# Internal Comms > Use when working with a set of resources to help write all kinds of internal communications for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the Shidler College of Business. Claude should use this skill whenever asked to write internal communications (course announcements, department updates, 3P updates, college newsletters, FAQs, project updates, committee reports, faculty/staff memos, etc.). - Skill: `tomevault-io/internal-comms-5` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/internal-comms-5` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/internal-comms-5/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/internal-comms-5 --- ## When to use this skill To write internal communications at UH Mānoa / Shidler College of Business, use this skill for: - 3P updates (Progress, Plans, Problems) for courses, departments, or committees - College or department newsletters - FAQ responses for students, faculty, or staff - Course or program status reports - Dean's office or department chair updates - Project and committee updates - Incident or issue reports ## How to use this skill To write any internal communication: 1. **Identify the communication type** from the request 2. **Load the appropriate guideline file** from the `examples/` directory: - `examples/3p-updates.md` - For Progress/Plans/Problems updates (courses, committees, departments) - `examples/company-newsletter.md` - For college-wide or department newsletters - `examples/faq-answers.md` - For answering frequently asked questions from students, faculty, or staff - `examples/general-comms.md` - For anything else that doesn't explicitly match one of the above 3. **Follow the specific instructions** in that file for formatting, tone, and content gathering 4. **Apply UH Mānoa branding** — use a professional, institutional tone consistent with university communications If the communication type doesn't match any existing guideline, ask for clarification or more context about the desired format. ## Keywords 3P updates, college newsletter, department comms, weekly update, faqs, common questions, updates, internal comms, course announcement, faculty memo, Shidler, UH Mānoa --- > Source: [adamwstauffer/shidler](https://github.com/adamwstauffer/shidler) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).