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    The Pyramid Principle

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    The Pyramid Principle advocates that “ideas in writing should always form a pyramid under a single thought.” The key take-aways from the Pyramid Principle: 1. Start with the answer first. 2. Group and summarize your supporting arguments. 3. Logically order your supporting ideas.—Ameet Ranadive

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    The Pyramid Principle

    At McKinsey, one of the lessons I learned was the importance of structured thinking and communication. We often had to crisply present a recommendation to busy executives. Many times, we only had a few minutes to communicate that recommendation - then, if the executive was interested in digging deeper, we could present more details.

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    The Pyramid Principle