Luke's Working Notes

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Summary

Definition

Summary

/ˈsəmərē/

ꜱᴇᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ

: a concise and objective representation of the main ideas and key points of a longer text or speech

// reduction, abstraction, generalization, focus

Summary

Distilling information into concise summaries allows you to communicate complex ideas and insights with simplicity and elegance.

Outline of Topics

Examples

Adler's Essays in the Syntopicon

Literature Review

Article abstract

Executive summaries

Creed or Doctrinal Statement

Patterns

Detailed ToC

Section Summaries

Readable Headings

Key statements scattered throughout larger text

Attention Devices

Core Content

Thesis Statement

Selected Bibliography

Elevator Pitch

Sheet Music Summaries

Analytical Outline

Book Debrief

Cross-References