40 AI Summary Prompts to Summarize Videos, Text, and Podcasts 

If you've ever had to pull key messages from a podcast for an X thread, you know how time-consuming it can be. For routine summarization (like meeting recaps) and timely communications (like event takeaways or product updates), AI is a practical tool.  

AI can turn lengthy documents, videos, and podcast episodes into informational summaries within seconds, giving you a solid starting point to refine and share. It’s far less taxing than starting from scratch — and fast — helping you land your message when it matters most.  

To create quality AI summaries efficiently, you should know how to prompt AI for the best results. This guide explains what a good prompt looks like and includes 40 AI summarization prompts that you can adapt to your needs. 

Let’s begin!  

A quick look at AI prompts  

An AI prompt is an instruction you give an AI agent to perform a specific task, like summarizing a market research report or YouTube video. You can specify what you want from the summary (e.g., “extract 10 key points from this video” or “create a 100–150-word summary of this blog”), and the tone of voice it must use, such as your brand or CEO voice.  

How to write a good AI summarization prompt 

1. Be conversational 

Prompt AI like you’re talking to a person. If you don’t get a great result the first time, tell Ai how to improve the summary until you have what you need.  

2. State the task clearly  

Specify the exact task at the beginning of the prompt (e.g., “summarize”, “create”, “translate”) 

3. Specify the desired output  

Tell AI what the summary should have (e.g. “the core message”, “7 key takeaways”, “engaging description”, “100-word summary”).  

4. Add the context and level of detail required 

For example: Summarize this product demo video for our sales team's weekly briefing. Focus on new features, competitive advantages, and common customer objections addressed. Format as bullet points. 

How to generate summaries in your brand voice 

One of the most talked-about uses of AI for marketing is maintaining a uniform brand voice across all channels. If you have a well-defined brand voice, AI can help you apply it consistently in both external and internal communications. 

In practice, you train AI on your brand voice and apply it when generating summaries or any content. AI learns your brand voice from your existing blogs, social media posts, and other materials, then creates new or summarized content that sounds authentically like your brand.  

In Typeface, you can store your brand voice, multiple tones for different channels, even train AI in your executives' unique voices so content with their bylines feels genuine. 

AI prompts to summarize text, videos, and podcasts  

Text prompts

1. Summarize this blog post in 3-4 sentences. Emphasize the key insights and main takeaways. 

2. Summarize this project update report for the leadership team. Highlight key milestones achieved, pending tasks, and issues requiring immediate attention. Format as three distinct sections. 

3. Summarize this case study into 3-4 sentences. Focus on the client's challenge, the solution implemented, and the quantifiable results achieved.

4. Summarize this webinar transcript into 5-7 key takeaways. Extract the main insights and actionable recommendations discussed by the speakers.

5. Summarize this company memo in 4-5 sentences. Highlight the main announcement, the reasoning behind it, and any important next steps or timelines.

6. Summarize this technical document into a 150-word overview. Focus on what the product does, its primary capabilities, and the main problems it solves.

7. Summarize these meeting minutes for team members who missed the session. Present as bullet points covering key decisions made, assigned action items with owners, and important discussion points. 

8. Summarize this email chain into key points for executive review. Focus on important updates, final decisions reached, and next steps with deadlines. 

9. Summarize this policy update into an internal memo for all employees. Highlight the key changes as numbered points and specify required employee actions with timelines. 

10. Summarize this incident report for the operations team. Structure as three sections: the issue encountered, resolution steps taken, and preventative actions implemented. 

11. Summarize this training session for attendees' reference. Create bullet points covering key takeaways, new policies introduced, and required action items with due dates. 

12. Write a compelling 3-sentence summary of this job description for our careers page.  

Video prompts 

13. Summarize this video into 5-7 key takeaways. Number each point for clarity and focus on the most actionable insights.

14. Summarize this video's main point about conversion boosting strategies in 3-4 sentences. Focus on the core recommendation or insight.

15. Summarize this video's key points about 2025 B2B marketing trends in less than 200 words.

16. Extract the top 5 insights from this video. Present each as a clear statement with a descriptive title and brief rationale.

17. Summarize this sales training video into key talking points for the team. Focus on techniques discussed and when to apply each approach.

18. Summarize this customer success story video into 4-6 brief points highlighting the customer's journey from challenge to outcome.

