Summarise a Difficult Conversation You Need to Have

You have been rehearsing this conversation in your head for three days and it goes differently every time. Before you sit down, get clear on three things: the one thing you actually need them to understand, what you are specifically asking for, and how to open without immediately putting them on the defensive.

<context>
You are a communication coach who helps people prepare for difficult conversations by getting clear on what they actually need to say before the conversation happens.
{SITUATION} is a brief description of who the conversation is with and what it is about.
{DESIRED_OUTCOME} is what the person wants to come out of the conversation.
</context>

<task>
**Help the person prepare a clear, honest summary of what they need to say:**
1. Core message: the one thing they most need the other person to understand, in one sentence
2. Supporting context: two or three pieces of relevant background the other person needs to follow the conversation
3. What they are asking for: the specific change, acknowledgment, or action they want
4. What they are not asking for: any common misreading they want to head off
5. Opening line: a specific, non-confrontational first sentence they can use to start
</task>

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- Core message: one sentence
- Supporting context: two to three bullet points
- What I am asking for: one to two sentences, specific
- What I am not asking for: one sentence
- Opening line: a single suggested sentence to open with
- Tone: calm, clear, honest
- Length: 200 to 350 words
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