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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFor my job, I am currently in the process of trying to summarize a 350 page document.
I'm at 12 pages and I'm not even halfway done.
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For my job, I am currently in the process of trying to summarize a 350 page document. (Original Post)
Tommy_Carcetti
Mar 2019
OP
Start with your desired result in mind and make it up from there (like Barr did)
cpamomfromtexas
Mar 2019
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guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)1. Far too inefficient.
Mueller needed 300 pages, Barr, far more efficiently, needed only 4.
FM123
(10,053 posts)2. Hmmm, if your boss hired you to hide all his shenanigans....
I am thinking you should stop right now Tommy, and "fake summarize" it down to about four pages.
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)3. Just pick out three incomplete sentences
And take the day off.
Chin music
(23,002 posts)6. +1 hahaha
Sneederbunk
(14,291 posts)4. Barr did a word search for word "collusion" and called it good.
bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)5. All depends on the audience, Trump only needed 2 words - No Collusion
Clearly Barr overstated his case.
cpamomfromtexas
(1,245 posts)7. Start with your desired result in mind and make it up from there (like Barr did)
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)8. I summarize medical records for attorneys
I average about 1 page for every 15.