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Turn a wall of text into scannable bullets
The email is a brick and nobody will read it. Get bullets that keep every commitment.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Turn this into scannable bullets. Text: [paste] Must not lose: [asks, dates, names] Audience: [who] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Clear bullets. 2. The ask pulled out as a final line. 3. Anything ambiguous you need me to clarify. 4. A shorter subject-style headline. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. 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. asks, dates, names: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Turn this into scannable bullets. Text: [paste] Must not lose: [asks, dates, names] Audience: [who] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Clear bullets. 2. The ask pulled out as a final line. 3. Anything ambiguous you need me to clarify. 4. A shorter subject-style headline. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. UK English. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. paste: a short note you already have. asks, dates, names: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You paste the paragraph.
The assistant asks what must not be lost.
You get bullets and a one-line ask.
What happens
Use Copilot to turn a wall of text into scannable bullets
The email is a brick and nobody will read it. Get bullets that keep every commitment.
Tools
Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.
- Microsoft Copilot — required. Drafts from the text you paste. Nothing is sent.
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