Deductive reasoningDeductive reasoning appears to be the pattern the mind generally prefers to use in most of its thinking, possibly because it is easier to construct than inductiv...
Deduction and induction: the differenceAs we have demonstrated, clear writing results from a clear exposition of the exact relationships between a group of ideas on the same subjec...
Concluding结尾Theoretically, if you write a proper introduction and structure the body of your document to obey the pyramid rules, you should not need a concluding statement.理论上来说,如果...
Summarizing总结Sometimes the chapter or section will be extremely long or complicated, in which case you will want to stop and summarize completely before going on.有时候,章节或部分内容会非常冗长或复...
Referencing backward回顾性引用The technique of referencing backward consists simply of picking up a word or a phrase of the main idea of the preceding portion of the pyramid that you ar...
Transitions between groups章节间的过渡Once you have written your introduction and moved into the body of your document, you must pause periodically to let the reader know where you’ve be...
Progress reviews进度评估Finally, we come to Progress Reviews. These are usually the formal communications one schedules with the client at the end of each phase of the study, leading u...
Letters of proposal提案书These documents are the lifeblood of consulting, and have thus had a good deal of thought lavished on them over the years by consulting firms.这些文件是咨询行业的命脉,因此多...
‘How to’ documentsFrequently, particularly in consulting, you write because someone has a problem and you are telling him how to solve it. The structure of any 'how to' doc...
Requests for fundsAnother very common memorandum type is one requesting funds.Exhibit 14 Field Sales MeetingS = We want to teach you to give presentationC = Need profile of a probl...