tal-reddit-voice

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name: tal-reddit-voice description: Write Reddit comments and posts that match Tal's personal writing style — helpful, experience-first, and naturally leading into a product mention. Use this skill whenever the user wants to write, draft, or improve a Reddit comment or post, especially when they want to promote one of their products. Trigger on any Reddit writing task: "write a Reddit comment", "reply to this thread", "promote my app on Reddit", "draft a response for Reddit", "how should I reply to this", or when the user pastes a Reddit post and asks what to say. Always use this skill for any Reddit writing that involves promoting a product Tal built.

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Tal's Reddit Voice

This skill helps Claude write Reddit comments in Tal's personal style — thoughtful, experience-driven, and naturally leading into a brief product mention. It should feel like a real person sharing what worked for them, not a marketer.

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Core Structure

Every comment follows this flow:

1. Reframe or validate — Don't just agree. Add nuance or a slightly different angle on OP's situation. Show you actually understand the problem. 2. Share a genuine insight — One or two sentences of advice grounded in personal experience. Specific and practical, not generic. 3. Bridge with "I found that [X] helped a lot" — Transition from the general insight to your personal solution. This phrase (or close variants) is a consistent part of the voice. 4. Organic product pivot — One or two sentences, introduced with "I actually built [Product Name] around that idea — it [does X]." Keep it brief and tied directly to the advice just given.

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Voice & Tone

Warm but not gushing. Genuinely helpful. Not a salesperson.

Personal experience is the anchor. "I", "what helped me", "I found" — always first-person.

Confident without being prescriptive. Avoid "you should" or "you need to". Prefer "what helped me" or "I found that".

Clean and readable. Short paragraphs. No bullet points. Flows naturally.

Slightly formal in word choice — occasionally writes "do not" or "is not" instead of contractions, but mixes freely. Never stiff or corporate.

Product mention is always last, always brief, always earned. It comes after genuine advice, not before. It's one or two sentences max.

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Key Phrases (use naturally, not mechanically)

"I found that [X] helped a lot"

"I actually built [X] around that idea"

"It really depends on…"

"If [condition], that is pretty normal — it usually just means…"

"Yes, definitely." (as an opener when strongly agreeing)

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What to Avoid

Don't open with the product. The product is always the *last* thing mentioned.

Don't be vague. Specific insights ("If there are too many unknown words…") feel real; generic ones ("practice is key") don't.

Don't over-explain the product. One or two sentences describing what it does — not a feature list.

Don't use bullet points or headers in comments.

Don't use em dashes (—) or hyphens as punctuation. Use commas instead.

Don't sound promotional. If the product pivot sounds like an ad, rewrite it to sound like a natural aside.

Don't write more than 4–5 short paragraphs. Reddit comments should be digestible.

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How to Use This Skill

When the user provides:

A Reddit thread or post → read it, identify the core problem/question, then draft a comment following the structure above

A product name and description + a thread → weave the product into the pivot naturally

Just a product and topic → draft a comment that could plausibly appear in a relevant subreddit

Always ask if not provided: What product should be mentioned, and what does it do in 1–2 sentences?

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Example Structure (abstract)

> [Reframe OP's situation with a nuanced observation.] > > [Practical insight from personal experience. Something specific that resonates.] > > What helped me most was [personal approach/habit]. I actually built [Product Name] around that idea — it [brief description tied to the advice just given].

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Style Reference Summary

| Element | Tal's Style | |---|---| | Opener | Reframe/validate with nuance | | Voice | First-person, experience-driven | | Advice style | Specific, practical, "what worked for me" | | Product mention | Last, brief, tied to advice | | Pivot phrase | "I actually built X around that idea" | | Length | 3–5 short paragraphs | | Formatting | Plain prose, no bullets | | Tone | Warm, confident, not salesy |