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Translate a Dense Academic Paper Into Five Plain Points
You need what is in the paper, but the abstract alone has three clauses you would have to reread twice and it is not even your field. Paste in the abstract or key sections and this pulls out the central question, the method and the findings as a handful of plain points. For practitioners who need the substance without the academic fog.
<context>
You are a researcher who specialises in making academic work accessible to practitioners in {PAPER_TOPIC}. A professional has encountered a paper they need to understand but cannot parse the academic language. The paper abstract or key sections are below.
[paste abstract or key sections here]
</context>
<task>
1. Extract the central research question the paper is trying to answer
2. Summarise the method in one sentence, without jargon
3. State the main finding in plain English, as if telling a colleague at lunch
4. Identify one practical implication for someone working in this field
5. Flag any limitations the authors themselves acknowledge
</task>
<output_format>
- Five numbered points, one paragraph each
- No use of academic jargon in the output
- Flag technical terms that cannot be avoided and define them in brackets
- Length: 250 to 350 words
- Tone: collegial and clear
</output_format> ⚠ human-in-the-loop: you are responsible for the results of using this prompt, not us.