quote-card

Quote Card Skill

The best quote in a testimonial or interview is usually buried in a paragraph. This skill finds it, tightens

it to its sharpest form (without changing the meaning), and formats it as a clean quote card with

attribution — built to export as an image via 🖼️ Save as image in the playground.

Required Inputs

Ask for these only if they aren't already provided:

• The source text — the testimonial, review, interview transcript, or passage.
• Attribution — name, title, company (whatever is known and approved to use).
• Angle (optional) — what you want the quote to emphasize (results, ease, trust, speed).
• Length limit (optional) — if it's for a specific format.

Output Format

Quote card

> "[The tightened pull-quote — the single most compelling line, edited for punch, meaning intact.]"

>

> — [Name], [Title], [Company]

(Light editing is fine — trimming filler, joining two adjacent sentences. Use an ellipsis … for removed middles and [ ] for any inserted word. Never change what they meant.)

Alternate pulls (2–3) — other strong lines from the source, each with attribution, so they can choose the angle.

Editing note — exactly what you trimmed or adjusted from the original, so it can be approved against the source.

Caption — a one-line lead-in for the post body beside the image.

Quality Checks

• [ ] The main quote is the genuinely strongest, most specific line in the source
• [ ] Edits tighten without distorting meaning; cuts marked with …, insertions with [ ]
• [ ] Attribution is complete and matches what was provided
• [ ] 2–3 alternates give a real choice of angle
• [ ] The editing note lets someone verify the quote against the original
• [ ] Short and punchy enough to look great as an exported card

Anti-Patterns

• [ ] Do not fabricate or embellish a quote — only use words that are in (or faithfully trimmed from) the source
• [ ] Do not change the meaning to make it punchier — fidelity over flash
• [ ] Do not pick a generic line ("It's great!") when a specific, vivid one exists
• [ ] Do not hide your edits — the editing note must reflect every change
• [ ] Do not invent attribution — use only what's given, flag what's missing

Based On

Testimonial/pull-quote editing for marketing (find the strongest line, faithful tightening, clear attribution).