Overview:Management demands that the executive summary live up to its name. So the expectation is clear: tell me as thoroughly as possible without wasting a word only the important information so I can decide on what you expect of me. Writing executive summaries requires the writer to fulfill two objectives: understand management's objectives for reading the executive summary, and demonstrate content mastery of the original document by including and excluding information based on those reader's objectives. Achieving these objectives means that executive summary writing is as much a reading assignment as it is a writing assignment; however, we read and write not for what interests us but for what interests the executive reading the summary.When writing an executive summary of research findings, you have many choices because volumes of information about most topics inundate you in a content-crazed world. And when suggesting a course of action, you have many choices because management's direction changes course rapidly in a volatile marketplace. For these reasons, we often ask, "What should go into an executive summary?" Many different employees summarize in writing. Areas Covered in the Session:Four power points of executive summariesRevising and editing summaries based on the business contextHitting high notes through solid structureGetting to the point by eliminating verbiageUsing lists to capture essential supporting ideasTraining Objectives:Approach the writing situation with a clear and useful strategyFuse the purpose of the summary with the issues that matter to your audienceSort ideas to clarify the key pointsCraft paragraphs that reinforce the intent of the executive summaryEdit language to move the reader to actionWho Will Benefit:Accounting ProfessionalsBanking ManagersBusiness ForecastersEconomic AdvisorsExecutive ConsultantsInformation Technology ExpertsPharmaceutical RepresentativesRetail SpecialistsRisk Analysts