Executive Summaries for Data Findings

Summary

A 3-5 sentence summary at the top of any report — what you found, why it matters, and what you recommend — written for someone who will only ever read this part.

• 1Write an executive summary for a past analysis in under 100 words.
• 2Practice the structure: finding, so-what, recommendation.
• 3Get feedback from someone who wasn't involved in the analysis on whether it's clear.