EDIT: Mashing left click on far left or right side of screen on lower half of screen works. I'd mash it on far left or right of messages box in case one of choose option brackets manages to go low down enough for you to accidentally click it.
TL,DR; Mash left click on far right edge of text box screen, above the tiny white flower in bottom right but below the line that marks the upper edge of the message box.

Is there a way to skip text but not the skill checks besides mashing left click?
Sometimes I want to skip some text but still have option of manually choosing passed or failed on a successful skill pass.
But holding skip just skips over those as well.
Mashing left click or enter also skips it.