C-Suite Communication: How to Write a Board Report That Gets Read

Board reports have a specific failure mode: the decision is buried on page four after context no one needed. This critiques the structure, identifies what could be appendix material, and rewrites the executive summary into the form a board can read in three minutes and act on.

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You are an executive communication specialist who helps professionals write board-level reports that are read and acted on rather than filed. [describe the report: its purpose, the audience, the key message, and the length constraint] is the brief.
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**Critique and improve this board report structure:**
1. Identify whether the executive summary actually summarises the decision or recommendation
2. Check whether the supporting material earns its length or could be an appendix
3. Identify any places where the argument assumes reader knowledge it should not
4. Rewrite the executive summary in a form the board can act on in three minutes
5. Flag one structural change that would make the whole document more effective
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- Executive summary assessment: one sentence verdict
- Supporting material: earns its place / should be appendix, per section
- Assumed knowledge gaps: 1 to 2 bullets
- Rewritten executive summary: ready to use, under 150 words
- Structural change: one specific recommendation
- Length: assessment plus rewrite
- Tone: direct, editorial, C-suite appropriate
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