The government’s climate change report features meaty data but a squishy summary

The government’s climate change report features meaty data but a squishy summary

ByJosh Bernoff

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and several other government organizations are completing a report on global climate science. Someone leaked a late draft to the New York Times, which published it. The 545 page report is a great case study on how (and how not) to summarize technical information. The executive summary features telling…

Tips for an effective executive summary (Ask Dr. Wobs)
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Tips for an effective executive summary (Ask Dr. Wobs)

ByJosh Bernoff

Executive summaries are crucial for long documents. Keep them spicy and write them early, late, and often. Dear Dr. Wobs: I suspect Executive Summaries became a thing mainly to compensate for bad writing. Do you prefer to write the Summary first, or after writing the rest of the document? And if the Executive Summary is good,…