What makes a good introduction for a dissertation? Graduate students practice critiquing one another’s thesis chapters, but they rarely read the introductions — usually because those are written to ...

A key function of any introduction is to present your argument in such a way that your audience can enter the conversation and properly engage with your paper. Key questions to think about as you ...

First impressions are important. Scientists need to make their work stand out among a sea of others. However, many mistakenly believe that first impressions are formed based only on titles and ...

This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. In the most abstract sense, the function of an introductory paragraph is to move the reader from the world of daily life into the ...

This post is by Chris Fralic, a managing partner at First Round Capital. Last week Chris gave a presentation at BootStrapperSummit in New York on the “art of the introduction” and we asked him to ...

The Korean auteur's latest modest miniature makes no demands of the viewer, but beneath its pleasant, placid surface wait rich rewards. Courtesy of Jeonwonsa Film Co. Prod. Like cracking a window in a ...

Trying to land a new client or contract is hard. So is fundraising. Many entrepreneurs would argue that fundraising is the hardest thing they’ve done for their business. Sales people will tell you ...

To prime your audience for the main event, run a preview or welcome slide while the crowd arrives. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect product placement on ...