Write an executive summary a busy boss will actually read

Your senior team will read one paragraph, if that. Get a summary that gives the answer, the reason and the ask in under 150 words.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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Write an executive summary.

The report or main points: [paste]
Who'll read it: [role]
What I need them to do: [decide, approve, note]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A summary under 150 words: the answer first, then why, then the ask.
2. A one-line version for an email subject or chat message.
3. Three bullet points for a slide.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. paste: a short note you already have. role: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

You paste the report or your main points.

The assistant asks what decision you want from the reader.

You get a summary under 150 words, a one-line version and a subject line.

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Use ChatGPT to write an executive summary a busy boss will actually read

Your senior team will read one paragraph, if that. Get a summary that gives the answer, the reason and the ask in under 150 words.

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