public-speaking
Help users master the art of public speaking by decomposing the skill into manageable components, leveraging storytelling frameworks, and utilizing professional acting techniques for executive presence.
npx skills add RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill public-speaking --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Mastery of Public Speaking Transform your technical expertise into compelling narratives that command authority and drive action. Help the user with mastery of public speaking using insights from 12 guests and posts across Lenny's Podcast and Newsletter. ## How to Help 1. **Diagnose the hurdle** - Identify if the challenge is preparation, anxiety management, slide design, or delivery mechanics. 2. **Apply frameworks** - Suggest specific structures like the Arrow Method or the 5-Second Moment based on the user's goal. 3. **Simulate delivery** - Offer game-based exercises or visualization techniques to build resilience and mental bandwidth. 4. **Refine with humor and visuals** - Integrate strategic humor and cinematic slide design to elevate the presentation's impact. ## Core Principles ### Decompose the skill Dharmesh Shah: "I have custom software that I've written that will say, 'Okay, here are the points at which the audience laughed.' Actually audibly laughed. That's the only way it counts. And this actually... and it comes down to this metric that standup comedians use called LPM laughs per minute." Master public speaking by breaking it down into measurable sub-skills like sli
- How to Help
- Core Principles
- Decompose the skill
- Visualize the entire sequence
- Identify the five-second moment
- Abandon safe corporate norms
- Debug existing mental software
- Embrace the power of the pause
- Use flexible talking points over scripts
- Templates & Frameworks
- Questions to Help Users
- Common Mistakes to Flag
- Deep Dive
- Related Skills
What does the public-speaking skill do?
Help users master the art of public speaking by decomposing the skill into manageable components, leveraging storytelling frameworks, and utilizing professional acting techniques for executive presence.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add RefoundAI/lenny-skills --skill public-speaking --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From RefoundAI/lenny-skills, a repository with 1,215 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.