{"id":5092,"date":"2021-03-02T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T04:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=5092"},"modified":"2021-03-02T12:28:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T16:28:24","slug":"why-its-important-to-write-good-transitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/03\/why-its-important-to-write-good-transitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Why it\u2019s important to write good transitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>&#8216;Signal words&#8217; help readers follow along<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Signal words&#8221; \u2014 aka transitions \u2014 are the narrative glue that helps readers see what&#8217;s coming next, understand your whole message and see how the parts fit together (Herber, 1978).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25857\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/03\/why-its-important-to-write-good-transitions\/why-its-important-to-write-good-transitions-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/why-its-important-to-write-good-transitions.png\" data-orig-size=\"286,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"why-its-important-to-write-good-transitions\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sign up&lt;\/strong&gt; 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Transitions \u2014 aka &#8216;signal words&#8217; \u2014 help readers remember more and organize their thoughts better. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/improve-yourself-dare-dream-no-limits-621725987&quot; title=&quot;Image&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by Rawpixel.com&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/why-its-important-to-write-good-transitions.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/why-its-important-to-write-good-transitions.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/why-its-important-to-write-good-transitions.png\" alt=\"Why it\u2019s important to write good transitions\" title=\"Why it\u2019s important to write good transitions\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25857\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Sign up<\/strong> Transitions \u2014 aka &#8216;signal words&#8217; \u2014 help readers remember more and organize their thoughts better. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/improve-yourself-dare-dream-no-limits-621725987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Image by Rawpixel.com<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;If we encounter <em>thus, therefore, consequently<\/em> and the like, we know that the next statement should follow logically from whatever has already been presented,&#8221; writes Bonnie J. F. Meyer, Ph.D., professor of Educational Psychology at Penn State. &#8220;If we see <em>nevertheless, still, all the same<\/em> or the like, we must be prepared for a statement that reverses direction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Easier to remember.<\/h3>\n<p>In one study, for instance, a group of junior college students read a piece about supertankers that included transitions. Another group read the same piece with the signaling deleted.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s pause and ponder <em>that <\/em>for a minute too.<\/p>\n<p>The deletions had no effect on the ability of the best or worst students to remember and write down what they&#8217;d read. But those transitions did make a difference for average readers. With the signal words, the average students remembered more and organized the information better (Marshall 1976, Meyer 1975).<\/p>\n<h3>Form follows function.<\/h3>\n<p>Which transitions should you use? Let your story&#8217;s structure determine what kind of glue to choose.<\/p>\n<p>Reading experts Joanne and Richard Vacca (1973) classify these types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2021\/03\/how-do-you-write-a-good-transition\/\">internal transitions<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cause\/effect<\/strong>: because, since, therefore, consequently, as a result, this led to, so that, nevertheless, accordingly, if \u2026 then.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compare\/contrast<\/strong>: however, but, as well as, on the other hand, not only \u2026 but also, either \u2026 or, while although, unless, similarly, yet<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time order<\/strong>: on (date), not long after, now, as, before, after, when<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listing<\/strong>: to begin with \u2026 first \u2026 second \u2026, next, then, finally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Use conjunctions and connectives.<\/h3>\n<p>Words like <em>and, but,<\/em> and <em>or<\/em> serve as &#8220;linguistic mortar&#8221; to explain the relationships among and between facts in your copy.<\/p>\n<p>People prefer to read, are able to read faster and have better memory for sentences connected by explicit conjunctions, according to a host of research (Katz and Brent 1968, Marshall and Glock 1978-79, Pearson 1974-75).<\/p>\n<p>For instance, in one study (Pearson 1974-75), this passage \u2026<\/p>\n<h5>&#8220;Because John was lazy, he slept all day&#8221;<\/h5>\n<p>\u2026 performed better than this one:<\/p>\n<h5>&#8220;John was lazy. He slept all day.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<p>So don&#8217;t drop the transitions.<\/p>\n<div id='MC-CYR-GBTIP' class='widgets_on_page wop_tiny1  wop_small1  wop_medium1  wop_large1  wop_wide1'>\n\t\t\t<ul><li id=\"custom_html-23\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h3>What structure draws more readers?<\/h3>\r\n<p>Writers say, \u201cWe use the inverted pyramid because readers stop reading after the first paragraph.\u201d But in new research, readers say, \u201cWe stop reading after the first paragraph because you use the inverted pyramid.\u201d<a title=\"Catch Your Readers, a persuasive-writing workshop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/corporate-communication-training-programs\/persuasive-writing-course\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/persuasive-writing-training.png\" alt=\"Catch Your Readers, a persuasive-writing workshop\" title=\"Catch Your Readers, a persuasive-writing workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/250;float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #000000; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/persuasive-writing-training.png\" alt=\"Catch Your Readers, a persuasive-writing workshop\" title=\"Catch Your Readers, a persuasive-writing workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #000000; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max\"><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>If the traditional news structure doesn\u2019t work, how should we organize our messages?<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n<p>Master a structure that\u2019s been proven in the lab to outperform the traditional news format at <a title=\"Catch Your Readers, a persuasive-writing workshop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/corporate-communication-training-programs\/persuasive-writing-course\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Catch Your Readers<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 a persuasive-writing workshop.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n<p>There, you\u2019ll learn an organizing scheme that grabs readers\u2019 attention, keeps it for the long haul and leaves a lasting impression.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"btn btn--depth\" style=\"text-align: center;  margin: 10px 0 20px; width:100%;\"><a id=\"btnTT\" style=\"\" title=\"BOOK NOW\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/corporate-communication-training-programs\/persuasive-writing-course\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-width=\"91\">BOOK NOW<\/a>\r\n<!-- [if mso]>\r\n<p style=\"line-height:0;margin:0;\"><v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/corporate-communication-training-programs\/persuasive-writing-course\/\" style=\"width:153px\" arcsize=\"8%\" strokecolor=\"#D96237\" filled=\"t\"><v:fill type=\"gradient\" angle=\"180\" color=\"#f16522\" color2=\"#f16522\"><\/v:fill><v:textbox style=\"mso-fit-shape-to-text:t\" inset=\"0px,11px,0px,11px\"><center style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:24px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:bold;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-text-raise:4px\">BOOK NOW<\/center><\/v:textbox><\/v:roundrect><\/p>\r\n<![endif]--><\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><!-- widgets_on_page -->\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Sources: Robert C. Calfee, and R. Curley, \u201cStructures of prose in content areas,\u201d In <em>Understanding reading comprehension<\/em>, ed. J. Flood. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 1984, pp. 161-180<\/p>\n<p>Bonnie J. F. Meyer, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/357843\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reading Research and the Composition Teacher: The Importance of Plans<\/a>, <em>College Composition and Communication,<\/em> Vol. 33, No. 1 (Feb., 1982), pp. 37-49<\/p>\n<p>Bonnie B. Armbruster, \u201cThe problem of inconsiderate text,\u201d in <em>Comprehension instruction<\/em>, ed. G. Duffey. 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