--- name: speaker-and-staff-training-script-builder description: "Builds a complete event-day communication kit — speaker briefings, staff talking points, FAQ handling scripts, and escalation guidance — tailored to a specific event format and on-brand messaging so everyone representing the event says the right thing consistently. Use when preparing speakers, booth staff, volunteers, or event teams to deliver a unified message at a conference, product launch, trade show, webinar, or in-person activation." argument-hint: "[event-type] [key-message]" allowed-tools: ["Read"] --- # Speaker and Staff Training Script Builder ## Purpose Produce a ready-to-distribute event communication kit that gives speakers a tight briefing and gives frontline staff exact talking points, FAQ responses, and escalation paths — so every person representing the event delivers the same core message in their own voice. Eliminates the last-minute scramble of writing briefs the week of the event and the inconsistency that comes from staff improvising. ## When to Use Invoke this skill when the user asks to: - Prepare a keynote speaker, panelist, or presenter with a briefing document - Train booth staff, volunteers, or brand ambassadors on what to say - Create talking points or scripts for a conference, trade show, or product launch - Build FAQ responses and objection-handling guidance for an event team - Standardize event messaging across multiple staff or multiple sessions - Write a run-of-show communication kit before an in-person or virtual event ## Inputs Required Before starting, collect: - **Event type and format**: Conference session, trade show booth, product launch, webinar, panel, in-person activation, etc. - **Event goal**: The single outcome the event must drive (sign-ups, demos booked, awareness, pipeline, product adoption) - **Core message**: The one thing every attendee should walk away understanding - **Audience**: Who is attending — role, seniority, buying stage, familiarity with the brand - **Brand voice**: 3–5 adjectives describing how the brand should sound (e.g., confident, warm, plainspoken) - **Roles to brief**: Which roles need materials — speakers, booth staff, registration/greeters, volunteers - **Known sensitive topics or hard questions**: Pricing, competitors, roadmap, incidents, or anything staff should not freelance on If brand voice or sensitive topics are missing, use plainspoken professional defaults for voice and flag pricing/roadmap/competitor questions as escalate-by-default. ## Instructions ### Step 1: Distill the Message Spine Before writing any script, lock the message architecture everyone will work from: - **One-sentence core message**: The single takeaway, phrased so a staffer could repeat it verbatim - **Three supporting proof points**: The specific facts, results, or differentiators that back the core message - **One primary call to action**: The single action attendees should take (visit the booth, scan the QR code, book a demo, sign up) - **What we do NOT say**: 2–4 topics staff must route rather than answer Every downstream script must trace back to this spine. If a line doesn't reinforce the core message or CTA, cut it. ### Step 2: Build the Speaker Briefing Produce a one-page speaker brief containing: - **The assignment**: Session title, format, length, audience, and the one thing this session must accomplish - **Opening hook (written out)**: A 2–3 sentence opener the speaker can use or adapt — pattern-interrupt, provocative stat, or relevant question - **Message flow**: 3–5 beats mapping how the talk moves from hook → problem → point of view → proof → CTA - **Signature line**: One quotable sentence the speaker should land clearly — the tweetable moment - **Transitions and CTA close**: Exact wording for the close that drives the primary action - **Tone note**: 1–2 sentences on how to sound given this specific audience - **Landmines**: Topics to avoid or deflect, with a one-line redirect for each Write the brief so a speaker can skim it in 90 seconds and internalize it in 10 minutes. ### Step 3: Build Staff Talking Points For each frontline role provided, create a talking-points card: - **Role goal**: The one behavior this role should drive at the event - **The 15-second pitch (written out)**: What to say when someone approaches or asks "what is this?" — conversational, not scripted-sounding - **The follow-up question**: One question that qualifies interest and opens a conversation - **Bridge to CTA**: The exact phrasing that moves a warm conversation toward the primary action - **Voice guardrails**: 2–3 phrases that are on-brand and 2–3 phrases to avoid Keep each card short enough to fit on a lanyard-sized reference or a phone screen. ### Step 4: Write the FAQ and Objection Scripts Draft 8–12 anticipated questions attendees will ask, split into: - **Answer directly** (6–8 questions): Product, logistics, "how does this work," "who's it for" — with a written response staff can deliver in their own words - **Answer with care** (2–4 questions): Sensitive but answerable topics — with an approved framing and clear boundaries on what not to promise - **Escalate** (2–3 questions): Pricing specifics, competitor comparisons, roadmap, or complaints — with the exact handoff line and who to route to For each escalate item, include a graceful bridge sentence so staff never say "I can't answer that" flatly. ### Step 5: Add the Escalation and Run-Support Guidance Close the kit with operational safety rails: - **Escalation map**: What kind of question or situation goes to which person/role, with a named handoff phrase - **If something goes wrong**: A 2–3 line holding response for a demo failure, a hostile question, or a logistics breakdown - **The reset line**: A single sentence any staffer can use to steer any awkward moment back to the core message and CTA ## Output Format - **Structure**: Five labeled sections in kit order — Message Spine → Speaker Briefing → Staff Talking Points (one card per role) → FAQ & Objection Scripts (grouped by answer/care/escalate) → Escalation & Run-Support Guidance - **Length**: 900–1,400 words - **Format**: Structured document — briefing prose for the speaker section; scannable cards and labeled Q→A pairs for staff and FAQ sections - **Sections**: Message Spine; Speaker Briefing; Staff Talking Points; FAQ & Objection Scripts; Escalation & Run-Support Guidance - **Tone**: Practical and repeatable — written in the brand voice provided, calibrated so a non-professional presenter or a first-day volunteer could use it confidently without further editing ## Quality Checklist Before delivering output, verify: - [ ] The one-sentence core message and single primary CTA are stated once and reused consistently across every section - [ ] Every role listed in the inputs has its own talking-points card (count them against the roles provided) - [ ] FAQ section contains 8–12 questions split into answer-directly / answer-with-care / escalate, and every escalate item has a written handoff line - [ ] Speaker briefing includes a written-out opening hook, signature line, and CTA close — not just instructions to "add a hook" - [ ] Every sensitive topic named in the inputs appears in either the "answer with care" or "escalate" list — none are left for staff to improvise - [ ] All scripted lines are written in the specified brand voice, with no bracket placeholders left in the final text ## Notes - The 15-second staff pitch is the highest-leverage element — it's said the most times across an event, so prioritize making it sound natural rather than corporate. - Speakers resist over-scripting; give them the message spine and signature line, then let them phrase the rest — a brief that's too rigid gets ignored. - If the event runs multiple sessions or shifts, the message spine stays fixed while talking-points cards can be duplicated and lightly tailored per role — reuse the spine, not the whole kit. - For virtual events, add a chat-response variant of the FAQ scripts, since much staff communication happens in text rather than in person. --- ## 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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