Executive summary generator

for proposals, bids and memos

This executive summary generator reads your proposal, memo or bid in full. It writes a short summary for the person who decides, faithful to the source and focused on the decision.

Executive summary

A short, faithful summary for the person who decides.

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Source document; Other documents (opt.)

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Summarize this proposal for the client's executive committee.

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Get a short summary built around the decision the committee must make.

Keep only the messages that matter for the decision.

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See the stakes, benefits, risks and next steps, nothing more.

Check that the summary stays faithful to the source.

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Each key point links back to its source, and contradictions are flagged.

Turn this summary into 3 slides for the meeting.

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Receive the summary as a doc, slides or a web page, in your template.

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Give decision-makers what they need to decide

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Know who reads and what they decide

Cobl identifies the real reader, the expected decision and the level of detail they need.

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Keep what changes the decision

Situation, stakes, proposal, evidence, risks and next steps, compressed without changing the meaning.

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Stay faithful to the source

No added facts. Every point traces back to the document, and gaps or contradictions are flagged.