19. Condense this compliance training video into one clear statement of the policy and 3-4 key requirements employees must follow.

20. Summarize this diversity and inclusion workshop video into 5-7 actionable takeaways for managers to implement with their teams.

21. Extract the core strategic message from this board presentation video. Summarize in 2-3 sentences with supporting rationale.

22. Summarize this video's key points about email personalization and on-brand messaging. Focus on the actionable tips and best practices mentioned.

23. Summarize this video's key points into 3-4 main takeaways. Write one sentence capturing the overall message as an introduction.

24. Summarize this how-to video into step-by-step instructions. Include key tips mentioned and common mistakes to avoid.

25. Summarize this educational video into actionable steps and best practices. Organize as main steps with supporting tips under each.

26. Summarize this instructional video covering 5-7 common questions addressed. For each question, provide the key answer or recommendation given.

27. Summarize this interview video highlighting the key insights shared. Focus on expert perspectives and industry trends discussed.

28. Summarize this customer objection handling training video. List the common objections covered and recommended responses.

29. Summarize this competitive positioning video outlining our key differentiators versus each major competitor.

30. Summarize this user feedback session video into top feature requests, usability issues, and positive feedback themes.

31. Summarize this all-hands meeting video covering company updates, departmental achievements, and upcoming initiatives.

Podcast prompts  

32. Summarize this podcast into 5–7 key insights about generative AI. Include major statistics or data points mentioned by the host.

33. Summarize this podcast’s key takeaways on AI-powered marketing automation. Highlight the most practical applications and success examples discussed.

34. Summarize this podcast in 300 words, capturing the main theme, key argument, and concluding insight.

35. Summarize the podcast's key insights for HR leaders, focusing on employee engagement strategies for remote teams. Present as bullet points with brief explanations for each insight. 

36. Summarize this podcast’s main ideas as if explaining it to a colleague who hasn’t listened to it. Focus on what they’d find most valuable.

37. Summarize this leadership podcast’s discussion on effective remote collaboration. Focus on actionable strategies and tools mentioned. 

38. Summarize this podcast as a brief executive summary covering the purpose, major insights, and key takeaways in under 150 words.

39. Summarize this podcast in clear, plain language suitable for a general audience. Avoid jargon and focus on the main ideas in simple terms.

40. Summarize this podcast into bullet-style notes designed for visual learners — short, structured, and logically sequenced.

How to troubleshoot inaccurate AI summaries 

Early AI outputs don’t always hit the mark, and require some iteration before they deliver exactly what you need. Here’s what your prompt might be missing and how you can make adjustments accordingly: 

• Specificity: Is the prompt unclear? 

• Context: Does it include details about what the summary should look like? 

• Tone: Does the tone sound flat or off-brand? 

Address the issue(s) and check the output with the enhanced prompt. You may need to repeat this process, but once you find the right prompt, save it and adapt it for future summaries.  

AI summarization with Typeface 

Behind good AI summaries are intelligent agents that understand business briefs correctly and ask smart follow-up questions.

Typeface’s AI is intelligent (interprets your briefs accurately), contextual (asks clarifying questions when needed), and conversational (interacts in natural language). It generates relevant, accurate, and coherent summaries from videos, documents, and podcasts.  

As an enterprise AI marketing platform, Typeface offers robust built-in safeguards for handling sensitive data. We also honor your data deletion requests. Here's how your marketing (and other) departments can put Typeface's summarization capabilities to use.

Streamline multichannel marketing   

Our AI agent converts your existing assets into various marketing materials, including blog posts, press releases, social media posts, sales emails, newsletters, and product descriptions.   

• Enhance product marketing efficiency by encapsulating detailed product specifications into various customer-facing formats (website copy, brochures, emails) without redundant content creation.   

• Breathe new life into archived content by updating and reformatting it for current marketing campaigns or channels.  

• Transform marketing reports and internal knowledge into subscriber-building content like monthly industry reports, educational newsletters, thought leadership articles, or expert commentary that positions your brand as an authority and builds audience loyalty.  

Create more content with fewer resources   

A lack of adequate resources keeps marketers from scaling content for different channels and reaching consumers with timely, personalized content. Add to that a lack of time — a significant barrier to implementing high-performing strategies like video marketing — and running parallel campaigns or doubling down on critical campaigns can be backbreaking. Our platform’s AI summarization and personalization features address these prevalent marketing challenges in no small way.   

