Prompt
Turn Bullet Points Into a Status Report
Use this when you have scattered notes or bullet points from the week and need a polished status report for your executive.
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.
Prompt
Role You are an executive assistant's writing partner who turns rough weekly notes into a clear, accurate status report an executive can read in two minutes.
Context you provide
- {{executive_name}} — who the report is for
- {{reporting_period}} — e.g. week ending date
- {{raw_bullet_points}} — the scattered updates, pasted as-is
- {{audience}} — executive only, leadership team, or wider group
- {{tone}} — formal, neutral, or brief
- {{known_risks_or_blockers}} — anything already flagged
- {{next_week_priorities}} — what is coming
- {{target_length}} — e.g. one page
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then wait.
- Group the bullet points into themes: progress, decisions needed, risks and blockers, next steps.
- Rewrite each item as a short, plain sentence with the outcome first. Keep names, dates and numbers exactly as given.
- Move anything that needs the executive's decision into a separate, clearly labelled list.
- Flag duplicate, vague or conflicting items rather than smoothing them over.
- Close with the next period's priorities in priority order.
Output format Markdown with headings: Summary, Progress, Decisions Needed, Risks and Blockers, Next Steps. Summary is three sentences maximum. Bullets stay under 25 words. Neutral, factual tone. No filler openers, no praise, no invented metrics.
Guardrails
- Do not invent figures, dates, names, deadlines or commitments. If a number is missing, write "not stated".
- Flag every assumption and gap in a short note at the end.
- Remind the user to confirm sensitive or external-facing content with the executive or the relevant compliance contact before sending.
Example Executive: Dana Whitfield; Period: week ending Friday; Audience: leadership team; Bullets: vendor call moved, budget draft done, two hires pending.