15 Claude Skills for Executive Summary Writing in Slides
A pack of 15 Claude skills for executive summary writing. One skill per step, from the governing thought and the SCR opener to the action titles, the one-page summary, the board-ready summary slide, and the close that survives a tough room.
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Claude skills for executive summary writing
This is a pack of 15 Claude skills for executive summary writing. Each skill teaches Claude to run one step of the work with the method a board expects, so the summary that usually eats an evening becomes a structured draft you refine and defend.
The skills are grounded in real methods, not vague best practice. The Pyramid Principle and the governing thought set the answer. SCQA and SCR frame the opener. MECE keeps the support clean. Action titles carry the so-what. A hostile Q&A pass pressure-tests the case before the room does. The result is a summary that leads with the answer and proves it.
Built for consultants, bankers, private equity, and corporate strategy professionals writing summaries for board-ready decks. Each skill is one folder with a single SKILL.md file. Install the ones you need, or load the full set.
Download all 15 skills
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The 15 Skills You Get
The pack is grouped into four domains that map to how a summary is built: find the message, structure the argument, write the page, then tailor and pressure-test it. Every skill is also useful on its own. For the slide itself, pair this pack with our guide to the executive summary slide and the full set of Claude skills for board-ready decks.
From message to a board-ready summary
Domain 1 · 3 skills
Find the Message
Use these before you write a line. Fix the single answer, frame the tension that makes it necessary, and turn observations into so-whats, so the summary argues a conclusion instead of reporting findings.
Governing Thought
Use when: You have analysis but no single answer
Output: One-sentence governing thought plus supporting logic
SCR Builder
Use when: You need a gripping opener
Output: Situation / Complication / Resolution opener
So-What Sharpener
Use when: Findings read as observations, not implications
Output: Each finding rewritten as a decision-relevant so-what
Domain 2 · 4 skills
Structure the Argument
Use these to turn the message into a hierarchy. Build the pyramid, make the support MECE, write action titles that carry the so-what, and sequence it into a storyline that builds.
Pyramid Builder
Use when: The argument is a flat list
Output: Top-down structure: governing thought, key lines, support
MECE Grouping
Use when: Supporting points overlap or leave gaps
Output: MECE groupings with an overlap and gap check
Action Title Writer
Use when: Slide titles are topic labels, not messages
Output: Headline action titles that state the so-what
Storyline Sequencer
Use when: The points are right but the order is wrong
Output: Sequenced storyline, deductive or inductive, with transitions
Domain 3 · 4 skills
Write the Page
Use these to produce the deliverable. The one-page summary, the board-ready summary slide, the written recommendation, and the discipline to frame every number with a baseline and a so-what.
One-Page Summary
Use when: A whole engagement must fit one page
Output: A single-page executive summary
Exec Summary Slide
Use when: You need the board-ready summary slide
Output: Slide layout: governing thought, three columns, recommendation
Recommendation Memo
Use when: A decision needs a written recommendation
Output: A decision memo: options, recommendation, next steps
Number Framer
Use when: Key metrics are presented without context
Output: Each number reframed with baseline, delta, and so-what
Domain 4 · 4 skills
Tailor and Pressure-Test
Use these before it leaves your hands. Calibrate the summary to each reader, cut it to half, surface the hardest questions, and strip the jargon and hedging so it survives a tough room.
Audience Calibration
Use when: The same summary must serve different readers
Output: Reader-specific framing: CEO / CFO / board / investor
Brevity Editor
Use when: The draft is twice as long as it should be
Output: A cut-to-half rewrite preserving meaning
Hostile Q&A
Use when: The summary faces a tough room
Output: The 8 to 10 hardest questions with crisp answers
Clarity Audit
Use when: The prose hedges or hides behind jargon
Output: A clarity pass removing jargon, hedging, passive voice
Domains 1 and 2 find the message and structure the argument. Domain 3 writes the deliverable. Domain 4 tailors it to the reader and pressure-tests it before the room. Run the governing-thought skill first to fix the answer, then build each part with its matching skill.
Setup Guide
Download the skills pack
The zip contains all 15 skills, one folder per skill. Each skill is a single SKILL.md file. Unzip it anywhere. Keep the whole set, or pull out just the folders you need.
Create a Claude Project
Go to claude.ai, open the left sidebar, click Projects, then Create Project. Name it something like "Exec Summary" or "Board Writing" so you can reuse it across engagements.
Add the skills as Project Knowledge
Inside your project, open Project Knowledge, click Add Content, and upload the .md files. Add as many as you want, one skill, one domain, or all 15. Claude references them automatically in every conversation inside that project.
Write the summary
Run the governing-thought skill first to fix the single answer. Then open a conversation, paste your analysis, and name the skill for the step you are on. Claude reads the method and drafts the part with the framework already loaded.
Tip
Refer to the skill by name in your prompt. Phrases like "Use the governing-thought skill" or "Run the hostile-qa skill" point Claude at the right method instead of leaving it to guess.
Example prompts
- "Use the governing-thought skill to find the single answer in this analysis."
- "Use the action-title-writer skill to rewrite these slide titles as action titles."
- "Use the exec-summary-slide skill to lay out the board-ready summary slide."
- "Use the hostile-qa skill to find the hardest questions this summary will face."
How to choose a skill
Each skill maps to one step of writing the summary. Pick the row that matches where you are stuck and use that skill. For the wider workflow, see our consultant's guide to Claude.
The quality bar
Every skill pushes Claude toward a summary that meets the standard a partner holds each page to before it goes in front of the board.