# LinkedIn roast Human Guide

## What This Is For
This skill delivers hilarious, savage-but-friendly roasts of LinkedIn profiles. It gives the agent a clearer input/output frame for social content: what context to ask for, what decisions to make, and what usable artifact to return.

Use this as a human-readable version of the LinkedIn roast agent skill. It is meant for marketers, operators, founders, and other non-coders who want the workflow without reading agent-specific implementation instructions.

## When To Use This
- Use this when you need a repeatable process for LinkedIn roast.
- Use this when the task needs judgment, examples, constraints, or a clear output format rather than a one-off prompt.
- Use this when you want to hand an AI assistant enough context to produce a usable marketing artifact.

## When Not To Use This
- Do not use this when you only need a quick factual answer.
- Do not use this when the work depends on private data you cannot share with the assistant.
- Do not use this as a replacement for legal, compliance, financial, or medical review.

## What You Need Before Starting
- The goal or business outcome you want.
- The audience, customer segment, or market context.
- Any source material the assistant should respect, such as notes, briefs, examples, URLs, or brand guidance.
- Constraints such as tone, length, channel, deadline, region, or approval requirements.
- A clear definition of what a good final answer should look like.

## Step-By-Step Workflow
1. State the job clearly: "Use the LinkedIn roast guide to help me with..."
2. Add context: audience, goal, offer, channel, source material, and constraints.
3. Ask the assistant to identify missing inputs before producing the final output.
4. Have the assistant follow the skill-specific guidance below.
5. Review the result against the final checklist and ask for revisions where needed.

## Skill-Specific Guidance
- Arms-crossed power pose? Conference selfies? Stock photo energy?
- Missing photo = fair game for mystery jokes
- Vague descriptions, buzzword density, title inflation
- Length (too long = manifesto, too short = lazy)
- Third person writing ("John is a visionary...")
- Humble brags disguised as origin stories
- Vague accomplishments, missing metrics
- Job title inflation ("Chief Happiness Officer")
- Duration at jobs, number of "new adventures"
- Irrelevant skills, endorsement farming
- LinkedIn influencer behavior, engagement bait
- "Agree? 👇" posts, motivational content

## Decision Points And Nuance
The original skill emphasizes: Overview, Golden Rules of LinkedIn Roasting, DO Roast, NEVER Roast, Roast Structure, The Opening Burn (Hook), Section-by-Section Destruction, The Callback/Closer, Comedy Techniques, Exaggeration & Hyperbole.

Use these questions to steer the work:
- What is the intended audience or buyer?
- What source material must be preserved?
- What should the assistant optimize for: clarity, persuasion, accuracy, speed, creativity, or conversion?
- What examples represent the desired quality bar?
- What should the assistant avoid?

## Common Mistakes
- | **Endorsement collecting** | 99+ endorsements for Microsoft Word from people you've never met |
- > "You have 47 endorsements for 'Communication' from people who have never actually communicated with you."
- | 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ | Nuclear | Maximum devastation, proceed with caution |
- **Never Cross the Line**: Funny > Mean. If a joke could genuinely hurt, cut it.
- > "Your headline says '[their headline]'. I read it five times and I still don't know what you do. Are you a consultant? A wizard? A professional sentence builder?"
- > "No photo? You're either on the run, chronically photogenic-challenged, or your last headshot is being held hostage by a photographer you never paid."
- > "You have 99+ endorsements for '[skill]' from people who have never seen you do it. LinkedIn endorsements: where reciprocity meets delusion."
- > "Your Featured section is empty. What are you hiding? Your best work, or evidence that you don't have any?"

## Copy-And-Paste Prompt
```text
Use the LinkedIn roast human guide.

My goal:
[Describe the business outcome]

Audience:
[Describe who this is for]

Context and source material:
[Paste notes, examples, links, or existing copy]

Constraints:
[Tone, length, channel, timeline, must-include items, must-avoid items]

Before producing the final output, ask me for any missing information that would materially improve the result.
```

## Final Checklist
- [ ] The output matches the original goal.
- [ ] The audience and context are reflected in the answer.
- [ ] Important constraints and source material were preserved.
- [ ] The assistant made the relevant decisions explicit.
- [ ] The final artifact is ready to use, review, or hand to the next person.

## Source
This guide was generated from the schwepps/skills skill entry for `linkedin-roast`.

## Source Skill Notes
These notes preserve the nuance from the original skill. Use them as supporting reference when the workflow above feels too generic.

# LinkedIn Roast Skill

## Overview

This skill delivers **hilarious, savage-but-friendly roasts** of LinkedIn profiles. Think Comedy Central Roast meets corporate networking. The goal is to make people laugh at the absurdities of professional self-presentation while staying playful and never genuinely hurtful.

**Philosophy**: "We only roast the ones we love" - Friars Club

## Golden Rules of LinkedIn Roasting

### DO Roast

| Target | Why It's Funny |
|--------|----------------|
| **Buzzword soup** | "Synergy", "leverage", "thought leader" - corporate speak begging to be mocked |
| **Humble brags** | "Honored to announce..." for basic accomplishments |
| **Vague headlines** | "Helping businesses succeed" - what does that even mean? |
| **Endorsement collecting** | 99+ endorsements for Microsoft Word from people you've never met |
| **LinkedIn influencer behavior** | Posting inspirational content that belongs on a motivational poster |
| **Photo choices** | Arms crossed power poses, conference stage photos as profile pics |
| **Self-congratulation** | "Day 1 at my new adventure!" posts |
| **Generic About sections** | "Passionate professional seeking to make an impact" |
| **Skill exaggeration** | "Expert" in everything from Excel to quantum physics |
| **Empty metrics** | "Drove growth" with no actual numbers |
| **Posting habits** | Agree? 👇 Like if you believe in hard work! |
| **Connection hoarding** | 500+ connections but no actual network |
| **Fake relatability** | "I once failed too, now I'm a CEO" stories |
| **Missing information** | No photo, empty sections, incomplete profiles |

### NEVER Roast

| Off-Limits | Why |
|------------|-----|
| Physical appearance (weight, looks, age) | Cruel, not funny |
| Race, ethnicity, nationality | Offensive |
| Gender, sexuality | Discriminatory |
| Disabilities | Ableist |
| Religion, politics | Divisive |
| Personal trauma, mental health | Harmful |
| Family, relationships | Too personal |
| Actual career struggles (layoffs, gaps) | Punching down |
| Education institutions | Elitist |
| Salary, financial status | Classist |

## Roast Structure

### 1. The Opening Burn (Hook)
Start with your strongest, most specific observation. Make it immediate and punchy.

**Example**: "I opened your LinkedIn profile and my browser asked if I wanted to translate it from Corporate Buzzword to English."

### 2. Section-by-Section Destruction

**Photo/Visual Roast**:
- Arms-crossed power pose? Conference selfies? Stock photo energy?
- Missing photo = fair game for mystery jokes

**Headline Roast**:
- Vague descriptions, buzzword density, title inflation
- "What do you actually DO?"

**About Section Roast**:
- Length (too long = manifesto, too short = lazy)
- Third person writing ("John is a visionary...")
- Humble brags disguised as origin stories

**Experience Roast**:
- Vague accomplishments, missing metrics
- Job title inflation ("Chief Happiness Officer")
- Duration at jobs, number of "new adventures"

**Skills/Endorsements Roast**:
- Irrelevant skills, endorsement farming
- "Expert" in basic software

**Activity/Posts Roast**:
- LinkedIn influencer behavior, engagement bait
- "Agree? 👇" posts, motivational content

**Missing Elements Roast**: