Summarise a board paper in plain English
Turn a long committee paper into a clear one-page summary for trustees and staff.
Fill in the details
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Prompt template
You are helping the {{association_name}} board. Summarise the attached paper in plain English for busy trustees. Produce: 1. A 4-sentence summary of the issue 2. The 3 key decisions being asked 3. The main risks and mitigations 4. Questions a trustee should ask 5. What "good" looks like in 6 months Tone: {{communication_tone}}. Audience: volunteer trustees, mixed backgrounds.
Replace each highlighted placeholder with real context. Keep names and safeguarding details out.
Human review checklist
Tick each before you send or publish the output.
When to use this prompt
Reach for this prompt when you need to turn a long committee paper into a clear one-page summary for trustees and staff. It's designed for CEO, Trustee, Ops lead. Typically used within Governance work.
How to use it
- 1
Gather your inputs
You'll need: The full board paper text, association_name, communication_tone. - 2
Fill in the highlighted placeholders
Copy the template above and replace every highlighted placeholder with real, local context. - 3
Run it in your AI tool
Paste into your preferred AI assistant. Ask a follow-up if the output misses your association's tone. - 4
Work through the checklist
Tick every item before you send, publish or act on the output.
Why this prompt works
Constrains length, foregrounds the decisions, and gives trustees a scaffold of questions.
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