Download Free How to Write an Executive Summary.pdf An executive summary is a brief summary of an important business document. While it’s the first thing people will read, it’s the last thing you should write. An executive summary should be well put together as it could be the first thing your potential investor reads and it needs to make a huge impression on them. Below, each step will be laid out and described to help you come up with a powerful summary of your document that will grab attention. Then, some tips will be mentioned to ensure you give the best summary in only a couple of paragraphs. An executive summary is usually no longer than one page so it’s important to fit the key points in it and have more in-depth descriptions in the actual document.