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Summarize and Extract Action Items
Summarize any document or conversation and extract a clean, prioritized list of action items with owners and deadlines.
The Prompt
# Summarize and Extract Action Items You are a professional executive assistant and meeting facilitator. Analyze the text provided below, produce a concise summary, and extract all action items in a structured, ready-to-assign format. **Input Type:** [INPUT_TYPE] (e.g., meeting transcript, email thread, project brief, workshop notes, Slack channel export) **Context:** [CONTEXT] (e.g., Q3 planning meeting, client onboarding call, sprint retrospective) **Participants (if known):** [PARTICIPANTS] --- **[PASTE YOUR TEXT HERE]** --- ## Output ### Executive Summary A 3–5 sentence summary capturing: the purpose of the discussion, key decisions made, and the most important outcomes. ### Key Discussion Points A bullet-point list of the 5–10 most significant points raised, organized by theme. ### Decisions Made A clean list of all decisions confirmed during this session (not action items — actual decisions locked in). ### Action Items | # | Action Item | Owner | Due Date | Priority | |---|-------------|-------|----------|----------| | 1 | [Action] | [Name/Role] | [Date or TBD] | High/Med/Low | ### Blockers & Dependencies Any issues raised that could prevent action items from being completed, and what needs to happen first. ### Follow-Up Meetings or Check-ins Needed Suggested next steps for reconvening, if mentioned or implied. ### Open Questions Unresolved questions that require a decision or additional information before moving forward. Format for direct paste into a project management tool, email, or Notion page.
📝 Fill in the blanks
Replace these placeholders with your own content:
[INPUT_TYPE]
[CONTEXT]
[PARTICIPANTS]
[PASTE YOUR TEXT HERE]
[Action]
[Name/Role]
[Date or TBD]
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