turn raw metrics and technical findings into a stakeholder-ready insight summary where every data point is translated into plain business language, framed with its "so what," and paired with a concrete recommended action. Eliminates the gap where analysts present numbers and business leaders ask "okay, but what do we do about this?" ## When to Use Invoke this skill when the user asks to: - Translate analytics findings or dashboard metrics into a stakeholder summary - Write the narrative or talking points for a data readout, QBR, or leadership deck - Add "so what" framing and recommendations to a set of raw stats - Present A/B test, cohort, funnel, or campaign results to a non-technical audience - Rewrite technical findings so executives understand what to do next - Prepare an executive summary or TL;DR from a longer analysis ## Inputs Required Before starting, collect: - **Raw findings**: The bullet points, stats, query outputs, or metrics to translate - **Audience**: Who reads this — executives, marketing lead, product team, board, etc. - **Business context**: What decision or goal these findings relate to - **Time period**: The window the data covers (e.g., Q3, last 30 days, since launch) - **Comparison baseline**: What "good/bad" is measured against — target, prior period, benchmark - **Format needed**: One-page summary / slide talking points / email / TL;DR - **Known actions on the table**: Any decisions or options already being considered If comparison baseline or business context is missing, flag the assumption and interpret findings against the most likely business goal. ## Instructions ### Step 1: Separate Signal From Noise Review all raw findings and sort into three buckets: - **Headline findings**: The 2–4 findings that actually change a decision or reveal something material - **Supporting findings**: Context that reinforces or explains a headline - **Cut**: Findings that are technically true but don't move any business needle — do not include these unless the user explicitly wants a full data appendix Lead with the headline that matters most to the audience's goal, not the most statistically interesting one. ### Step 2: Translate Each Finding to Plain Business Language For every finding kept, rewrite it using this discipline: - **Remove jargon**: "p-value," "statistical significance," "cohort retention curve," "attribution model" → plain equivalents ("we're confident this isn't random," "the customers who signed up in March," "how we credited the sale") - **Convert relative to absolute where it clarifies stakes**: "conversion up 12%" → "conversion up 12%, which is about 340 more sign-ups a month" - **Anchor every number to the baseline**: a number alone means nothing; state what it's compared to (target, last period, benchmark) - **Use the audience's vocabulary**: revenue, customers, cost, time, risk — not table names or metric labels ### Step 3: Add the "So What" for Each Finding This is the core of the skill. For each headline finding, write one to two sentences answering: *why should this audience care, and what does it mean for the business?* - State the implication, not just the observation ("checkout drop-off is 40%" → "we're losing roughly 4 in 10 buyers at the final step — the single largest leak in the funnel") - Connect to money, growth, risk, or effort wherever possible - If a finding is ambiguous, state the most likely interpretation and note what would confirm it ### Step 4: Recommend Next Steps Pair the findings with a short, ranked set of recommended actions: - **3–5 recommendations**, each tied directly to a specific finding - Each recommendation names an owner-level action, an expected outcome, and (where possible) rough effort or priority (High / Medium / Low) - Distinguish "do this now" from "investigate further" — don't present an open question as if it were a solution - Be opinionated: state which action to take first and why ### Step 5: Write the Executive Summary Open the deliverable with a 2–4 sentence TL;DR that a busy leader could read alone and still know: what happened, what it means, and what you recommend. This is written last but appears first. ## Output Format - **Structure**: TL;DR up top → headline findings (translated + so-what) → supporting context → ranked recommendations - **Length**: 400–700 words (or adjusted to the requested format — email, slide notes, one-pager) - **Format**: Structured document with short paragraphs and bulleted findings; a compact recommendations list or table at the end - **Sections**: Executive Summary (TL;DR) → Key Findings → What This Means → Recommended Next Steps - **Tone**: Clear, confident, business-first — like a trusted analyst briefing a busy executive; no hedging, no jargon, no data-dumping ## Quality Checklist Before delivering output, verify: - [ ] Every finding kept has an explicit "so what" — no bare stats without interpretation - [ ] No unexplained technical jargon remains (p-value, cohort, attribution, etc. are either removed or translated) - [ ] Every key number is anchored to a baseline (target, prior period, or benchmark) - [ ] There are 3–5 recommendations, each tied to a specific finding - [ ] The TL;DR can stand alone — a leader who reads only it knows what happened and what to do - [ ] Findings are ordered by business relevance to the audience, not by statistical interest ## Notes - The most common failure in analyst communication is presenting the observation and stopping — the "so what" is what earns the analyst a seat at the decision table - When a finding is interesting but not actionable, name that honestly ("worth watching, no action yet") rather than inventing a recommendation - If the raw findings contradict each other or a headline is based on a small sample, surface that caveat plainly — credibility comes from calling out uncertainty, not hiding it - Percentages impress; absolute numbers persuade — always give leaders the real-world magnitude behind a rate --- ## How to use this skill This file is a Claude Code skill in [Anthropic's standard format](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/skills) — markdown with YAML frontmatter at the top. **Installing in Claude Code:** - `~/.claude/skills//SKILL.md` — auto-loads in every session anywhere on your machine (recommended for skills you'll use across multiple projects) - `/.claude/skills//SKILL.md` — auto-loads only when working in that project (recommended for project-specific skills) Restart Claude Code or open a new session to register. **Using in Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Gemini, or other AI tools:** 1. 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