Note Review: WO Negotiation Coach (2026-04-13)
Note Review: WO Negotiation Coach (2026-04-13)
Source: note-wo-negotiation-coach.md Reviewed: 2026-04-13 Method: Interactive review via /toolkit:note-review
Context
Bruno wants a new production order (WO-PROD-006) mirroring the dt-coach (WO-PROD-004) pattern, but reoriented toward negotiation, work conversations, and interpersonal interaction. Tactical base: Chris Voss (Never Split the Difference) + FBI interview tactics. Order skeleton already scaffolded at production-lines/orders/WO-PROD-006-negotiation-coach/order.md.
Key Observations
- User references dt-coach as the template — structural reuse expected (multi-mode dispatch, bilingual, Claude.ai Project).
- "CSI tactiques" was ambiguous in the raw note — clarified below as FBI interview tactics (Reid technique, cognitive interview, behavior analysis interview).
- Scope straddled three contexts (negotiation / work / interpersonal); clarified to prioritize daily work conversations.
Decisions
D1 — Primary focus · Critical
Stakes: Determines which tactic library and QA test cases dominate the system prompt.
Options considered:
- A: Negotiations first (sales, salary, hard deals) — Voss-heavy
- B: Daily work conversations (team, meetings, emails, internal politics) — subtext-heavy
- C: All three equal — general-purpose
Decision: B — Daily work conversations. Primary context is Bruno's day-to-day work interactions: team, meetings, email, internal politics. Negotiation and general interpersonal are secondary modes layered on top.
D2 — "CSI tactiques" interpretation · Critical
Stakes: Defines the second tactic library alongside Voss.
Options considered:
- A: FBI interview tactics (Reid technique, cognitive interview, behavior analysis interview)
- B: Body language reading (Navarro, micro-expressions, baseline deviation)
- C: Both combined
Decision: A — FBI interview tactics. Focus on Reid technique, cognitive interview, and behavior analysis interview methods. This is verbal/questioning-driven, not body-language-driven.
Questions Clarified
Q1 — Dating coach reuse · Critical
Should WO-PROD-006 share tactical references with dt-coach (WO-PROD-004)?
Answer: Shared library. Extract Chris Voss content into a reusable reference that both coaches import. This avoids duplication and lets future coach verticals reuse the same tactical base. Action: refactor dt-coach chris-voss-guideline.html into a shared framework location, then reference from both WOs.
Q2 — Language priority · Important
FR-CA dominant, bilingual 50/50, or EN dominant?
Answer: FR-CA dominant. Most work happens in French at STM and in Bruno's local context. English remains available on request but tactics library, examples, and QA cases should be written FR-first.
Q3 — Input modes · Important
Which inputs should the coach handle day-to-day?
Answer: All four. Pasted email/chat text, screenshot upload, meeting transcript (long context), and voice memo text (Bruno dictates what someone said). System prompt must handle all four entry modes seamlessly.
Actions
| # | Action | Owner | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Update order.md to reflect decisions: focus = daily work convos, tactic stack = Voss + FBI interview techniques, FR-CA dominant, 4 input modes |
Camille | Critical |
| A2 | Extract chris-voss-guideline.html into a shared framework reference location and update dt-coach + WO-006 to both import from it |
Camille | Critical |
| A3 | Research FBI interview tactic reference (Reid, cognitive interview, BAI) and produce fbi-interview-tactics-guideline.html |
Camille | Critical |
| A4 | Draft negotiation-coach-system-prompt.md system prompt with 5 skills (/reply, /read, /flags, /prep, /debrief) |
Camille | Important |
| A5 | Draft quick-start.md deployment guide |
Camille | Important |
Suggested Next Step
input/ is ready. Assign WO-PROD-006 to Camille and run the digital-talent production line. First pass: reconcile order.md with these clarifications (A1), then build the shared Voss library (A2) before drafting the new system prompt.