Lead With the So-What

The reader should not have to build the pyramid for you. Answer First The Pyramid Principle works because readers process hierarchy faster than chronology. In reporting, that means the top line states the conclusion, then the next layer gives the few reasons that prove it. Evidence Order Group support by logic, not by where the numbers came from. Revenue, customer, and operational evidence can sit together when they answer the same business question.

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