[Theme: Distinction] Preview of posts on front [age

Using the Distinction theme, I’d like to be able to show just a preview of each post on the front page, no matter what kind of post it is. For example, if I use the Chat format, I’d like it to still have it look like a chat post, but only have a preview show rather than the whole post.

Is there a way to code it this way?

https://www.ads-software.com/extend/themes/distinction/