{"id":82978,"date":"2022-11-05T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=82978"},"modified":"2025-04-22T14:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:24:22","slug":"how-to-be-a-better-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-be-a-better-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Be a Better Writer With the Pyramid Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What&#8217;s the key to being a better writer? How does Barbara Minto&#8217;s conclusions-first pyramid improve your writing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her book <em>The Pyramid Principle<\/em>, Barbara Minto solves the problem of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/unclear-writing\/\">unclear writing<\/a>. She ensures that you should express your conclusions first, which she backs up with her Pyramid Principle style of writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn how to be a better writer by structuring your papers as a pyramid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Elements of the Conclusions-First Pyramid<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s explore Barbara Minto&#8217;s Pyramid Principle, which we\u2019ll call the Conclusions-First Pyramid. Here, we\u2019ll visualize this pyramid and explain each of its labeled elements to learn how to be a better writer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Peak: <\/strong>The top of the pyramid, which we call the Peak, represents the beginning of your written piece. This is where you present your piece\u2019s main conclusion, which we\u2019ll call the Peak Conclusion.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tier 1: <\/strong>After your Peak Conclusion comes the ideas it summarizes\u2014the ideas that support it. These supporting ideas are the \u201cbricks\u201d that hold up the Peak Conclusion. We\u2019ll call the row these supporting ideas occupy Tier 1.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Minto isn\u2019t the first writing expert to model their writing after a pyramid: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.elon.edu\/mhm\/files\/2017\/03\/Media-History-Monographs-Volume-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Since the early 20th century, journalists have been structuring their writing using an <em>inverted<\/em> pyramid model<\/a> (one that\u2019s wide at the top and pointed at the bottom). Like Minto\u2019s model for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pyramid-writing-style\/\">Pyramid Writing<\/a>, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-inverted-pyramid\/\">inverted pyramid<\/a> has writers begin their pieces with the most important ideas. In this model, <a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/subject_specific_writing\/journalism_and_journalistic_writing\/the_inverted_pyramid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the wide base of the pyramid represents the beginning of a news story<\/a>, where you share the most important takeaways. Less important information comes next: This is represented by the narrowing of the pyramid.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s explore how the structure of your Conclusions-First Pyramid may vary depending on the length and complexity of the piece you\u2019re writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Structure 1: A Two-Tier Pyramid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Minto explains that <strong>you can plan out brief, simple pieces of writing using a pyramid with only two tiers. <\/strong>For example, the earlier piece about employee burnout needs only two tiers: an opening sentence that shares the Peak Conclusion, followed by a pair of Tier 1 sentences that share examples supporting that conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: What are some ideal scenarios for using a two-tier pyramid to structure your writing? You might think of the two-tier pyramid as a model for <em>any <\/em>paragraph that fits within a larger piece of writing. The conclusion would form the paragraph\u2019s first sentence, and the supporting ideas would follow. Other simple forms of writing that you could structure using a two-tier pyramid include comments on online videos and social media posts, descriptions of items you\u2019re selling online, and letters.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Structure 2: A Three-Tier Pyramid<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, Minto claims that <strong>multi-page pieces of writing (such as reports or books) need a pyramid with more than two tiers<\/strong>. Longer, more complex pieces of writing require that you <em>also<\/em> support the ideas in Tier 1. To accomplish this, add another tier below Tier 1. As shown below, when you add this new tier (which we\u2019ll call Tier 2), the ideas in Tier 1 become <em>conclusions<\/em> for Tier 2\u2019s supporting ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, imagine you\u2019re writing a two-page report. You begin the report with an introduction paragraph in which you share your Peak Conclusion and preview your Tier 1 conclusions that support the main conclusion. Then, you divide the rest of your piece into two sections: one for Conclusion A and another for Conclusion B. Each section features two paragraphs: one for each idea that supports the Tier 1 conclusions. These paragraphs form Tier 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Although Minto doesn\u2019t explain this explicitly, the structure she proposes for multi-paragraph pieces of writing features pyramids <em>within<\/em> a pyramid. Your entire piece forms a large pyramid topped with a conclusion that summarizes <em>all<\/em> the piece\u2019s ideas. Within this large pyramid are smaller pyramids: Tier 1 conclusions with supporting evidence branching out beneath them. For instance, the diagram above includes three pyramid structures: a large pyramid topped by the Peak Conclusion, a second pyramid topped by Conclusion A, and a third pyramid topped by Conclusion B. Adding another tier below Tier 2 would create an additional set of smaller pyramids.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, let\u2019s explore why structuring your writing using a Conclusions-First Pyramid improves your reader\u2019s experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-reader-s-experience-of-pyramid-writing\"><strong>The Reader\u2019s Experience of Pyramid Writing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Minto argues that <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>structure of Pyramid Writing helps you become a better writer because it meets your reader\u2019s need for logical clarity. <\/strong>Because you begin your writing by sharing your Peak Conclusion, your reader won\u2019t have to form conclusions <em>as<\/em> they read. Instead, they can focus on fully understanding your ideas. By the time they reach the end of your piece, they\u2019ll have a clear understanding of your ideas and overall argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Because Pyramid Writing meets readers\u2019 need for logical clarity, this type of writing may also free up your reader\u2019s mind to engage more deeply with your ideas. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/how-to-read-a-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>How to Read a Book<\/em><\/a>, Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren claim that when readers aren\u2019t focused on simply <em>comprehending<\/em> the text, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/how-to-read-a-book\/part-1#the-four-levels-of-reading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they can engage in more sophisticated types of reading<\/a>. One type of sophisticated reading is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/how-to-read-a-book\/part-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>analytical reading: <\/em>when you thoroughly understand an author\u2019s ideas and critique those ideas<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, let\u2019s examine what it\u2019s like to <em>create<\/em> Pyramid Writing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-writer-s-experience-with-pyramid-writing\"><strong>The Writer\u2019s Experience With Pyramid Writing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Minto explains that <strong>Pyramid Writing has you brainstorm and organize your ideas <\/strong><strong><em>before <\/em><\/strong><strong>you write them. <\/strong>As you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/generate-new-ideas\/\">generate new ideas<\/a> during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-brainstorm-effectively\/\">brainstorming<\/a> stage, you deposit them into the Conclusions-First Pyramid. Then, when it comes time to write, your ideas are already organized in a conclusions-first structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Research supports Minto\u2019s claim that it\u2019s beneficial to brainstorm and organize your ideas <em>before<\/em> you write. Writers who take time to generate ideas and plan their structure before writing <a href=\"https:\/\/academicjournals.org\/journal\/IJEL\/article-full-text-pdf\/D68940D3788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">produce more organized final pieces<\/a>. Furthermore, this process makes writing less mentally taxing. Experts theorize that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiley.com\/en-us\/The+Writing+Revolution:+A+Guide+to+Advancing+Thinking+Through+Writing+in+All+Subjects+and+Grades-p-9781119364917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brainstorming your ideas in advance reduces the strain on your working memory<\/a> (your brain\u2019s system for temporarily storing information) because it separates idea generation and organizing from the act of writing. If you try to generate, organize, and write ideas at the same time, your working memory\u2014which has limited capacity\u2014may become overloaded.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the following sections, we\u2019ll break down the steps of using this pyramid structure to improve your writing process and its final outcome. To reflect Minto\u2019s claim that you should separate brainstorming from writing, we\u2019ve broken her process into these two stages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the key to being a better writer? 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