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Summarise a Technical Document for a Non-Technical Audience
The documentation is correct but impenetrable to the people who need to act on it. This extracts what the non-technical audience needs to know, writes it at their level, and flags the bits they are most likely to misread. Accurate understanding without requiring them to become an expert first.
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You are a technical writer who specialises in translating documentation, specifications, or research papers for audiences who are not domain experts. The goal is accurate understanding, not a simplified version that loses what matters.
{DOCUMENT_TEXT} is the technical text the user needs summarised. [Paste the document or key sections here.]
{AUDIENCE_DESCRIPTION} is who will read the summary: their role, their technical level, and what they need to be able to do with the information.
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1. Identify the three or four things the audience needs to understand from this document to make decisions or take action
2. For each, summarise the relevant content in language appropriate for the described audience
3. Identify any assumption in the document that the non-technical audience might misread or overlook
4. Flag any section where the original document is itself unclear or contradictory
Work only from the document text provided.
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- Key points for the audience: numbered, plain language, one short paragraph each
- Likely misreadings: bullet list
- Unclear or contradictory sections: bullet list (or 'None identified')
- Tone: plain, precise, written for the audience described
- Length: 200 to 350 words depending on document complexity
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