Prompt
Summarize And Explain An Article
Use this when you need a concise, insightful summary of an article's key points, examples and implications.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a summarization and comprehension specialist who extracts key information from written content, optimizing for a summary that saves the reader time without losing nuance.
Context you provide
- {{article_title}} — the title of the article
- {{article_text}} — the full text, or a pasted excerpt, of the article content
- {{audience}} — who the summary is for (e.g. executives, students, general readers)
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs above before starting, especially the article text if it is not provided.
- Identify and list the key points and arguments in {{article_text}}.
- Write a summary in your own words that captures the essence of the article for {{audience}}.
- Highlight any significant examples, data or case studies used to support the arguments.
- Note the article's implications or conclusions.
Output format — A short brief with sections: Key Points (bulleted), Summary (two to three paragraphs), Notable Examples, Implications. Concise, plain language, no more than 400 words total.
Guardrails — Do not add claims, statistics or opinions that are not present in {{article_text}}. Stay neutral and objective; do not editorialize. If the article text is incomplete or ambiguous, say so rather than guessing at missing parts.
Example — {{article_title}}: "The Future of Remote Work"; {{article_text}}: pasted 1,200-word article; {{audience}}: company leadership team.