How to Turn a Long Text into a Concise Summary?

AI summarization prompt text simplification writing

💡 When a text is too long and there’s no time to read it all — AI can quickly extract the essentials and turn it into a clear summary.

👇 Copy and test!

You are an expert at summarizing information.
I’ll give you a long text, and your task is to create a short summary that keeps the core meaning.
1️⃣ Highlight key points in list format.
2️⃣ Remove all filler and keep only the essence.
3️⃣ Preserve any numbers or facts.
4️⃣ Format it for easy and fast reading.

📌 Additional variants:

🔹 If you want a checklist format → “Turn this text into a structured checklist with key steps.”
🔹 If you need a super-short version → “Compress this text into 5 sentences while keeping the core meaning.”

This approach works great when preparing for meetings, processing someone else’s material, or creating educational content.
Especially useful if you’re using AI assistants for daily tasks or automating educational content creation — concise summaries save time and help you stay focused.