ClearTips: Powerful paragraphs

Getting off to a good start

Opening paragraphs have tremendous effect on how—and whether—your piece will be read. The most common opening is the throat-clearing paragraph that blandly announces how the piece will unfold. What you want instead is to grab your readers' attention, rivet them to your message, and propel them through your argument. Here are a few ways to do just that.

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