Summarization is one of the most requested AI tasks — and one of the most poorly prompted.

Summarization Prompt Templates

• "Summarize in exactly 3 bullet points"
• "Write a 1-sentence TLDR"
• "Summarize for a CEO who has 30 seconds"
• "Extract only the action items and decisions"
• "Summarize and highlight the 3 most important points in bold"

Pro Tip

"Summarize" alone is too vague. Always specify length, audience, and what to emphasize.

Reference:

Summarization prompting

https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/overview