Communication
Pyramid Principle
Answer first, then grouped reasons, each backed by facts.
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The Pyramid Principle, set out in a book of the same name by a former consultant who taught structured writing, is a way to structure writing and speaking: put the main answer at the top, support it with a few grouped arguments that are MECE, and support each argument with facts. It is the basis of top-down communication in consulting.
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