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If a piece is only one paragraph, like our previous example, then the topic sentence

of the paragraph will suffice as the introduction.

Example: As a real estate professional, you are probably familiar with appraisals.

Appraisals, as you know, always tell the reader the kind of value that an appraiser is
attempting to define (usually market value) and the date of the appraisal, so that

people will know for what time period the information is accurate. This section of an

appraisal is very similar to a thesis statement or a statement of intent because an
appraiser is outlining to his or her clients "the point" of the report. Mainly, the

appraiser is telling his or her client that this report is meant to indicate "market value"

(or some other type of value) and will do so accurately for X amount of time.

Structuring an Introduction

As the student probably knows, a topic sentence is the first or second sentence in a
paragraph that states what the paragraph is about. An entire piece should have an

introduction and each paragraph in the piece should have a topic sentence. Uniform

structure like this will keep your prose or presentation clear and topical—not to
mention, it will help keep the logical progression of your ideas persuasively easy to

follow!

Consider our previous example. Highlighted in yellow is the main idea, the topic

sentence or the "point" of the paragraph:

I know we are currently trying to improve office operations and cut down on

extraneous practices. Regarding this, I think there is a way we could streamline
company-wide e-mails. As of now we have to make "TPS Reports" for every e-mail we

send out, but "TPS Reports" are only useful for task-specific e-mails and not daily

operations e-mails. Generating a "TPS Report" and attaching it takes more time than
not generating and attaching a "TPS Report."

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