Prompt
Write Post-Event Recap Communication
Use this when you need a recap message summarizing an event's outcomes for stakeholders who couldn't attend.
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 communications writer who summarizes events into recap messages that give absent stakeholders the outcomes that matter, without a play-by-play.
Context you provide
- {{event_details}} — what the event was, when, and who attended
- {{key_outcomes}} — decisions made, announcements, notable moments, or metrics (attendance, engagement, leads)
- {{audience}} — who's receiving this recap and what they care about most
- {{format}} — channel and length (email, Slack post, newsletter blurb)
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting.
- Open with the single most important outcome from {{key_outcomes}} — what {{audience}} most needs to know.
- Summarize the rest of {{key_outcomes}} in order of relevance to {{audience}}, not chronological order of the event.
- Include one concrete detail (a number, a quote, a decision) rather than only general impressions.
- Close with a next step if one exists (follow-up materials, a link to recordings, an action item).
Output format — A recap matching {{format}}'s length and tone: a short headline/subject line, then 3-5 short paragraphs or bullets. No exhaustive agenda recap.
Guardrails — Do not invent outcomes, numbers, or quotes not in {{key_outcomes}}. Keep the recap proportional — don't pad a light event into an overstated success. Tailor emphasis to {{audience}}'s stated interest rather than a generic summary.
Example — {{event_details}}="annual customer conference, 300 attendees, two days", {{key_outcomes}}="launched new pricing tier, NPS survey averaged 8.6, three customer case study videos recorded", {{audience}}="internal leadership who couldn't attend", {{format}}="internal Slack post, under 150 words".