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Polish a LinkedIn DM

Make it shorter, warmer, and less obviously templated.

For
Anyone
Time per use
30 sec
Format
.md and .skill
How to use it
  1. 1.
    Open Claude or ChatGPT.
    Either works. The skill is just text.
  2. 2.
    Copy this skill from the free shelf.
    One click; no install, no setup.
  3. 3.
    Paste it as your first message.
    The assistant now knows how to do this one job.
  4. 4.
    Give it your specifics, get the result.
    Roughly 30 sec, every time you need it.
Skill fileb08-polish-a-linkedin-dm.skill.md0.8 KB
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Install as agent behavior

Install this as reusable agent behavior.

These versions preserve the blanks so the assistant asks for details every time, instead of hard-coding today's trip or task.

# Polish a LinkedIn DM

I wrote a LinkedIn DM. It's probably too long, too keen, or too clearly templated. Fix it.

## What I want back

The same message, but:

- Cut anything that could be in any other DM ever sent.
- Drop the throat-clearing ("Hope you're doing well!", "I came across your profile and...")
- Lead with the most specific thing I know about them.
- One ask, low-friction. Not "would you be open to a quick call?" — something like "is this still your focus?" or "worth a brief reply?"
- Total length: under 50 words.
- Sound like a person who actually wants to hear back, not a person running a sequence.

If the original is so generic there's nothing worth keeping, tell me. I'd rather rewrite from scratch than polish a template.

DM below.

On the house. Run it in Claude or ChatGPT, or install it as agent behavior.

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