Summarize a long document for a busy reader
A summary built around what the reader has to decide or do, with the numbers and dates kept exact and anything uncertain marked as such.
Summarize the document below for this reader: {{reader:a busy manager who has not read it}}
Length: {{length:about 200 words}}
Structure:
1. The point, in one or two sentences. If the document asks the reader to decide or do something, say that first.
2. The key facts that support it, as bullets. Keep every number, date, name, and amount exactly as written.
3. What is still open, uncertain, or disputed in the document.
4. What the reader needs to do, and by when, if the document says.
Rules:
- Use only what is in the document. Do not add background from your own knowledge.
- Do not soften or strengthen the document's claims. If it says "may", do not write "will".
- If the document contradicts itself, point to both places.
- If a part matters but is too detailed to summarize, say where it is so the reader can go to it.
Document:
{{document}}Maya Fernandes · Writing