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Learning from The Rule of Threes

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three lets the reader countdown

three lets the reader countdown
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three lets us remember: we are better at absorbing in threes (better than larger or smaller clusters)

three lets us remember: we are better at absorbing in threes (better than larger or smaller clusters)
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three makes you find the core pillars of your story > ask what matters most

three makes you find the core pillars of your story > ask what matters most
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three provides visual relief

three provides visual relief
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three simplifies your story

three simplifies your story
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three works for colours, names and images (three works in many forms)

three works for colours, names and images (three works in many forms)
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three works for nesting more complex messages > hierarchies of three

three works for nesting more complex messages > hierarchies of three
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three can be used for repetition: eg location, location, location

three can be used for repetition: eg location, location, location
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three can segment and unite your audience: eg Friends, Romans, Countrymen

three can segment and unite your audience: eg Friends, Romans, Countrymen
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three helps you control what your audience remembers

three helps you control what your audience remembers
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three divides your time (into equal segments)

three divides your time (into equal segments)
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three gives a roadmap to your communication

three gives a roadmap to your communication
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three is storytelling: hero, problem & solution

three is storytelling: hero, problem & solution
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three gives us structure: beginning, middle & end

three gives us structure: beginning, middle & end
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three has symmetry, trumping two and four

three has symmetry, trumping two and four
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three is expected and comforting (it's the norm)

three is expected and comforting (it's the norm)
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three is for explaining: eg three tips, three steps, three ways

three is for explaining: eg three tips, three steps, three ways
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three is short enough to keep our attention

three is short enough to keep our attention
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three is used by everyone: Salesman, Teachers, Parents, Marketeers, Psychologists

three is used by everyone: Salesman, Teachers, Parents, Marketeers, Psychologists
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three is used by great communicators: Steve Jobs, Thomas Jefferson, Winston Churchill

three is used by great communicators: Steve Jobs, Thomas Jefferson, Winston Churchill
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three makes for fun stories: Stooges, Little Pigs, Billy Goats Gruff, Goldilocks's Bears, Musketeers, Wise Men

three makes for fun stories: Stooges, Little Pigs, Billy Goats Gruff, Goldilocks's Bears, Musketeers, Wise Men
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three says complete, whole, rounded

three says complete, whole, rounded