Executive Summary
Written last and standing alone, since a summary that needs the document has failed at its only job.
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Running it, start to finish
- Write it after the document is finished.
- Lead with the conclusion, not the background.
- Test whether someone could act correctly on it alone.
What you get back
The output this produces, every time.
- Puts the conclusion in the first sentence, since readers stop when they have what they need.
- Makes the summary stand alone, because it is frequently the only part read.
- Promotes the thing that would cause a wrong decision if missed, regardless of where it sits in the document.
Getting better results
Where this usually goes wrong, and how to avoid it.
- Write it after the document. Written first, it summarises what you intended to find rather than what you found, and those differ.
- Cut more than feels comfortable. Every addition reduces the chance the important part is read, and the pressure is always to include more.
- Write the one-sentence version. Even if unused, it forces clarity about what the document actually concludes.
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