• Summarize videos and podcasts 5 to 10x faster compared to manual transcribing and editing to generate marketing collateral at scale   

• Effortlessly adapt a piece of content for different channels, audiences, and formats.  

• Ensure that summarized contents tailored to your audience and stays on-brand dynamically with Brand Agent. The summaries our AI generates are distinctive to you and adapt to adjustments in your brand voice and style of creating different types of content.   

Make accessibility improvements  

Brands that plan their content strategy without forgetting the special needs of people with disabilities are more likely to attract a wider audience and give their products or services a fair shot of being perused by more potential buyers. Marketers can leverage AI summarization in these ways to enhance marketing accessibility:  

• Create alternative text formats from audio/video content for hearing-impaired audiences, screen reader compatibility, and situations where audio playback isn't possible.  

• Develop simplified versions of complex content for different cognitive abilities and reading levels.   

• Produce text summaries and transcripts that improve content searchability and allow for quick scanning of information by all users.   

Transform meeting recordings into valuable organizational assets  

Typeface Agents can help you capture action items, strategic insights, or essential talking points from video or audio files of strategy sessions, cross-functional collaborations, training workshops, product reviews, client debriefs, and stakeholder interviews.

Save hours of manual notetaking while creating shareable records of important conversations for:

• Enhanced knowledge management

• More efficient project and campaign management

• Stronger team alignment

• Accessibility and inclusivity for teams in different time zones, and

• Improved communication and transparency across the organization.   

You can even transform recordings into specific marketing assets such as blog posts and follow-up emails, capturing authentic customer language, product insights, and expert perspectives that resonate more deeply with your audience. 

From quick briefs to limitless content, here's how to harness the power of AI summarization 

Meaningful use of AI marketing platforms starts with asking where it can have the greatest impact. For example, Typeface’s clients use our platform for myriad use cases, each tied to outcomes that truly matter to them.  

For example: 

• Increasing content volume by repurposing existing video and text content into net new blogs and articles, broadening digital footprint. 

• Leveraging creative automation to create 4x more personalized variations across 8 target audience segments in 57% less time while maintaining brand consistency.  

• Creating email journeys personalized to audience segments within minutes to implement campaigns faster and at scale while retaining the unique brand look and feel that customers recognize.  

As for AI summarization, it makes your teams’ lives easier by helping them manage the information overload that comes with their work. Without it, they could spend hours manually distilling information while key opportunities pass them by. 

1. Identify high-volume content sources. Start with areas where teams deal with content overload, such as training sessions, industry webinars, strategy meetings, or client calls.  

2. Test Typeface’s AI summarization in varied formats like Zoom recordings, documents, podcasts, understanding how our platform captures key takeaways and converts them into useful briefs or content drafts. Take inspiration from the prompts in this blog to frame your own.   

3. Define use cases across teams:  

•   Marketing: Turn webinars into blog series   

•   Sales: Summarize client calls into follow-ups  

•   Product: Capture insights from feedback reviews  

•   HR/L&D: Summarize training sessions or onboarding content   

4. Connect Typeface with your content management and communication tools to make the insights instantly accessible.  

Get a demo today or take a quick product tour to see how Typeface can streamline your content workflows and help you maximize the impact of your content across all channels 

FAQs 

1. Can AI create summaries in multiple languages? 

AI can directly summarize content in the target language, like converting an English whitepaper into Spanish one-pager. Typeface supports multi-language summarization, making content repurposing and localization fast and easy.  

2. How can I be 100% sure AI has generated an accurate summary? 

No AI is 100% perfect at understanding human intent and priorities. Some verification is prudent and there are a couple of ways you can go about it: 

• Read through the original text, video, or recording for the 2-3 points you remember and verify those appear correctly in the summary. 

• Use prompt templates that have worked well consistently.  

• Use specific prompts (e.g. “highlight the 3 most important takeaways”) 

• Check high-stakes content thoroughly 

3. What if the AI summary isn't what I need?  

If the summary can be better, iterate in your prompt by being more specific about format, length, tone, or focus areas. Most AI outputs improve significantly after 1-2 iterations.