Executive summary of a long document

The decision, the reasons, the risks, and what you need from the reader. One page, top to bottom.

Reports, proposals, research, anything a busy person will skim.summarydocumentsbusiness

Write an executive summary of this document.

The document: <paste>
Who will read the summary: <role, how much time they have, what they care about>
What I need from them: <a decision / approval / awareness / feedback>
Anything in the document they must not miss: <list>

Produce a one-page summary, in this order:
1. The bottom line: what this is and what I need from the reader, two sentences.
2. Key findings or points: 3–5 bullets, each with a number where the document has one, each standing alone.
3. What it means: two sentences of interpretation, clearly marked as interpretation.
4. Risks or caveats: the 2–3 that would change the reader's decision.
5. The ask: exactly what decision or action I need, by when.
6. Where to look in the full document for each point (section names or page numbers).

Rules: use the document's terms; do not add information not in it; mark anything inferred as [inferred]. Under 350 words.

Replace every <placeholder> with your own details before you send it.

How to use it

1Say who the reader is and what you need from them. A summary for a decision reads differently from one for information.
2Numbers first. If the document has them, the summary leads with them.
3Read the summary alone. If it doesn't work without the document, it isn't done.

Reviewed 2026-09-20

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