# The BLUF Format for Executive Summaries
BLUF — Bottom Line Up Front — is a communication style from military briefings. It puts the most important information first because the reader may not finish the document.
The BLUF Prompt
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What you'll learn:
- Apply the Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) format to executive summaries
- Distill complex information into actionable 1-page summaries
- Structure summaries for executive scanning patterns