How to Summarize Information

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Summaries are vital in the world of work. They get to the main points - the bottom line - right away for busy readers, giving them the big picture.

A summary is a brief restatement of the main points of a book, report, website, article, laboratory test, PowerPoint presentation, or meeting. A summary saves readers hours of time because they do not have to study the original work or attend a conference. A summary can reduce a report or an article by 85 to 95 percent (or even more) and can capture the essential points of a three-day convention in a one-page memo. Finally, since only the most important points of a work are included in a summary, readers will know they have been given the crucial information they need.

An executive summary of a business plan is an overview. Its purpose is to summarize the key points of a document for its readers, saving them time and preparing them for the upcoming content.