The Client Update Writer

Draft a client update.

Matter: [DESCRIBE GENERICALLY]
Period covered: [DATES]
What happened: [LIST]
What is next: [LIST]
Any bad news: [DESCRIBE]
Client sophistication: [DESCRIBE]

Structure:
1. The headline — what changed and what it means, in two sentences
2. What happened, in plain terms
3. What it means for their objective
4. What happens next and when
5. What we need from them, with deadlines
6. Costs position

Rules:
- Lead with bad news if there is any. Burying it destroys trust
  and clients always find it.
- No legal jargon
- No hedging that obscures the message — qualify precisely or not
  at all
- Under [WORD COUNT]
- Every action item has an owner and a date