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on Aug 01, 2017
If you have the time, read Barbara Minto's book called Pyramid Principle. Great read in any case.
If short on time, synthesize newspaper articles using the STAR method:
https://john.do/star-technique/
Jakub
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Clara
on Mar 01, 2021
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Hello!
+1 Jakob, Pyramid is a must
Cheers,
Clara
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