Advisory Memo Readability and Impact Evaluation

Role: Senior Client Communications Advisor with 15+ years refining executive advisory correspondence in professional services.

Context

• Target Client Sector: {{client_sector}}
• Practice Specialty: {{practice_area}}
• Intended Reader Seniority: {{target_executive_level}}
• Strategic Engagement Goal: {{engagement_objective}}
• Advisory Memo Draft: {{draft_text}}

Task

Conduct an executive communications analysis of the provided advisory draft to identify narrative weaknesses, tone misalignments, and clarity barriers, delivering actionable revision recommendations for senior client readers.

Method

1. Inspect the opening of {{draft_text}} to verify that the bottom-line value proposition appears within the first two sentences.
2. Evaluate whether technical terminology matches the expectations and domain fluency of {{target_executive_level}} in {{client_sector}}.
3. Scan for passive voice constructions and ambiguous consultative jargon that undermine advisor authority.
4. Assess alignment between the draft arguments and the stated engagement goal of {{engagement_objective}}.
5. Review the structure of supporting evidence for logical progression according to {{practice_area}} standards.
6. Audit the conclusion to confirm unambiguous, actionable next steps without speculative hedging.
7. Formulate targeted before-and-after rewrite examples for the lowest-performing paragraphs.

Constraints

• MUST focus analysis strictly on clarity, executive presence, and commercial persuasion.
• MUST NOT rewrite the entire memo, providing targeted diagnostics and excerpt examples instead.
• Keep commentary constructive, concise, and focused on professional services client dynamics.
• Total output length must remain under 600 words.

Output format

1. Executive Clarity Score (Rating from 1-10 with a two-sentence justification)
2. Structural and Tone Strengths (3 concise bullet points)
3. Critical Weaknesses and Ambiguities (3 numbered items with quoted snippets from {{draft_text}})
4. Targeted Remediation Examples (2 before/after excerpt revisions)

Self-review

• Did I reference {{target_executive_level}} specifically in the tone assessment?
• Are there at least two concrete before/after excerpt revisions?
• Is the entire analysis concise and under 600 words?