Role play

Stop Practicing on Live Clients (Do This Instead)

Your practice partner is your spouse who doesn’t want to do it, or the guy at the office who goes easy on you. Here’s a sparring partner that’s up at 11 at night, fights in your market, and never lets you off the hook.

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The download
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The recap

Every agent knows they should be role-playing. Almost none of them do. So the reps happen on live clients instead — and the first time you ever hear “why would I pay you 6%?”, a real commission is on the table.

This is a sparring partner that trains in your actual market, at whatever hour you’re free, and hands you a scorecard when the round ends.

A sparring partner that’s up at 11 at night

No scheduling, no favors, nobody going easy on you because they like you. It fights the way your market fights, and when the round ends it tells you the truth instead of what you want to hear.

Every opponent carries a hidden layer

The for-sale-by-owner whose wife already wants to hire an agent. The internet lead with a realtor friend in their back pocket. Claude won’t volunteer any of it — you have to earn it by asking real questions instead of pitching. Miss it and you find out at the end, and it stings a little.

The scorecard doesn’t flatter you

Zero to 100 across five categories, scored the same way every round. It shows you where you talked too much, which questions actually moved things, and the exact moment the call turned. Game film, not cheerleading.

Flip sides, or bring in a real appointment

Stuck on an objection? Say “show me” and Claude handles it out loud like a top producer, then rewinds so you can run it yourself. You can play the client and let Claude be the agent. You can even upload a transcript of a real appointment and say “grade my appointment” — check your state’s recording rules and get permission first.

I gave you the instructions, now it’s your turn to take it and run! ⚡

Walk through it here
ROLE PLAY · Install Guide
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Install the skill

Nothing works until the skill is installed.

The skill link is in the resources folder below. Add it to Claude first — it is free and takes about two minutes. Every step after this assumes it is already in place.

Do this first

Skip it and the prompts will not behave, and there will be no scorecard at the end.

Claude controls

Three settings, and one matters more than the rest.

Pick the Opus model and set effort to medium. Then turn thinking off. That last one is the step people miss.

  • Your website and any past listing pages
  • Your Zillow / Realtor.com agent profile
  • Your social accounts (voice, colors, imagery already in use)
  • Reviews and any past client-facing emails
Customize my corner

Make the opponents fight like your actual market.

Say “Customize my corner.” Claude interviews you about your market, your guarantees, and the conversations you dread, then personalizes the whole system around your answers.

Logos & headshot
Your current files, any size.
Brokerage compliance
Any required disclaimers or lines.
Colors & fonts
If you already have a preference.
Sign-off style
How you want to close a message.
Build your scenario

Decide who you are and how hard it should hit.

Listing agent, buyer’s agent or team lead — or flip it entirely and let Claude play the agent while you play the client. Then pick your opponent and set the difficulty.

The 1–10 scale

A 2 is a warm-up. A 6 feels like a normal Tuesday. A 10 is the prospect you think about at night.

Start the round

Say ring ring.

Switch to voice mode and say “ring ring” for a phone call, or “ding ding” if you are at the kitchen table or an open house. Claude will not coach you mid-round — it watches, and it coaches between rounds.

Mid-round commands

Say “show me” if you are stuck and Claude handles the objection out loud, then rewinds. Say “end” to stop. Say “grade me” for your scorecard.

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