CRED Practical Document Writing and Management

Signposting

Signpost the paragraph ● The first sentences of the paragraph are “topic sentences”. ● They briefly introduce the theme of the paragraph to the reader, and should be short sentences of no more than 14 or 15 words. ● Speed readers use the signposts when they skim a document to decide how closely they need to read it. ● See most broadsheet newspapers for examples.