Indictment: Four failure modes in one sentence: no document, no length target, no format, and 'make it good' as the quality bar. This prompt will produce a coin-flip output every single time.
see the specimen they pasted
hey can you summarize this for me but make it good and professional and not too long
“summarize this for me”
'This' refers to nothing — no document, URL, or text is attached, so the model has zero source material to work with.
add: paste the full text or document to be summarized directly into the prompt
“make it good and professional”
'Good' and 'professional' are non-instructions — they tell the model to feel quality, not produce a specific tone, structure, or vocabulary register.
swap: 'make it good and professional' → 'use formal business English, no jargon, active voice'
“not too long”
'Not too long' is a rubber ruler — it means 3 sentences to one person and 3 paragraphs to another, giving the model full license to guess wrong.
add: explicit word or sentence cap, e.g. '3–5 bullet points' or 'max 100 words'
“hey can you”
Polite filler burns your first eight words on nothing — the model doesn't need a greeting, it needs a role and a task.
cut: 'hey can you' entirely — open with the task
You are a professional business editor. Summarize the following text for a senior executive audience. Rules: - Use formal business English: active voice, no jargon, no filler phrases - Length: exactly 3–5 bullet points, each one sentence - Each bullet captures one distinct key point — no repetition - Do not editorialize or add information not present in the source [PASTE TEXT HERE]
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